Matt Batcheldor

January 28, 2016

Cochlear implant’s success is music to patient’s ears

Sidney Kleinman is living proof that you’re never too old to have your hearing restored.

January 21, 2016

Hughart named senior director of Nursing Informatics

Karen Hughart, MSN, R.N., has been named senior director of Nursing Informatics, where she will lead the nursing enterprise in implementing new clinical systems in a partnership with clinical leaders throughout Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).

January 14, 2016

Psychiatric Hospital CNO Cirpili takes role in Houston

Avni Cirpili, DNP, R.N., is leaving after five years as Chief Nursing Officer for Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH) to become senior vice president and Chief Nursing Officer at the Menninger Clinic in Houston.

January 14, 2016

March of Dimes Tennessee Chapter honors VUMC nurses

Five Vanderbilt nurses received top honors at the March of Dimes Tennessee Chapter Nurse of the Year Awards, held last month at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs.

December 17, 2015

Advanced Practice Nurses Association honors Jayaram

The Middle Tennessee Advanced Practice Nurses Association recently named Vanderbilt’s Jennifer Jayaram, MSN, FNP, its Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year. The organization is an affiliate of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

December 10, 2015

Gifford lands clinical achievement award from ASHA

René Gifford, Ph.D., associate professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences, received the 2015 Louis M. DiCarlo Award for Recent Clinical Achievement from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) at the group’s national convention, which was held last month in Denver.