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May 28, 2025

School staff and friends bring graduation joy to hospitalized fifth grader 

To prepare for his graduation ceremony, Carter Williamson had his own goal. He wanted to walk across the stage to accept his diploma. 

May 28, 2025

Ed Zavala, longtime administrator of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, to retire

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. 

Patient Van Sung with her parents, Nathan and Rem Kumthar. (photo by Susan Urmy)
May 28, 2025

Medical team uses nontraditional therapy to help give young patient a chance at making it to heart transplant

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.

May 28, 2025

Vanderbilt LifeFlight receives four EMS Star of Life Awards

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

Molly Knostman, PharmD, MHA, (front) executive director of Inpatient Pharmacy Operations, was honored during the LHS Symposium. Behind her, from left, are Cheryl Gatto, PhD, PMP, Wesley Self, MD, MPH, Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc, and Matthew Semler, MD, MSCI. (photo by Susan Urmy)
May 22, 2025

Symposium keynote: Human behavior is the pathway for transforming health

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.

Siblings Shayli and Shafer Daves at home following the transplant. (photo by Susan Urmy)
May 22, 2025

Sister’s kidney donation to her brother is a dream come true

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