Year: 2023

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute patient Tony Conaway with his wife, Kim.
May 11, 2023

100th patient receives ambulatory heart failure device

New implantable device helps heart failure patients monitor crucial health indicators remotely, reducing the need for hospital visits.

By Matt Batcheldor
May 11, 2023

Procedure uses patient’s own growth to treat scoliosis

Vanderbilt pediatric orthopaedic surgeons are the first in Tennessee to perform an innovative procedure to treat scoliosis that uses the patient’s own growth to correct the curve.

By Jessica Pasley
May 11, 2023

Bauml, Wright land eStar Physician Builder Awards

Vanderbilt radiologist and clinical informatics fellow Julie Bauml, MD, and internal medicine specialist Aileen Wright, MD, have received 2023 Physician Builder Awards.  

By Paul Govern
May 11, 2023

Lovly elected to American Association for Cancer Research board

Christine Lovly, MD, PhD, has been elected to the American Association for Cancer Research board of directors.

By Tom Wilemon
May 11, 2023

Genomic analysis of SCLC tumors reveals subtypes, offers cues toward personalized treatments

The largest genomic analysis ever conducted of small cell lung cancer tumors (SCLC) has identified genetic subtypes and provided insights into the mechanisms of this aggressive and deadly cancer.

By Tom Wilemon
From left, Brandon Williams, MD, and Sarah Ferguson, MPH, with current intern, Abbie Stasior, and program alumna Heather Bumbalough.
May 11, 2023

VUMC’s Ferguson, Williams recognized by Nashville Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Vanderbilt’s Brandon Williams, MD, and Sarah Ferguson, MPH, RDN, LDN, were recently recognized by the Nashville Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (NAND) for their achievements in the field.

By Kylie Avery
May 11, 2023

Coronado receives ACTS early-career research award

Rogelio Coronado, PT, MPT, PhD, recently received the 2023 ACTS Outstanding Trainee: Early (Faculty) Career Development Award from the Association for Clinical and Translational Science.
By Danny Bonvissuto
May 11, 2023

Study shows palliative care provided at point of oncology surgery does not improve patient outcomes

New Vanderbilt research provides evidence that the addition of palliative care services earlier in the disease process, specifically to patients having surgery for cancer, does not demonstrate benefits to the patients.
By Jill Clendening
May 10, 2023

New ‘PoRT’ scale rebalances burden of initiating trust in science

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center-led team has developed a scale to measure trustworthiness in biomedical research among minority populations.
By Holly Fletcher
May 10, 2023

VUMC meeting space available at 3401 West End Ave.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Strategy and Innovation Services is offering a collaborative meeting space at 3401 West End Ave. free to VUMC groups.
By Paul Govern
May 10, 2023

Dewey elected to American College of Physicians board

Vanderbilt's Charlene Dewey, MD, MEd, MACP, has been elected to the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 9, 2023

Medical Center Drive closed to traffic on May 20

By VUMC News and Communications
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