Vanderbilt Health’s Board of Directors is the organization’s fiduciary board that provides oversight and counsel to help the Medical Center achieve its business and organizational goals.

Rebecca Warren has been named Chief Communications Officer, and Craig Boerner has been named Director of Enterprise News & Communications.

Bronchoscopy is a procedure that allows medical teams to view, treat and biopsy tissue inside the lungs using a thin, flexible tube called a bronchoscope. The new space will double capacity to allow 5,000 bronchoscopies a year.

The study found that Americans enrolled in standalone Medicare Part D plans are projected to save an average of $685 per year, and people with Medicare Advantage plans could save about $470.

She will receive a $1,000 cash prize and will be mentored by the recipient of the 2026 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, Eva Nogales, PhD, an internationally known structural biologist and pioneer in molecular imaging.

The research may enable more precise diagnosis and treatment of a disorder that causes sudden death in about 3,500 people in the United States each year.

Howser, who has served as the Medical Center’s communications leader since 2012, will retire in March 2027 after a distinguished four-decade career at Vanderbilt.