Jessica Pasley

November 7, 2013

Women’s health center at NorthCrest debuts

The Vanderbilt Center for Women’s Health began serving patients at its new outpatient clinic at NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield this week.

By Jessica Pasley
October 31, 2013

Penn named to vision group’s scientific advisory panel

John Penn, Ph.D., vice chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Vanderbilt, has been named to the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Scientific Advisory Panel.

By Jessica Pasley
Transplant surgery
October 24, 2013

Transplant Center sees surge in volumes

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center, one of the largest organ transplant programs in the Southeast, is on pace to surpass last year’s transplant totals with 254 solid organ transplantations to date.

By Jessica Pasley
October 24, 2013

Glucose control study gives patients new path to health

The IDIOM study is designed to compare how a diet with moderate caloric restriction, alone or with long-acting insulin, affects areas of the brain’s dopamine system that are involved in food intake, reward and the sense of pleasure people get from eating.

By Jessica Pasley
October 17, 2013

Watkins lecturer reminds that medicine is all about caring

It’s all about the patient. That’s the message Talmadge King Jr., M.D., the Julius R. Krevans Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), shared with students, physicians, administrators and researchers during Wednesday’s Levi Watkins Jr., M.D., Lecture on Diversity in Medical Education.

By Jessica Pasley
October 9, 2013

Heart transplant links donor, recipient with different blood types

Pediatric cardiac surgeons at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have performed the state’s first ABO incompatible heart transplant in a 2-month-old patient.

By Jessica Pasley
September 26, 2013

Event to distribute Team Vanderbilt gear

Vanderbilt employees registered for any upcoming Vanderbilt-sponsored walk, run or ride will have an opportunity to pick up Team Vanderbilt T-shirts on Oct. 8 and 9.
By Jessica Pasley
September 19, 2013

Team tracking new options to treat glaucoma

Three years ago, a team of researchers led by David Calkins, Ph.D., vice chair and director of Research at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, showed that the first sign of injury in glaucoma, the leading cause of blindness in the United States, occurs in the brain.
By Jessica Pasley
August 22, 2013

Affiliation links VU, Cumberland Pediatric Alliance

Cumberland Pediatric Alliance (CPA) is joining the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network (VHAN). The transition of operations is expected to be complete by October.
By Jessica Pasley
August 15, 2013

Glaucoma patients focus of Sousan’s sharing nature

Suzanne Sousan is not afraid of much.
By Jessica Pasley
August 8, 2013

Glasses bring girl’s world back in focus

Once upon a time, teenage girls were not clamoring to sport a pair of thick, black, oversized eyeglasses.
By Jessica Pasley
August 2, 2013

Team Vanderbilt to serve as information portal for local walks, races

Nashville is home to hundreds of charitable walks, runs and rides. Team Vanderbilt will serve as a one-stop recruitment and information portal for events affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Jessica Pasley
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