Emily Stembridge Archive — Page 10 of 10

Specialty pharmacy technician Nikki Auen went the extra mile to help refill medications for a patient whose home was damaged in the Christmas Day bomb blast in downtown Nashville.
February 11, 2021

Pharmacy tech goes extra mile for bombing victim

A Vanderbilt patient couldn’t access her medications following the Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville. That’s when Nikki Auen came into the picture.

By Emily Stembridge
Telemedicine workstation with two monitors, a webcam, speakerphone, and keyboard; one monitor displays a smiling woman during a video call while a person operates the keyboard.
February 11, 2021

Program using telehealth to treat Opioid Use Disorder

The Vanderbilt Maternal Addiction Recovery Program (VMARP) is offering virtual appointments to help reach patients in Nashville’s outlying areas for treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).

By Emily Stembridge
Nikki Auen smiles at the camera beside a brick wall, wearing glasses and a floral blouse.
February 8, 2021

The Christmas bombing cut a patient off from her vital medications. Specialty pharmacy technician Nikki Auen was there to help.

“We will always advocate for our patients in any way we can. It’s just what we do.”

By Emily Stembridge
Two masked medical professionals stand beside a Philips Ingenia Elition MRI scanner in a clinical imaging room.
January 28, 2021

Pre-surgery brain mapping helps ease patients’ concerns

Victoria Morgan, PhD, and Allen Timothy Newton, PhD, both biomedical engineers and faculty of the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, have teamed up with Stephen Wilson, PhD, associate professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences, to offer brain function mapping services to Vanderbilt brain surgeons and their patients.

By Emily Stembridge
Multiple blue-toned sagittal MRI scans of the human brain arranged together, with white technical labels overlaid.
January 26, 2021

Rare tumor disguised as benign

A rare tumor that causes facial weakness was found masquerading as a more common benign facial tumor.

By Emily Stembridge
Special Olympics Tennessee logo featuring a teal stylized human figure encircled by smaller figures above the red “Special Olympics” and teal “Tennessee” text.
January 21, 2021

Special Olympics honors Wilkerson Center, Hearing and Speech Sciences

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Bill Wilkerson Center, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, has been awarded the Special Olympics’ Golisano Health Leadership Award for Tennessee. The award is the highest honor health partners can receive from the Special Olympics.

By Emily Stembridge