Jill Clendening

Colleagues, trainees and family members attended the recent Beauchamp Research Day. Left to right are invited lecturer Jen Jen Yeh, MD, Beauchamp’s wife Shannon, daughter Bryn, James Goldenring, MD, PhD, Paul W. Sanger Professor of Experimental Surgery and vice chair for Surgical Research, and Seth Karp, MD, H. William Scott Jr. Professor of Surgery and chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences. (photo by Khristina Prince)
March 19, 2025

R. Daniel Beauchamp’s legacy shines at research symposium spotlighting investigations

Beauchamp Research Day honors his legacy and celebrates the achievements of others he inspired, collaborated with or advised.

By Jill Clendening
March 12, 2025

Melissa Smith is dedicated to advancing care for trauma patients

“Melissa Smith is the heart and soul of the trauma program and is involved in every aspect of the oversight and functioning of the trauma service.”

By Jill Clendening
Former Vanderbilt University Hospital patients who had long recoveries at the Nashville medical facility reconnect with the care teams who helped them regain their health. (photo by Susan Urmy)
March 12, 2025

Great Saves event reunites medical teams with grateful former patients and families

Former patients who recovered from serious illness and life-preserving surgeries in the SICU returned for a “Great Saves” event to share health updates and their gratitude with the people they credit with saving their lives.

By Jill Clendening
PHOTO 3: Col. Matthew Kuhnle, DO, an ophthalmologic surgeon from Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, on left, reviews a lateral canthotomy, a surgical procedure for managing ocular trauma, during the recent ASSET+ course at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
March 7, 2025

Vanderbilt Health hosts intensive trauma course for military medical personnel

The course provides training for military medical personnel working in deployed environments, military treatment facilities, and Level 1 trauma treatment facilities.

By Jill Clendening
February 24, 2025

Leadership announced for Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

An interim plan has been announced to fill the roles held by Alvin C. Powers, MD, in Vanderbilt’s Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism.

By Jill Clendening
Ridley Wills II
January 21, 2025

Vanderbilt mourns loss of longtime philanthropist and supporter Ridley Wills II

Mr. Wills was noted for his substantial civic contributions to Nashville and his efforts to record and preserve the history of the city that five generations of the Wills family have called home.

By Jill Clendening
January 17, 2025

Vanderbilt University Hospital reverified as Level 1 adult trauma center

Trauma patients come to VUH from a region covering 80,000 square miles, and approximately 9,400 acute trauma patients are treated at the hospital annually.
By Jill Clendening
January 9, 2025

Marie Martin named to global health leadership roles at Medical Center, School of Medicine

She will be responsible for developing and expanding VUMC’s international institutional initiatives, as well as developing opportunities for VUMC and VUSM learners to engage in global health education.
By Jill Clendening
December 18, 2024

Leading GLP-1 expert shares insights on groundbreaking drugs for glucose control, weight loss

Drucker and his team study the molecular biology and physiology of the GLP-1 and GLP-2 molecules that regulate glucose metabolism, insulin secretion and energy balance.
By Jill Clendening
December 6, 2024

VUMC part of team developing advanced life-support tech for battlefield injured

Battlefield medics often have limited resources, time and expertise to provide life-sustaining, emergency care for those critically injured.
By Jill Clendening
December 6, 2024

Tanya Stellges is dedicated to keeping microbes at bay and patients safe

Her enterprise-wide efforts in high-level disinfection and sterilization earned her a Credo Award.
By Jill Clendening
November 25, 2024

Lecture, awards honor legacy of Levi Watkins Jr., MD

Constance Mobley, PhD'98, MD'03, shared her journey to becoming a transplant surgeon, the research and clinical innovations she has contributed to during her career, and the wisdom she has gained through the years.
By Jill Clendening