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February 16, 2017

Neurologist Dalmau set for next Discovery Lecture

Josep Dalmau, M.D., Ph.D., renowned for his studies of immune disorders affecting the brain and spinal cord, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 23.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 16, 2017

Seacrest family visit

Gary, Connie and Meredith Seacrest recently made their first trip back to Seacrest Studios since opening the multimedia broadcast facility at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt last March.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 16, 2017

Volunteer finds common ground with trauma patients

By 5 each morning, businessman Doug Brown is already hard at work, making calls to colleagues around the world.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 16, 2017

Grant strengthens Brantley’s vision research efforts

Milam Brantley Jr., M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, recently received a $500,000 grant from the Edward N. and Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation Awards Program in Macular Degeneration Research to further his work on age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

By Jessica Pasley
February 16, 2017

Barut named CNO of Psychiatric Hospital, VBH

Jennifer Barut, MSN, R.N., has been named chief nursing officer for Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH) and Vanderbilt Behavioral Health (VBH).

By Matt Batcheldor
February 15, 2017

Patient complaints can identify surgeons with higher rates of bad surgical outcomes: study

Recording and analyzing patient and family reports about rude and disrespectful behavior can identify surgeons with higher rates of surgical site infections and other avoidable adverse outcomes, according to a study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) investigators in collaboration with six other major academic health systems.

By Jill Clendening
February 15, 2017

Concert by singer Wade Hayes and friends to benefit VICC

Country music artist and cancer survivor Wade Hayes will host the second annual “Country Hits Back” benefit concert March 7 at the Franklin Theatre. The event will support vitally important cancer research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 9, 2017

Effort launched to better serve patients with Tourette syndrome

Two neurologists are working to establish a multidisciplinary medical home at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) for children and adults with Tourette syndrome.
By Tom Wilemon
February 9, 2017

Forum highlights research achievements

Communication and collaboration were major themes of the inaugural Research Enterprise Forum sponsored jointly by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) Feb. 3 in Light Hall.
By Bill Snyder
February 9, 2017

Sanders named to key VUSM Basic Sciences role

Charles Sanders, Ph.D., has been named associate dean for Research in the Basic Sciences of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
By Kathy Whitney
February 9, 2017

New grants bolster Trauma program’s research initiatives

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Trauma, Emergency General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care was recently awarded two new research grants.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 9, 2017

Developing solutions

Vanderbilt University students in the New Product Design and Development course recently collaborated with Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt to develop real-world solutions for areas of need.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 9, 2017

VUMC testing device to reduce stroke risk in arrhythmia patients

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is the first in the state to enroll patients in a clinical trial testing the effectiveness of the newest implantable device used to reduce stroke risk in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common form of arrhythmia.
By Jessica Pasley
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