Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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May 11, 2023
Procedure uses patient’s own growth to treat scoliosis
Vanderbilt pediatric orthopaedic surgeons are the first in Tennessee to perform an innovative procedure to treat scoliosis that uses the patient’s own growth to correct the curve. -
May 11, 2023
Coronado receives ACTS early-career research award
Rogelio Coronado, PT, MPT, PhD, recently received the 2023 ACTS Outstanding Trainee: Early (Faculty) Career Development Award from the Association for Clinical and Translational Science. -
March 16, 2023
Orthopaedic surgery academy honors Jahangir
Vanderbilt's Alex Jahangir, MD, recently received the William W. Tipton Jr., MD Leadership Award at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. -
March 2, 2023
Multisite clinical trial to test new ACL repair procedure
Vanderbilt orthopaedic surgeons are revisiting the method of used to repair torn anterior cruciate ligaments. -
February 8, 2023
New Chief Medical Officers announced
Rick W. Wright, MD, has been appointed as Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s new Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Patty Wright, MD, will be transitioning from her role as Chief of Staff for Adult Ambulatory, Davidson County to the role of Chief Medical Officer for Adult Ambulatory Clinics. -
January 12, 2023
Expandable prosthesis gives young patient more mobility
To treat the osteosarcoma in his left leg, Dominic Gamez, 7, and his family chose to have a magnetic expandable prosthesis implanted that can be manipulated to grow incrementally as the child grows. -
October 13, 2022
VUH adopts enhanced recovery for sarcoma surgery
Vanderbilt's latest enhanced recovery after surgery clinical pathway was launched last month for adult patients receiving surgery to remove extremity soft tissue sarcomas, which are cancerous tumors that can arise in muscles, tendons, fat, blood vessels and other connective tissue.