Zavala was the first to receive the Leader in Transplant Administration Award from the OPTN/UNOS Transplant Administrators Committee for his significant contributions to and positive impact on the field. 

The team used an Impella, a catheter-based miniature ventricular assist device. It offered the best chance of getting rising eighth-grader Van Sung to transplant.

The annual awards honor heroic actions by emergency medical services providers who gave exemplary care to both adult and pediatric patients.

In two panel discussions, VUMC experts described ways to “scale-up and spread” the impact of health care interventions across systems, and the importance of patient-centered learning health system research.

The siblings, both recovering from surgery, admitted they were best friends, a bond that has grown even deeper since the transplant.

On a given day, the Vanderbilt Trauma Center may admit multiple gunshot and motor vehicle accident victims. For 27 years, across nearly 100,000 admissions, the Trauma Center’s physicians, nurses and staff have been treating patients arriving from a region covering 80,000 square miles.

"Kangaroo Care" is more than just a practice — it's a powerful connection between parent and child that creates lasting benefits for both.