Children's Hospital Archive — Page 39 of 71

A child in a baseball cap poses beside a doctor in a white coat decorated with colorful handprints, in front of a white SUV covered with handprints and drawings.
August 24, 2017

Hyundai Hope on Wheels award boosts pediatric cancer research

Adam Esbenshade, M.D., MSCI, assistant professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, has been awarded a $50,000 Hyundai Hope on Wheels Impact Award. Esbenshade plans to use data to create a risk prediction model to predict blood stream infections in pediatric cancer patients.

Two women stand side by side outdoors in front of leafy greenery. The woman on the left wears a light blue blouse and necklace; the woman on the right wears a dark sleeveless dress.
August 17, 2017

Dahir receives grant to support study of rare metabolic disorder

Kathryn Dahir, M.D., associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, recently received the Maher Family Grant from Soft Bones Inc., an organization dedicated to providing information, education and support to those affected by hypophosphatasia (HPP).

Four Tottenham Hotspur players pose with a masked child in front of a backdrop bearing Seacrest Studios and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt logos.
August 17, 2017

Premier League visitors

Players from the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club recently visited with children and families in Seacrest Studios at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Two musicians perform onstage under blue lighting: one sings into a handheld microphone while the other plays an acoustic guitar.
August 3, 2017

Children’s Hospital patient, doctor bond through music

When 17-year-old Ray Cruz was invited to perform at the Ryman Auditorium, he agreed to do it under one condition — that his doctor perform alongside him.

A therapy dog raises a paw toward a crouching girl for a high-five while a man holds its leash at a busy indoor family event.
July 20, 2017

Dog Days of Summer

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt held a “Dog Days of Summer Paw-ty” for patients and families June 18.

Miss Tennessee Caty Davis, wearing a crown and sash, poses with three children during a colorful science experiment at a children’s hospital studio. The children hold blue and red materials at a table; hospital and Seacrest Studios logos appear in the background.
July 13, 2017

Pageant of fun

The newly crowned Miss Tennessee, Caty Davis, visited with patients and families at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt last week.