Holly Fletcher

November 15, 2019

New Physician Spotlight: CJ Plummer

By Holly Fletcher
Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, discusses the factors that make Vanderbilt University Medical Center a unique resource in the region at Tuesday’s Leadership Assembly. (photo by Joe Howell)
November 15, 2019

‘Melting pot of capabilities’: Five Highlights from November’s Leadership Assembly

The exceptional capabilities that stem from the fusion of research and training with clinical practice is the core of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s longstanding success and is the philosophy underpinning an era of unprecedented growth and partnerships around the region.

By Holly Fletcher
October 31, 2019

Digital study to evaluate how behavior strategies impact sleep in children with autism

VUMC is recruiting nationally for a study on how to improve sleep in children with autism using a behavioral intervention given to parents entirely online, tracked by a digital portal.

By Holly Fletcher
October 25, 2019

Martin to help guide Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health’s education, training efforts

Marie Martin, PhD, MEd, has been named associate director for Education and Training in the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health

By Holly Fletcher
October 24, 2019

Osher Center debuts integrative medicine lecture series

Renowned integrative health expert Helene Langevin, MD, CM, is set to be the inaugural speaker of a new lecture series hosted by the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt.

By Holly Fletcher
October 18, 2019

Langevin to headline inaugural Osher lecture series

Dr. Helene Langevin is the inaugural speaker of a new lecture series on Oct. 29, 2019, hosted by the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt.

By Holly Fletcher
October 17, 2019

Orthopaedic organization elects Wright president

By Holly Fletcher
October 17, 2019

Grant bolsters Schrag’s Alzheimer’s disease research

Matthew Schrag, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Neurology, has received a Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging for research into the function of a novel protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease risk.
By Holly Fletcher
October 10, 2019

Project seeks to enhance opioid care for infants

The number of opioid-exposed infants who were connected, along with their families, to outside resources upon discharge from the hospital surged in a recent six-month pilot.
By Holly Fletcher
October 10, 2019

VIGH study seeks to expand epilepsy care efforts in Africa

The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH), with Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), will conduct a clinical trial in three cities in northern Nigeria to determine the efficacy of shifting childhood epilepsy care to epilepsy-trained community health extension workers.
By Holly Fletcher
August 15, 2019

6 key takeaways from Leadership Assembly

Team building and efficiency are umbrella priorities over the coming year as leaders focus on strengthening patient flow through existing, and newly opening, inpatient and outpatient facilities and bolstering the spirit of culture, top executives said at the August Leadership Assembly.
By Holly Fletcher
July 18, 2019

Natural language commands vital to making EHRs seamless, ‘delightful’

Next Up: Yaa Kumah-Crystal, a pediatric endocrinologist and informatician, wants computers to be as seamless in exam rooms as they are in other parts of life.
By Holly Fletcher