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Patel named chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery

Mayur Patel, MD, MPH, has been named chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Diabetes Day celebrates 50 years of achievement, spotlights current investigations

Vanderbilt Diabetes Day, an annual event hosted by the now-named Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC). The event spotlights the work of researchers, and this year also celebrated the 50-year anniversary of the DRTC.

Gorden honored with Vanderbilt Diabetes Center Lifetime Achievement Award

Phillip Gorden, MD, a Vanderbilt University undergraduate and School of Medicine alumnus, was recently honored with the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center Lifetime Achievement Award, during the recent Diabetes Day sponsored by the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center and the Irwin B. Eskind Endowed Symposium.

Study shows palliative care provided at point of oncology surgery does not improve patient outcomes

New Vanderbilt research provides evidence that the addition of palliative care services earlier in the disease process, specifically to patients having surgery for cancer, does not demonstrate benefits to the patients.

Harris named Department of Medicine’s executive vice chair for Clinical Affairs

Bryan Harris, MD, MPH, MMHC, has been named executive vice chair for Clinical Affairs for Vanderbilt’s Department of Medicine, effective July 1.

Jon Stewart, comedian, advocate and television host, second from right, participated in a panel discussion on advocacy at Vanderbilt last week. Other panelists included, from left, Walter Clair, MD, MPH, fourth-year medical student Ayesha Muhammad, PhD, and Robert Miller, MD.

Stewart speaks on advocacy, medicine’s role in society

Comedian, talk show host and advocate Jon Stewart spoke last week to a crowd of Vanderbilt undergraduates, medical students and faculty about his approach to advocacy and how those in the medical community can find their own place alongside those supporting a cause.

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