Kathy Whitney Archive — Page 3 of 25

Portrait of Charlene M. Dewey, MD, MEd, MACP, smiling outdoors in a burgundy jacket.
October 13, 2022

VUMC’s Dewey receives two health care inspiration awards

Vanderbilt’s Charlene Dewey, MD, MEd, MACP, professor of Medical Education and Administration and director of the Center for Professional Health, recently received two inspiration awards for Women in Medicine month.

By Kathy Whitney
Portrait of Levi Watkins Jr., MD, wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie.
October 4, 2022

Annual Levi Watkins Lecture to be Oct.18

By Kathy Whitney
Portrait of a man with short dark hair and a trimmed gray beard, wearing a gray shirt and red tie against a brown backdrop.
September 29, 2022

Vinson named Senior Vice President for Diagnostic Laboratory Services

David Vinson has been named Senior Vice President for Diagnostic Laboratory Services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Kathy Whitney
Portrait of an older man with white hair and blue eyes wearing a dark jacket, light blue shirt, and patterned tie against a blue background.
September 26, 2022

Vanderbilt mourns loss of physician-scientist van Eys

Jan van Eys, MD, PhD, clinical professor of Pediatrics, emeritus, died Sept. 24.

By Kathy Whitney
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student Daniel Ragheb, second from left, with the classmates who helped save him — Joel Johnson, left, Brian Hou and Shreyas Krishnapura. (Not pictured: Yash Pershad).
September 22, 2022

Medical student’s life saved by quick action of classmates

Daniel Ragheb’s Vanderbilt University School of Medicine classmates came to his rescue after Ragheb experienced sudden cardiac arrest while the group was playing basketball.

By Kathy Whitney
Nine adults pose outdoors with the Elevate Team Award trophy, including members of the Vanderbilt University Hospital Radiology Command Center Team.
September 7, 2022

VUH’s Radiology Command Center Team earns award for quick action to address contrast imaging global supply shortage

The team’s quick actions meant contrast imaging studies were reserved for people with emergent health situations, like heart attacks and strokes.

By Kathy Whitney