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.

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

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

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.

The delegation is planning to establish a new heart transplant program in the Philippines, serving a population of 115 million people.

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.