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Portrait of Dr. Brent Graham smiling in a hallway, wearing glasses and a red-and-white checkered shirt.
October 27, 2016

Pediatric Rheumatology’s Graham driven to care

A thank-you message is pinned to the wall of the work room of T. Brent Graham, M.D., and his team. The crayon-penned note reads simply, “Than you for tacen car of me Dr. Graham.”

By Vanderbilt Health News
Modern multi-story campus buildings surrounding landscaped gardens, pedestrian paths, and a roadway under a partly cloudy sky.
October 27, 2016

Study tracks makeup of VUMC collaborative care teams

At Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) there are about 486 distinct operational units involved in inpatient care and evaluation.

By Paul Govern
Group portrait of 13 VUMC Cardio-oncology team members posing outdoors in several rows, with trees and a railing behind them.
October 27, 2016

Emerging field of cardio-oncology seeks better tools

Improved therapies have led to a spike in the number of people living with cancer, and today there are more than 15.5 million survivors in the United States. However, some of these therapies can cause toxicities to the heart, the vessels and the body’s metabolism.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Three pumpkin displays arranged on a brick ledge, including a pumpkin decorated with blue surgical gloves and another painted with a suspension bridge; signs below identify entries 17, 18, and 19, and a sign at upper left reads “UMC Staff Have Hearts without HRI.”
October 27, 2016

Scaring up a good time

The Health Plus Pumpkin Carving Competition on the Medical Center plaza last week drew 40 entries, with employees voting for their favorites.

By Tom Wilemon
Nashville Predators mascot Gnash, Children’s Hospital mascot Champ, a Predators player, and two hospital representatives pose with an oversized check for $427,444.45 payable to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for pediatric cancer research.
October 20, 2016

Predators power up Children’s Hospital support

Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, Predators executive leaders and mascot Gnash recently presented the proceeds of the team’s 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Christina Echegaray
Medical illustration of two lungs on a black background, with a red highlighted mass in the upper region of the right lung.
October 20, 2016

VICC trial putting lung cancer therapy to the test

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) is leading a Phase 3 global trial of a cancer therapy that was initially tested and validated in a VICC research laboratory. One of the first patients treated with the therapy came to VICC after a bump on the head led to an unexpected cancer diagnosis.

By Vanderbilt Health News