Department of Medicine

August 27, 2018

VUMC mourns noted cardiologist Crenshaw

Marshall H. Crenshaw, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, died Aug. 23. He was 62.

By Kathy Whitney
August 23, 2018

Madhur, Smith set to deliver fall season’s first Discovery Lecture

The Flexner Discovery Lecture series kicks off the academic year next week with presentations by two Vanderbilt faculty members. The Cutting-Edge Discovery Lectures by Meena Madhur, MD, PhD, and Scott Smith, MD, PhD, begin at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30 in 208 Light Hall.

By Leigh MacMillan
August 23, 2018

Novel program gives congenital heart disease patients new options

Experts at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute are forging new ground in the development of a first-of-its-kind program aimed at adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD).

By Jessica Pasley
August 16, 2018

A new target for lung cancer

Vanderbilt researchers have identified a new vulnerability in lung cancer — the transporter protein xCT — that may a therapeutic target for the disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
August 16, 2018

YAP after acute kidney injury

Activation of the signaling protein YAP may be a target for treating acute kidney injury, which affects up to 20 percent of hospitalized patients.

By Sanjay Mishra
August 16, 2018

Adults with cystic fibrosis face diabetes risk, spur new research

Although cystic fibrosis (CF) has long been known as a pediatric disease, physicians and scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are providing specialized care for an ever-growing population of adults with CF, as well as conducting targeted research expected to improve treatment for these patients.

By Jill Clendening
August 9, 2018

Kropski, Shoemaker honored by Doris Duke Foundation

Two early-career physician-scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are among 18 recipients of 2018 Clinical Scientist Development Awards announced July 31 by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
By Bill Snyder
August 2, 2018

State honors life of legendary researcher Thomas

The General Assembly of the State of Tennessee is honoring the life and accomplishments of Vivien Thomas, an African-Am- erican laboratory assistant at Vanderbilt from 1930-1941 who developed several operative techniques, designed surgical instruments, supervised surgical laboratories, and instructed at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine for more than 35 years.
By Kathy Whitney
August 2, 2018

Summer Science Academy inspires students, families

Since it began 16 years ago, the Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy (VSSA) has provided research experiences for roughly 2,000 undergraduates from colleges around the country. Nearly half are members of under-represented minority groups; many are the first in their families to pursue graduate or medical degrees.
By Bill Snyder
August 2, 2018

Connecting an asthma gene to leukemia

A receptor previously implicated in asthma may also play roles in other allergic diseases and in leukemia, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.
By Leigh MacMillan
July 26, 2018

American College of Physicians honors Lane

Richard Lane, MD, assistant professor of Clinical Medicine and a senior member of Vanderbilt’s Internal Medicine group at Williamson County Medical Center, was recently elected a Master of the American College of Physicians.
By Doug Campbell
July 19, 2018

Novel insights on “leaky” gut

A protein involved in binding cells together helps maintain the integrity of the intestinal mucosa and plays a protective role in ulcerative colitis.
By Niyati Vachharajani
July 19, 2018

Grant to develop ways to measure medical mistrust in African-American men

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been awarded a two-year, $250,000 grant by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to develop new ways to measure trust in African-American men as it relates to health care.
By VUMC News and Communications
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