Jessica Pasley Archive — Page 32 of 55
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April 26, 2018
From music to medicine, Eye Institute’s Sobel follows her heart
The intricacies of preparing a reed for an oboe resembles the skill set necessary for oculoplastic surgery. As a once aspiring oboist, Rachel Sobel, MD, relates to the comparison. -
April 26, 2018
New robot expands options for thoracic surgery patients
The thoracic surgery team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently added a new tool to its collection of minimally invasive techniques to provide patients the most advanced robotic-assisted surgical procedures. -
April 12, 2018
Event honors impact of organ, eye and tissue donation
Every 10 minutes someone is added to the national organ transplant wait list. -
April 11, 2018
Avid runner founds “Gynecologists for Hire” to participate in Shade Tree Trot
Ob/Gyn fellow Cynthia Arvizo witnessed firsthand the good that Shade Tree Clinic does — so she formed a running team to raise funds -
April 5, 2018
VUMC again named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality
For the seventh time, VUMC has been named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index 2018. -
April 5, 2018
Patient’s efforts help shine light on plasma cell disorder
Charlotte Haffner, Vanderbilt’s first patient to undergo a heart transplant followed by a stem cell transplant to treat a plasma cell disorder called primary AL amyloidosis, now she dedicates her time to raising awareness about the rare disease.