Michael Petracek

July 20, 2017

Shah named to lead Department of Cardiac Surgery

Ashish Shah, M.D., director of Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Vanderbilt, has been named chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery.

By Jessica Pasley
April 6, 2017

Heart transplant program reaches major milestone

Surgeons at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) performed five heart transplants in four days to place the institution among an elite group of transplant centers in the country — reaching 1,000 heart transplantations.

By Jessica Pasley
heart
November 10, 2016

Ranking lauds VUMC’s Cardiac Surgery program

Vanderbilt University Medical Center was recognized as the No. 1 hospital in Tennessee for Medical Excellence in Major Cardiac Surgery by CareChex 2017 Hospital Quality Ratings Analysis.

By Jessica Pasley
October 21, 2015

Vanderbilt first in Tennessee to implant novel heart support device

By Kathy Whitney
April 23, 2015

Event celebrates new holders of endowed chairs at Vanderbilt

Seven faculty members of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine named to endowed chairs were honored for their academic achievements during a celebration on Wednesday at the Student Life Center.

By Bill Snyder
November 18, 2014

Vanderbilt University Medical Center offers surgical option for form of pulmonary hypertension

By Kathy Whitney
December 12, 2013

Petracek named permanent chair of Cardiac Surgery

Michael Petracek, M.D., has been named chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Cardiac Surgery.
By Kathy Whitney
January 24, 2013

Petracek named interim chair of Cardiac Surgery

Michael Petracek, M.D., has been named interim chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Cardiac Surgery.
By VUMC News and Communications