Matt Batcheldor Archive — Page 25 of 51

A surgical team in blue gowns, masks, and caps performs an operation around a draped patient in a brightly lit operating room, with surgical equipment and monitors surrounding them.
January 20, 2022

Vanderbilt Transplant Center reached new record in 2021

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center established a new record in calendar year 2021 for total solid organ transplants, performing 645 life-saving procedures among its adult and pediatric organ transplant programs.

By Matt Batcheldor
Head-and-shoulders professional portrait of David Erasmus, MBChB, MD, wearing a dark suit, checked shirt, and blue tie against a brown studio background.
January 20, 2022

Erasmus named medical director of the Vanderbilt Lung Transplant Program

David Erasmus, MBChB, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center earlier this month as medical director of the Vanderbilt Lung Transplant Program.

By Matt Batcheldor
Kanisha Sizemore smiles while posing indoors, wearing a purple Vanderbilt University Medical Center transplant program shirt.
January 13, 2022

Eighteen years ago Kanisha Sizemore got a new kidney and pancreas. With her job in the Transplant Pharmacy she gives patients hope and perspective.

“Being a transplant recipient is a blessing, but it is also life changing in several ways.”

By Matt Batcheldor
Patient Veronica Llamas-Barajas (light gray shirt) with members of her care team, from left, Casey West, MSN, ANP-BC, Sandip Zalawadiya, MBBS, Jessica Hassler, RN, Wendy Tarpley, RN, and Wayne English, MD.
January 13, 2022

Bariatric surgery gave LVAD patient second chance at life

Veronica Llamas-Barajas is the first LVAD patient at Vanderbilt to undergo bariatric surgery.

By Matt Batcheldor
Futuristic blue digital illustration combining a DNA double helix with glowing circuit-board patterns, binary-style numbers, and vertical data streams.
December 16, 2021

AI used to identify patients at risk for lung cancer

By Matt Batcheldor
College of American Pathologists (CAP) Accredited logo with a multicolored dotted emblem and blue checkmark.
December 16, 2021

Cardiology Core Lab gains CAP accreditation

Vanderbilt’s Cardiology Core Laboratory for Translational and Clinical Research biorepository recently obtained accreditation from the College of American Pathologists

By Matt Batcheldor