Year: 2023

Montenovo named chief of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation

Martin Montenovo, MD, has been named chief of Vanderbilt’s Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation in the Department of Surgery.

Team refines protocol for emergency surgical event

A multidisciplinary team at Vanderbilt recently collaborated on a live simulation to develop a new protocol for a rare but high-stakes cardiothoracic event — when a team has to perform a re-sternotomy at a patient’s bedside as a lifesaving measure.

By Matt Batcheldor

June 15, 2023

Garrett elected president of the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Gaelyn Garrett, MD, MMHC, medical director of the Vanderbilt Voice Center, has been elected president of the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

By Danny Bonvissuto

Darinel Castillo, a patient in Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Trauma Intensive Care Unit, participated in the recent National Trauma Survivors Day, surrounded by members of his care team.

June 15, 2023

VUMC celebrates trauma survivors and their care providers

Members of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Acute Care Surgery team, Trauma Intensive Care Unit, and former patients who recovered or individuals who are currently recovering from traumatic injuries recently gathered on the Medical Center’s Plaza for an annual celebration of National Trauma Survivors Day.