Danny Bonvissuto Archive — Page 1 of 10

August 31, 2026

Firefly expands to Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital and other regional clinics

Vanderbilt Health’s clinical care and support program for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorder has served 27 pregnant patients at VWCH, with the goal of serving 50-100 patients annually.

By Danny Bonvissuto
August 31, 2026

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital’s first Primary Care-Internal Medicine Residency Program addresses the needs of a rapidly growing community

“The investment isn’t only in the Wilson County of today — it’s in the physicians this community will need in 2050,” said Program Director Missy Scalise, MD.

By Danny Bonvissuto
Rick Wright, MD, MMHC
July 30, 2026

Rick Wright named President of American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

He will help advance the society’s mission to be the global leader in sports medicine by fostering education, research, advocacy and collaboration that improve the care of athletes and active people of all ages.

By Danny Bonvissuto
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July 3, 2026

Vanderbilt Center for Cognitive Medicine seeks participants for trial evaluating Alzheimer’s disease-related psychosis treatment

The ADEPT-4 study evaluates KarXT, an oral medication that may reduce hallucinations and delusions.

By Danny Bonvissuto
June 25, 2026

Earlier diagnosis of cerebral palsy signals progress in early detection efforts 

Multistate study led in part by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center shows cerebral palsy in children is being identified sooner, opening doors for earlier intervention.  

By Danny Bonvissuto
June 25, 2026

Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital performs its first robotic-assisted total knee surgery

“These robotic knee surgeries allow us to be more precise,” said orthopaedic surgeon Eric Barlow, DO. “It allows us to know, within a millimeter, if our cuts are accurate. … You just don’t have that same kind of accuracy with conventional instrumentation.”

By Danny Bonvissuto