VUMC News and Communications

October 28, 2021

The challenge of rejection

Minimizing variation in how rejection is diagnosed and creating standardized surveillance protocols may help inform best practices in pediatric heart transplants.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 28, 2021

Patricia Townsend Meador Lecture

Seattle Children’s Research Institute’s Douglas Diekema, MD, MPH, was at Vanderbilt last week to deliver the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society’s Patricia Townsend Meador Lecture.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 28, 2021

Nashville Heart Walk set for Nov. 6 at TSU

Vanderbilt is proud to again serve as the presenting sponsor for the Greater Nashville Heart Walk, set for Nov. 6 on the campus of Tennessee State University.

By VUMC News and Communications
Angela Malik, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CPHQ, monitors the IT transition in the emergency department of Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital.
October 27, 2021

Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital completes successful transition to new IT systems

By Fehintola Olumide
October 25, 2021

VUMC receives 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has achieved the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Digital Health Most Wired Certified Acute Level 8, receiving the Quality Award. 

By Madison Agee
October 20, 2021

VUMC’s Were, Sengstack, Stead honored by ACMI

Vanderbilt’s Martin Were, MD, MS, and Patricia Sengstack, DNP, RN-BC, have been elected to the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI). William Stead, MD, has been named a Distinguished Fellows of ACMI.

By Mia Garchitorena
October 20, 2021

Caring for caregivers

More than 1,000 bags given out Tuesday as part of the Caregivers Need Care Too initiative.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 20, 2021

New Clinician Spotlight: Ryan Merrell

Neuro-oncologist Ryan Merrell, MD, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center as chief of the Division of Neuro-Oncology in the Department of Neurology.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 14, 2021

New Clinician Spotlight: Caitlin Demarest

Caitlin Demarest, MD, PhD, recently joined the Department of Thoracic Surgery as an assistant professor, having been recruited to Vanderbilt by her mentor, Matthew Bacchetta, MD, MBA.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 14, 2021

Tea drinking and high blood pressure

Habitual tea drinking is associated with a slightly higher risk of hypertension in middle-aged and older Chinese adults, which warrants confirmation by long-term intervention studies, researchers say.
By Sarah E. Glass
October 12, 2021

McCarver named President of Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

Scott McCarver, MHA, Interim President for Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital, has been named as the hospital’s new President.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 7, 2021

Boosta-Palooza

VUMC employees were able to receive a single booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at this week's Boosta-Palooza event.
By VUMC News and Communications
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