Christina Echegaray

February 23, 2022

Upperman appointed to NACCD advisory committee

Vanderbilt’s Jeffrey Upperman, MD, has been appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters (NACCD) by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.

By Christina Echegaray
February 10, 2022

Rush named among 2022 Women of Influence

Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, President of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, has been named a 2022 Women of Influence by Nashville Business Journal (NBJ).

By Christina Echegaray
February 3, 2022

Children’s Hospital patients get creative for Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball team as part of Coaches vs. Cancer

By Christina Echegaray
Lily Hensiek, childhood cancer survivor and former Children’s Hospital patient, speaks at the Eve of Janus 50th anniversary gala. Hensiek also served as the gala’s junior honorary co-chair.
January 13, 2022

Eve of Janus event benefits Children’s Hospital

The Eve of Janus, the longest-running fundraising event for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, recently celebrated its 50-year anniversary with a $1 million milestone gift to the hospital’s Tri Delta Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic.

By Christina Echegaray
Child ambassador Grace Hamilton, 13, rides the Zamboni at the Nashville Predators Hockey Fights Cancer game Nov. 13.
November 17, 2021

Hockey Fights Cancer comes through for Children’s Hospital

The Nashville Predators hockey team continued its longtime support of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt with this week’s Hockey Fights Cancer game.

By Christina Echegaray
Bella Villamil, 5, turns on her flashlight for the third annual Night Lights at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
November 10, 2021

Lights shine bright to show support for Children’s Hospital

By Christina Echegaray
October 7, 2021

No detail is too small and no task too big for research administrative officer Mustafa Nateqi

Nateqi's can-do attitude and dedication earn him a Credo Award.
By Christina Echegaray
September 27, 2021

Rush testifies before Congress on pandemic’s impact on children

Vanderbilt's Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, spoke to several members of Congress recently and painted a vivid picture of the toll the virus has taken on children in Tennessee and at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By Christina Echegaray
September 17, 2021

Grant creates center for maternal, pediatric precision therapeutics

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been awarded a five-year, $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to serve as a center of excellence for Maternal and Pediatric Precision in Therapeutics.
By Christina Echegaray
September 15, 2021

Children’s Hospital debuts new Reed Family Maternal Fetal Clinic

Vanderbilt has opened a state of the art maternal fetal clinic to help expectant parents navigate the difficult decision-making process for babies at risk for or born with birth defects or abnormalities.
By Christina Echegaray
September 2, 2021

Children’s Hospital to benefit from raffle of new home

Middle Tennessee home builder Willow Branch Homes has donated one of their new homes to raffle off in support of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By Christina Echegaray
August 26, 2021

Obese children, young adults at higher risk for thyroid cancer

Children and young adults who are obese are at greater risk for malignant thyroid nodules, according to new study from Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By Christina Echegaray