Emily Stembridge

During the pandemic, Michael Topf, MD, and Amy Whigham, MD, created virtual four-week rotations to help recruit students interested in matching into the Department of Otolaryngology’s residency program.
February 17, 2022

Virtual tours boost Otolaryngology resident recruiting

When the pandemic began, Vanderbilt’s Amy Whigham, MD, MS-HPEd, developed a plan to turn the Department of Otolaryngology’s medical student education and residency recruitment efforts into a virtual experience.

By Emily Stembridge
From left are Dominique Herrington, MS, Michael de Riesthal, PhD, Tiffani Kuhn, co-chair of Christmas Village, Susan Booth, co-chair of Christmas Village, and Norman, the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences’ facility dog.
February 10, 2022

Christmas Village celebrates 60 years of tireless support

By Emily Stembridge
January 27, 2022

White matter and psychosis

The microstructure of white matter in the brain could be an important risk marker for psychosis, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

By Emily Stembridge
January 27, 2022

Internal medicine residency handbook keeps growing

The Vanderbilt internal medicine residency handbook has long been a resource that is easy, enjoyable and helpful for residents to use in clinical practice.

By Emily Stembridge
Ryan Martin, MD
January 13, 2022

Fellowship helps enhance care of knee replacement patients

Vanderbilt’s Ryan Martin, MD, associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, has completed the Knee Society’s Insall Traveling Fellowship, participating in training and research over a period of five weeks at 11 major medical centers in the United States.

By Emily Stembridge
January 12, 2022

Marching in the Tournament of Roses Parade after knee surgery? Check. Carrying a 30-lb. drum set? That, too.

It was a long journey for Jill Griffin to that iconic New Year’s Day parade, and her surgeon Rick Wright made it possible

By Emily Stembridge
January 6, 2022

Three honored by American Speech-Language Hearing Association

Three faculty members in Vanderbilt's Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences have been honored by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) for their contributions to the professions of speech-language pathology, audiology and speech and hearing science.
By Emily Stembridge
December 21, 2021

Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Community Service Day benefits Second Harvest Food Bank

Vanderbilt Department of Orthopaedics clinicians and staff gathered at Second Harvest Food Bank recently to help package dry and refrigerated food as part of the third annual Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Community Service Day.
By Emily Stembridge
December 3, 2021

Annette Goad follows the ‘golden rule’ of patient care – care for patients the way she would want to be cared for.

“I have to set that bar high because that’s the way I want other providers to treat my family, friends and co-workers who I love dearly. It’s just the right thing to do.”
By Emily Stembridge
December 2, 2021

The Yazdani sisters are triplets by birth, proud VUMC nurses by choice

Sousan, Sohayla and Setareh Yazdani are 22-year-old triplets who all work as nurses at VUMC. They agree that they always wanted to pursue their careers at Vanderbilt.
By Emily Stembridge
December 2, 2021

VKC data shows increase in autism spectrum disorder prevalence, provides new data on 4-year-olds

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) researchers are seeing an increase in the number of children in Tennessee with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
By Emily Stembridge
December 2, 2021

Study links depression scores, white blood cell count

By Emily Stembridge