Department of Surgery

May 4, 2017

Study seeks to reverse precancerous stomach lesions

Vanderbilt University Medical Center cancer researcher James Goldenring, M.D., Ph.D., has received a two-year, $200,000 grant from the DeGregorio Family Foundation in Pleasantville, New York, to begin clinical trials of a potential approach for reversing precancerous stomach lesions.

By Bill Snyder
March 16, 2017

Esophageal cancer complexities

New findings that reveal complex interactions in esophageal adenocarcinoma could lead to diagnostic, prognostic or therapeutic biomarkers.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 23, 2017

Patient day seminar

The Vanderbilt Eskind Diabetes Center hosted a Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Patient Day Seminar earlier this month, with 60-70 attendees from all over the United States gathering to learn more about the condition and its treatment.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 20, 2017

Improving therapies for GI tumors

A signaling protein overexpressed in upper gastrointestinal cancers is an attractive therapeutic target.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 16, 2017

Geiger’s focus on the small details serves patients well

Neat stacks of paper are lined up on the desk of Timothy Geiger, M.D., with each stack representing a challenge. For example, one sheet has a flow chart sketched on it — Geiger’s musing on ways to more efficiently use Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) operating rooms, matching the best locations with case types and surgical teams.

By Jill Clendening
January 20, 2017

Vanderbilt mourns loss of former Bariatric Surgery director Clements

Ronald Clements, M.D., professor of Surgery and the past director of Bariatric Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died Jan. 19 at home surrounded by his family. He was 50.

By Jill Clendening
November 3, 2016

A DARPP role in gastric cancer

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a link between Helicobacter pylori infection, inflammation and gastric cancer that could suggest new anti-cancer therapies.
By Sanjay Mishra
September 8, 2016

O’Neill honored with international surgical volunteerism award

James O’Neill, M.D., professor of Surgery and former chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has received an International Surgical Volunteerism Award from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) for more than three decades of service as a surgeon and educator in medically underserved countries.
By Jill Clendening
August 15, 2016

In search of new asthma therapies

A peptide molecule relaxes airway smooth muscle and may be a potential therapeutic for asthma that has become resistant to standard therapies.
By Leigh MacMillan
July 26, 2016

Tarpley may be retiring, but he isn’t slowing down

On June 30, John Tarpley, M.D., retired after 23 years of service at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the Nashville VA Medical Center. The next day, he packed a suitcase, and on July 2 he boarded a Kenya-bound plane, a move that was absolutely no surprise to all who know him.
By Jill Clendening
July 7, 2016

Idrees receives award for cancer outcomes research

Kamran Idrees, M.D., MSCI, assistant professor of Surgery, has received a Young Investigator Award from the Society of Surgical Oncology Foundation (SSO).
By VUMC News and Communications
April 28, 2016

Surgical training enhances VUMC, Fort Campbell bond

During a deployment as a military surgeon more than a decade ago, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Tim Nunez, M.D., felt ill prepared to perform complex trauma surgeries for an Iraqi family caught in a fire fight, but he's now committed to helping military personnel become better trained for these types of emergencies.
By Jill Clendening
March 31, 2016

Patient encourages early screening for colon cancer

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center patient encourages early screening for colon cancer.
By VUMC News and Communications