Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
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April 28, 2022
Nyman named Center for Bone Biology director
Jeffry Nyman, PhD, professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and research associate professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been named director of the Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology. -
April 28, 2022
Shaan Patel joins VWCH as its first full-time hand surgeon
Shaan Patel, MD, has joined Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital as an assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and is the hospital's the only full-time hand surgeon dedicated to VWCH. -
March 24, 2022
Woodard named High School Athletic Trainer of the Year
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital's Jacob Woodard, MAE, ATC, NASM-CES, has been named the Tennessee Athletic Trainers’ Society Sandy Sandlin High School Athletic Trainer of the Year. -
March 16, 2022
Teamwork returns man with severe post-COVID complications to his life
A multidisciplinary team at Vanderbilt helped José Ontiveros cope with a long list of severe complications arising from his COVID-19i infection. -
January 19, 2022
Study identifies molecular trigger of severe injury-induced inflammatory response
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that early inappropriate activation of the enzyme plasmin caused by severe injury is a trigger of systemic inflammatory response syndrome and resulting organ failure. -
January 13, 2022
Fellowship helps enhance care of knee replacement patients
Vanderbilt's Ryan Martin, MD, associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, has completed the Knee Society’s Insall Traveling Fellowship, participating in training and research over a period of five weeks at 11 major medical centers in the United States. -
September 9, 2021
Shoulder surgery helps get athlete back into competition
Thanks to orthopaedic surgery at Vanderbilt following a devastating injury, multi-sport athlete Lauren Nethery is back on track.