Kathy Whitney

June 19, 2014

Photo: Vanderbilt Heart Town Hall

By Kathy Whitney
May 29, 2014

New center dedicated to kidney disease

Kidney disease is the eighth most common cause of death in the United States and affects more than 20 million people, yet many people don’t know they have kidney disease because it often develops very slowly and with minimal symptoms. For this reason, kidney disease is often referred to as a silent killer.

By Kathy Whitney
May 22, 2014

Classmates unite to create medical scholarships

Whether it’s former classmates or perfect strangers coming together to support a great cause, there is no denying that there is strength in numbers.

By Kathy Whitney
May 8, 2014

VHVI educates airport screeners on heart devices

Thanks to advances in technology, heart patients with ventricular assist devices (VADs) are able to travel with greater frequency.

By Kathy Whitney
May 8, 2014

Nighttime dialysis treatments available

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, committed to providing multiple options to patients who have kidney disease, recently began offering nocturnal in-center hemodialysis, which allows patients to receive treatment at night while they sleep.

By Kathy Whitney
April 17, 2014

New heart pump allows minimally invasive approach

Sometimes smaller is better. This is especially true of left ventricular assist devices, the mechanically operated heart pumps that are implanted in heart failure patients to bridge them to transplantation.

By Kathy Whitney
March 20, 2014

VU first to offer new implantable defibrillator

Vanderbilt is the first hospital in Tennessee to use a new subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (S-ICD) to treat patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest.
By Kathy Whitney
February 27, 2014

Carr’s imaging expertise adds to heart disease fight

Jeffrey Carr, M.D., M.Sc., recently joined Vanderbilt as the Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Radiology & Radiological Sciences and professor of Clinical Biomedical Informatics and Cardiovascular Medicine.
By Kathy Whitney
February 13, 2014

Vanderbilt cardiologist says love is good for the heart

With Valentine’s Day just one day away, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute cardiologist Julie Damp, M.D., says being involved in a healthy, loving relationship is good for the heart.
By Kathy Whitney
February 6, 2014

Barnett to direct Medical Student Research

Joey Barnett, Ph.D., has been named assistant dean and director of the Office for Medical Student Research.
By Kathy Whitney
February 3, 2014

As Heart Month turns 50, Vanderbilt health educator offers tips for heart health

9 tips for heart health
By Kathy Whitney
January 30, 2014

Hartert to help lead Translational Science efforts

Tina Hartert, M.D., MPH, professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, has been named assistant vice chancellor for Translational Science.
By Kathy Whitney
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