Features

Features

Growth. Change. Evolution.

Strategic Innovation Fuels a Chronicle
of Success Under Jeff Balser’s Watch

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Welcoming a new leader

University of Michigan’s David C. Miller chosen to succeed Jeff Balser in January 2027

Features

Catalysts for change (for three decades)

Vanderbilt’s Master of Public Health grads
are the problem solvers the world needs

Features

Social Mode: Activated

Avatars help autistic adults connect with
each other — and to the world

Features

Care Reimagined

Expanded pediatric hematology and oncology spaces transform the treatment experience for patients, families and the teams who care for them.

Features

It’s Never Too Early For a Mentor

Young man’s dream of becoming a cardiologist bolstered by one of Vanderbilt’s best

Around the Medical Campus

Recent news and happenings from Vanderbilt Health

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Team’s post-op kidney injury risk model could aid prevention

By Paul Govern

Study shows one-fifth of prescribed cancer drugs initially denied coverage in Medicare were overturned when reviewed

By Jake Lowary

Sickle cell disease heightens risk for precancerous blood disorder

By Bill Snyder

New research: Heart drug may also limit the spread of cancer

By Bill Snyder

Vanderbilt Health and UAB partner to help more clinicians use genomic medicine in everyday care

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Fall 2026 Class Notes

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