Year: 2023

photo of David Charles and Mallory Hacker
June 7, 2023

Deep brain sweet spot might be key to halt Parkinson’s

A sweet spot in the deep brain with direct lines of communication to motor regions far out on the cerebral cortex might hold a key to halting the progression of early-stage Parkinson’s disease.

By Paul Govern
June 7, 2023

VUMC IT downtime notification: Workday and Tecsys updates scheduled for Saturday, June 10

Workday and Tecsys systems will experience an outage on Saturday, June 10 due to downtime for service updates and maintenance.

By VUMC News and Communications
photo of David Raiford
June 7, 2023

A fond farewell

David Raiford, MD, former Chief of Staff for VUMC and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, was celebrated at his retirement ceremony last week in Langford Auditorium.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 7, 2023

Byndloss selected for Burroughs Wellcome Fund infectious disease award

Vanderbilt’s Mariana Byndloss, DVM, PhD, is one of eight Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2023 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
June 6, 2023

Vanderbilt Health now charging for some eVisits

Vanderbilt Health is now charging patients for some eVisits — messages seeking expert medical care that requires a clinician to spend longer than five minutes to respond.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 6, 2023

Third crane for New Tower project will be installed Saturday, June 10

As the New Tower construction progresses, the crew will be installing a third crane on the east side of the Central Garage by 21st Avenue this Saturday, June 10.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 5, 2023

Physical security pilot program ongoing

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is piloting several new physical security measures, including metal detectors.
By Craig Boerner
June 5, 2023

Study discovers that tumor mutation burden predicts survival outcome

The expected course of a patient's cancer prognosis has traditionally been judged by its type, stage and microscopic aggressiveness, but patients with the same presentation can still have widely divergent outcomes. Researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have discovered that differences in tumor mutation burden are a major reason for this divergence.
By Tom Wilemon
June 5, 2023

Vanderbilt mourns loss of renowned clinical pharmacologist Jackson Roberts II, MD

Jackson Roberts II, MD, an internationally known clinical pharmacologist in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine who helped define the role of lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress in human disease, died May 31 in Nashville. He was 79.
By Bill Snyder
June 2, 2023

VUMC discount available for NASCAR weekend, June 23-25

By VUMC News and Communications
June 2, 2023

Vanderbilt University Medical Center supports LGBTQ+ community during Pride month

By VUMC News and Communications
June 2, 2023

VUMC Pride Employee Resource Group to present panel examining anxieties of LGBTQ+ patients, June 20

By VUMC News and Communications
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