John Howser

September 30, 2024

Medical Center North main entrance to change Oct. 10

The MCN lobby entrance, adjacent to the Commodore Cup coffee shop, will become the building’s permanent entrance for all employees and visitors and will be open 24/7. To increase security throughout MCN, all other entrances to the building will be closed.

By John Howser
September 24, 2024

David Russell named EVP for Organization Transformation and Chief Strategic Business Development Officer

In this newly created role, he will oversee VUMC’s enterprise-wide internal and external business development, market positioning and growth strategies, as well as strategic transactions such as mergers, acquisitions and other affiliations.
September 12, 2024

Chren, inaugural chair of the Department of Dermatology, to step down

She will become a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University in the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences.

By John Howser
July 18, 2024

Department of Medicine chair search committee appointed

The new Department of Medicine chair will succeed Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC, who stepped down from her role as the department’s leader in November 2023 to serve as director of the National Cancer Institute.

By John Howser
July 18, 2024

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announce long-term agreement

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Tennessee’s largest health benefit plan company, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Tennessee’s major quaternary health care provider, announce a new long-term network agreement.

By John Howser
Daniel Brown, MD
May 14, 2024

Daniel Brown named chair of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

Daniel Brown, MD, professor and interim chair of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has been named as the department’s next chair. His appointment is effective immediately.

By John Howser
May 7, 2024

VUMC leases former AT&T Center in Brentwood for future development

VUMC has a successful history of property redevelopment with its conversion of a former shopping mall into Vanderbilt Health at One Hundred Oaks and the redevelopment of a former grocery into Vanderbilt Health Belle Meade, a now bustling outpatient surgery and multispecialty clinic.
By John Howser
April 4, 2024

Karen Keady named system Chief Nursing Officer

Following an extensive national search, Karen Keady, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive with the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been named System Chief Nursing Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center
By John Howser
March 14, 2024

Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital President Mary Pawlikowski to retire

Mary Pawlikowski, MA, MEd, PsyDABD, president of Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and Vanderbilt Behavioral Health, will retire at the end of the fiscal year. A search will begin for the hospital’s new executive director.
By John Howser
March 5, 2024

Sarah Allen named Senior Vice President for Radiology Services

Sarah Allen, MBA, CNMT, RT(CT), has been named Senior Vice President for Radiology Services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
By John Howser
February 16, 2024

New Patient and Visitor Code of Conduct to be implemented

A new Patient and Visitor Code of Conduct addressing acts of mistreatment and discrimination is now in effect at Vanderbilt Health’s hospitals and clinics.
By John Howser
February 15, 2024

Michael Regier to retire; Douglas Mefford named general counsel and secretary

Michael Regier, JD, general counsel and secretary at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has announced that he will retire at the end of the academic year. Douglas Mefford, JD, managing counsel in the Office of Legal Affairs, has been appointed to succeed him effective July 1.
By John Howser
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