GI Endoscopy Lab Archive — Page 1 of 1

Smiling bald man with a short gray goatee, wearing a black shirt and seated indoors against a dark wooden chair.
December 5, 2018

Bruce Tyler is dedicated to the patients he transports. Now a cancer diagnosis has led him to see his job from the other side.

A VUMC video telling his story has been viewed tens of thousands of times.

By Wayne Wood
Group of uniformed people standing behind a table stacked with medical supply boxes and assorted books inside a room with pink and textured walls.
May 21, 2018

An Army doctor’s appeal: “People in Iraq need medical books — can you help?” The response from Vanderbilt was overwhelming.

VUMC gastroenterologist Terence “T.A.” Smith wanted to help an Iraqi colleague at a small clinic. Vanderbilt donors responded with dozens of boxes of books.

By Jessica Pasley
Healthcare worker in blue scrubs sits at a computer in the foreground of a clinical procedure room, with several other staff and medical equipment visible behind her.
September 5, 2017

Colonoscopy confidential

Ellen Williams, R.N., is a patient’s best friend in the GI Endoscopy Lab, even if most patients won’t remember most of what she does.

By Wayne Wood