WKRN News 2 interviewed Stokes Peebles, MD, section chief of Allergy and Immunology in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, for a story about seasonal allergies.
William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by reporters at, among other national and local outlets, Slate and Healthline (the rise, again, of tuberculosis); and CNN, NBC News, and Forbes (measles).
Bloomberg News reporter Robert Langreth interviewed Matthew Schrag, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Neurology, for a story about seven deaths reported from a new Alzheimer’s drug.
Rick Karle, who writes for the Alabama news site AL.com, spoke with Caitlin Demarest, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Thoracic Surgery, about a patient whose improbable story of survival and recovery at Vanderbilt is the focus of one of Karle’s columns. She survived both a devastating car crash, and, while she was still in a wheelchair recovering, an attack by two dogs. The piece is headlined, “372 stitches and a 25% chance of survival: How one small woman beat big odds,” and also mentions Christine Deyholos, MD, assistant professor of Vascular Surgery, Ashish Shah, MD, professor of Cardiac Surgery, and Kaitlyn Brennan, MD, assistant professor of Anesthesiology.
The New York Times published a story about the death of legendary banjo player Eddie Adcock, mentioning his deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery at Vanderbilt that restored use of his hand and allowed him to perform again. Adcock took his banjo in the operating room and played during his surgery to assist his surgeons in stimulating the correct area of the brain.
NBC’s “Today” show interviewed Kimberly Williams-Paisely about her vocal issues and subsequent treatment at the Vanderbilt Voice Center.
Aaron Brinen, PsyD, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, spoke to Yahoo! News for a story about how watching stressful TV shows can spike blood pressure.
Eric Skaar, PhD, MPH, the Ernest W. Goodpasture Professor of Pathology and director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, was quoted in numerous news report about his study that found C.diff uses toxic compounds to gain a competitive advantage in the intestine. Among the outlets: Science Daily, Bioengineer.org,, Phys.org, WDC News 6 (Washington, D.C.), Archynewsy, and EXbulletin.
