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April 24, 2014

Addition bolsters pediatric sleep medicine efforts

Atia Jordan, M.D., a Vanderbilt School of Medicine alumna, has been hired as a pediatrician whose primary focus is on sleep medicine in children.

By Christina Echegaray
April 10, 2014

New events on tap for this year’s Iroquois Steeplechase

The 2014 Iroquois Steeplechase, Nashville’s annual spring horse racing tradition, has selected one of Vanderbilt’s own as an honorary co-chair and also announced a new pre-race event — a golf tournament.

By Christina Echegaray
April 10, 2014

Barkin elected VP of Society for Pediatric Research

Shari Barkin, M.D., MSHS, director of the Division of General Pediatrics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, has been elected to serve as vice president of the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR), with succession to the presidency in 2016.

By Christina Echegaray
April 3, 2014

Children’s Hospital gets to heart of boy’s rare disorder

Twenty-month old Luke Reaves pushed a pig-shaped wooden toy off his hospital bed, then waited to hear the “smack” as it hit the hard floor below.

By Christina Echegaray
March 27, 2014

Photo: Cassadee Pope

Cassadee Pope, who won season 3 of “The Voice,” recently performed for patients and families at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 20, 2014

Photo: Imagine Dragons

The rock band Imagine Dragons recently visited patients and families at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 26, 2014

New clinic seeks clues to rare childhood genetic disorder

A new specialty clinic at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is dedicated to investigating and treating a rare childhood disorder that causes partial — and sometimes nearly total — paralysis for unpredictable lengths of time.
By Doug Campbell
February 20, 2014

Photo: Celebrating 10 years

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt commemorated its 10th anniversary with an employee celebration Wednesday.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 6, 2014

Hydrocephalus treatment study began in Uganda

Rob Naftel, M.D., traveled more than 8,000 miles to learn a new surgical technique to treat hydrocephalus, the buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 30, 2014

Study tracks pet therapy’s impact on young patients

A Vanderbilt study is investigating whether therapy dogs can have a positive effect on children undergoing chemotherapy.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 16, 2014

Grant aids premature infant hydrocephalus research

Neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants with post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus is the subject of a new research study at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 2, 2014

Vanderbilt announces expansion plans for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital

Vanderbilt University plans to build a four-floor inpatient expansion on top of the existing structure of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, hospital officials announced Dec. 31.
By John Howser
December 19, 2013

Photo: Holiday visit

Santa talks with Emma Hudson during his recent visit to see patients and families at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By VUMC News and Communications
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