Jeffrey Upperman, a national leader in pediatric trauma and disaster preparedness, is among the authors of the Pediatric Disaster Science Series from the National Academy of Medicine that published in late September as scenes of Hurricane Helene’s devastation emerged across the Southeast, underscoring the need to formalize response, research and care efforts.

The high-energy fundraiser began in 2022 to raise money for cancer initiatives at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.

The achievement verifies the hospital’s ability to provide the highest level of care for injured pediatric patients in the region.

Since 2007, Hyundai Hope on Wheels, which includes funding from Hyundai Motor America and local dealerships, has awarded more than $2 million in funding to pediatric cancer researchers at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

At Camp Hope, Vanderbilt personnel, adult burn survivors and others volunteer to create activities to promote physical and emotional healing for the children.

Be in the Zone (BITZ), a teen driver safety program, aims to reduce teen motor vehicle crashes in Tennessee through its unique hospital-school collaboration to educate teen drivers about the dangers of distracted driving.

Selected by patients and families, Friedman is the winner of a 2024 Patient and Family Choice Award.