Matt Batcheldor

Lung transplant patient Michelle Ankele-Yamashita. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
June 18, 2025

Transplant patient’s long journey brings her from the Aloha State to the Volunteer State

She was turned down by multiple transplant centers between Honolulu and Nashville, deemed too sick, before the Vanderbilt Lung Transplant Program accepted her as a patient.

By Matt Batcheldor
Joseph Magliocca, MD
June 17, 2025

Joseph Magliocca elected to transplantation network board

The OPTN is a unique public-private partnership that links all professionals involved in the U.S. donation and transplantation system.

By Matt Batcheldor
Andrea Poynter, PhD, MSN, RN, executive director of Nurses Middle College Nashville, speaks during the recent spring Nursing Grand Rounds at VUMC. (photo by Donn Jones)
June 5, 2025

Nursing Grand Rounds features executive director of nursing charter school

VUMC has been working on multiple tracks to provide more pathways for nurses, including people who grew up with little exposure to nursing.

By Matt Batcheldor
David Shaffer, MD. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
June 5, 2025

David Shaffer leaves lasting legacy on Vanderbilt’s Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program

Shaffer led the kidney transplant program to become one of the largest in the nation and made significant contributions to clinical care, research, teaching and service.

By Matt Batcheldor
May 8, 2025

Veterans with depression have increased risk of heart failure: study

The findings give patients and clinicians have another reason to screen for and treat depression in order to prevent potential future heart failure.

By Matt Batcheldor
Jimmy Sullivan talks about his family’s decision to donate the organs of his son, Asher, 10, following his death. (photo by Susan Urmy)
May 6, 2025

Donate Life Ceremony celebrates organ donors and their families

In addition to honoring organ donors and their families, the ceremony salutes hospital staff who care for donors and transplant recipients.

By Matt Batcheldor
May 1, 2025

Barton Huddleston appointed to State Rehabilitation Council

The mission of the SRC is to advise, evaluate and partner with the public vocational rehabilitation program in support of improving access to employment statewide.
By Matt Batcheldor
May 1, 2025

Team from the Philippines visits to observe heart and lung transplant programs

The delegation is planning to establish a new heart transplant program in the Philippines, serving a population of 115 million people.
By Matt Batcheldor
April 23, 2025

New consortium of health systems dedicated to improving cardiac surgery outcomes throughout Tennessee

The consortium includes VUMC and all major health systems in Middle Tennessee as well as throughout the state in collaboration with the Tennessee Hospital Association.
By Matt Batcheldor
April 15, 2025

VHAN celebrates 2024 successes, looks forward to further improvement initiatives

VHAN started as an idea to form a physician-led network of leading hospitals and physicians focused on improving the health of communities in Tennessee and beyond.
By Matt Batcheldor
April 8, 2025

Patient’s journey a beacon of hope to those facing a life-changing transplant

Amanda Atkins is sharing her story to give hope to those facing a life-changing transplant and to give thanks to her organ donor who made it all possible.
By Matt Batcheldor
March 28, 2025

Jeffery Johns elected chair of American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Johns is the medical director of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital and the executive medical director of the Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine Patient Care Center at VUMC.
By Matt Batcheldor
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