VUMC News and Communications

April 16, 2021

New Clinician Spotlight: Laura Kennedy

Laura Kennedy, MD, PhD, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center from the University of Washington School of Medicine/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle where she was acting instructor and research associate.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 15, 2021

DBMI program for undergrads receives grant renewal from NSF

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a three-year grant renewal for Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program for Access to Training in Health Informatics (REU-PATHI).

By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli
April 14, 2021

Rodes and Patricia Hart establish second chair in Department of Urology

H. Rodes Hart, BA’54, and Patricia Ingram Hart, BA’57, whose generous gifts continue to advance the mission of Vanderbilt as one of the world’s great universities for learning and discovery, have endowed a second chair in Urologic Surgery.

By Ann Marie Deer Owens
James Crowe Jr., MD, and colleagues are exploring how the body’s immune system gears up to fight off infection.
April 12, 2021

Crowe receives SEC Faculty Achievement Award

James Crowe Jr., MD, a physician-scientist on the front lines of global research to eliminate human susceptibility to COVID-19 and other illnesses, is Vanderbilt University’s winner of the 2021 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 8, 2021

New Clinician Spotlight: Matthews Chacko

Matthews Chacko, MD, has joined Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute as an assistant professor of Medicine, an interventional cardiologist and the director of peripheral vascular interventions.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 5, 2021

New Clinician Spotlight: Robert Ramirez

Robert Ramirez, DO, a thoracic and neuroendocrine oncologist, has joined Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center after practicing at Ochsner Medical Center and Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Science Center in New Orleans.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 1, 2021

Schools of Medicine, Law rise in 2022 U.S. News rankings

Vanderbilt University’s graduate programs showed continued strength in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, which were released this week.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 26, 2021

New Clinician Spotlight: Aaron Brinen

Aaron Brinen, PsyD, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center from Drexel College of Medicine in Philadelphia. He began seeing patients on Oct. 1, 2020.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 24, 2021

Dance Marathon rings up funds for Children’s Hospital

Recently, students from 12 colleges and high schools across the area teamed up to host one collective virtual dance marathon event, called “Marathon of Marathons,” to raise funds for Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 24, 2021

Jeffries named dean of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Pamela Jeffries, PhD, RN, an internationally recognized leader and innovator in nursing and health care education, will become dean of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, effective July 1, pending Board of Trust approval.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 19, 2021

COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium study highlights racial disparities, increased mortality for patients facing dual diagnoses

The COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) published new findings in the Annals of Oncology showing heightened mortality and racial disparities for patients with cancer diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 11, 2021

HBCU scholars program expanding enrollment

The James Puckette Carter Scholars Program, the result of a partnership between Meharry Medical College (MMC), Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF), intended to increase the number of physicians who attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in health care, is expanding to double its enrollment capacity.
By Matt Schorr
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