Jessica Pasley

August 20, 2020

Hope On Wheels grant to enhance retinoblastoma research

Anthony Daniels, MD, MSc, has been awarded a $300,000 Hyundai Hope On Wheels Scholar Grant to study the design of more precise drugs to treat retinoblastoma, the most common ocular cancer in children.

By Jessica Pasley
Squid the facility dog comes the Children's Hospital following an extensive two-year training regime.
August 13, 2020

Facility dog Squid makes Children’s Hospital debut

Every day, thousands of highly trained and dedicated employees enter the doors of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. All are part of a team that supports, comforts and provides care to patients and families.

By Jessica Pasley
Shawn Drumgoole greets neighbors and fellow walkers at his 30th birthday walk.
July 30, 2020

Walk celebrates patient’s ECMO journey 30 years ago

Thirty years ago, Shawn Drumgoole took a life-saving ride to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt to be placed on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).

By Jessica Pasley
July 24, 2020

Shawn Drumgoole and scores of friends celebrate his birthday with a walk to Children’s Hospital

The man behind the social media sensation “We Walk with Shawn” says Vanderbilt saved his life 30 years ago

By Jessica Pasley
July 9, 2020

RPB grant to support research, treatment of blinding diseases

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) recently awarded a grant to investigators in Vanderbilt’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences to support research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases.

By Jessica Pasley
June 22, 2020

Hot car injury prevention tips as routines change due to COVID-19

A change in routine can lead to a lapse in thought — and it can happen to anyone

By Jessica Pasley
June 19, 2020

Safe masking tips during summer months

What you need to know about combining wearing a mask with summertime weather
By Jessica Pasley
June 10, 2020

Children’s Hospital expert offers COVID-19 “safe play” tips for parents

Are playdates OK? What are the risks to consider?
By Jessica Pasley
May 27, 2020

Fleming, Law receive education awards from Academy for Excellence in Education

The Academy for Excellence in Education, established in 2007 to reinvigorate the education enterprise within Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, recently honored Geoffrey Fleming, MD, professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine and Janice Law, MD, assistant professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
By Jessica Pasley
May 27, 2020

Experts offer tips for managing and monitoring adolescent mental health

As families are managing the restrictions that the COVID-19 pandemic presents, doctors at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are urging parents to pay close attention to the behaviors of their children.
By Jessica Pasley
May 25, 2020

Pediatric traumas rose as children stayed home more

During the first few weeks of the statewide stay-at-home order issued by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, physicians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital saw a higher volume of pediatric traumas, including ATV accidents, dirt bike accidents and pellet gunshot wounds.
By Jessica Pasley
May 11, 2020

Grateful kidney transplant patient donates masks to VUMC

“I was really excited to have the opportunity to do something for those who had done so much for me."
By Jessica Pasley