Lori Jordan Archive

New directorship holder are: (front row, from left) Jonathan Soslow, MD, MSCI; Jill Simmons, MD; Lori Jordan, MD, PhD; Janice Law, MD; Angela Jefferson, PhD; Carrie Menser, MD; Muktar Aliyu, MBBS, DrPH, MPH; Tracy Frech, MD, MSCI; Peter Embí, MD, MS, (back row, from left) Meredith Pugh, MD, MSCI; Stephen Patrick, MD, MPH, MS; Harvey Murff, MD, MPH; John Graves, PhD; Paul Sternberg Jr., MD; Joshua Robinson, OD; Fabien Maldonado, MD, MSc; Jonathan Brown, MD; Lori Ann Kehler, OD; and Julie Lounds Taylor, PhD. (photo by Donn Jones)
October 3, 2023

Directorships honor leaders, philanthropic partners

Nineteen leaders have been named as holders of directorships at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Doug Campbell
May 24, 2023

Spring event honors donors’ support and generosity

Members of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Canby Robinson Society recently joined CEO and President Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, and his wife, Melinda, at Cheekwood Botanic Hall for the Spring Donor Celebration, an annual event honoring donors for their loyal support.

By Nancy Humphrey
July 26, 2018

VUMC’s membership in NIH NeuroNEXT network renewed

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has renewed Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s membership in NeuroNEXT, a research network that helps streamline Phase 2 clinical trials for brain disorders.

By Tom Wilemon
January 17, 2017

A heart-brain connection

Cognitive and attention deficits observed in children following surgery before age 5 to repair congenital heart defects likely will persist into their teens and young adulthood.

By Bill Snyder
hospitalized African American child
May 26, 2016

Study links hyperglycemia in pediatric stroke patients to poor outcomes

Childhood stroke patients with hyperglycemia may be more at risk for disability, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) study that sought to determine if vital sign measurements and blood glucose levels could be associated with poor neurological outcomes.

By Tom Wilemon
November 16, 2015

Children, heart disease, and IQ

Treatment for congenital heart disease during infancy may result in cognitive and attentional deficits during adolescence and young adulthood, Vanderbilt researchers have found.

By VUMC News and Communications