Year: 2019

William Stead, MD, VUMC’s Chief Strategy Officer, is a 2019 recipient of Duke Medical Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumnus Award. Considered a pioneer in the application of communication and information technology to improve the practice of medicine. Stead, left, is flanked by Janet Stead, W. Ed Hammond, PhD, and Elizabeth Stead and received the award during the Duke Medical Alumni Weekend in early November.
November 20, 2019

Stead receives Duke Medical Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus Award

William Stead, MD, VUMC’s Chief Strategy Officer, is a 2019 recipient of Duke Medical Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. Considered a pioneer in the application of communication and information technology to improve the practice of medicine.

By Kathy Whitney
November 20, 2019

Study finds breast cancer recurrence score has different implications for men

A study published last year offered good news for women with early-stage ER-positive breast cancer who scored at intermediate risk for recurrence. However, a new study finds this conclusion may not directly apply to male patients with the same type of breast cancer

By Tom Wilemon
November 19, 2019

Getting the goods on obesity

Obesity and two post-operative complications linked with it have associated genetic variants in common, suggesting that obesity may be the culprit.

By Paul Govern
November 18, 2019

VUMC Clothes Closet in need of men’s clothes, coats, shoes

Volunteer endeavor provides patients with a warm coat or clothes to wear home from the hospital

By Wayne Wood
November 18, 2019

Madalyn Durbin’s dad just had a double lung transplant; surely there was no way he could make it to her wedding.

Never underestimate a father’s determination to be there for his daughter. As Madalyn started down the aisle, Terry stepped out and took her hand.

By Matt Batcheldor
November 18, 2019

Roden wins Schottenstein Prize from Ohio State University

By Bill Snyder
November 18, 2019

Understanding cell division

Vanderbilt researchers have uncovered another piece in the puzzle of how cells divide — a process that goes awry in cancer cells.
By Cayetana Arnaiz Yépez
November 15, 2019

New Physician Spotlight: CJ Plummer

By Doug Campbell
November 15, 2019

Holiday therapy

On Halloween, speech therapists at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital led children trick-or-treating around patient floors and nursing stations as part of their routine therapy.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 15, 2019

‘Melting pot of capabilities’: Five Highlights from November’s Leadership Assembly

The exceptional capabilities that stem from the fusion of research and training with clinical practice is the core of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s longstanding success and is the philosophy underpinning an era of unprecedented growth and partnerships around the region.
By Holly Fletcher
November 14, 2019

SPI-Hub resource delivers intel on biomedical journals

SPI-Hub, is a new online knowledge resource that gives biomedical scientists an efficient means to identify journals in which to publish their work.
By Paul Govern
November 14, 2019

NCI ‘Moonshot’ grant to boost hereditary cancer identification

VUMC is leading an initiative to establish a streamlined process for collection of family health histories that could set the stage for a standardized system to make the information easily accessible.
By Tom Wilemon
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