obituary

October 13, 2016

Allen recalled as dedicated clinician, educator, researcher

Longtime Vanderbilt University School of Medicine faculty member Joseph Allen Jr., M.D., professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, emeritus, died Sept. 16 at 91.

By Doug Campbell
August 30, 2016

VUMC mourns loss of Nephrology’s Schulman

Gerald Schulman, M.D., professor of Medicine, died Aug. 26. He was 65.

By Kathy Whitney
August 2, 2016

VUMC mourns loss of Orthopaedics innovator Brooks

Arthur L. Brooks, M.D., an innovator of surgical techniques and a mentor to younger orthopaedic surgeons, died Thursday, July 28, at age 91.

By Tom Wilemon
July 12, 2016

VUMC mourns loss of Pediatric Orthopaedics pioneer Neil Green

By Christina Echegaray
July 11, 2016

Robert Vantrease, artist and 64-year employee of VUMC, dies at 89

Robert “Bobby” Vantrease, an award-winning artist who retired in 2013 after 64 years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died July 7. He was 89.

By Wayne Wood
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April 12, 2016

Jeff Carr, major force at Vanderbilt and in the community for three decades, dies

A longtime vice chancellor and general counsel who cared deeply about Vanderbilt’s integrity and reputation has died at the age of 75.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 6, 2016

Edward G. Nelson, business leader and philanthropist, dies

Edward G. Nelson, a prominent banker, civic leader and longtime member of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust, has died at the age of 84.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 22, 2016

John Sawyers, a steady hand in the operating room and as head of Surgical Sciences, dies at 90

By Wayne Wood
April 14, 2015

Levi Watkins Jr., medical pioneer and champion of racial equality, dies

Levi Watkins Jr., a renowned cardiac surgeon, champion of racial equality and diversity, and the first African American to be admitted to and graduate from Vanderbilt's School of Medicine, died Saturday from complications after suffering a stroke.
By Nancy Humphrey
February 23, 2015

VUMC mourns award-winning photographer Dana Johnson Tallman

By Wayne Wood
December 3, 2013

Collins recalled as icon of medical education

Robert D. Collins, M.D., professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Emeritus, died Nov. 28. He was 85.
By Kathy Whitney
September 26, 2013

Memorial service for Clyde Walker Sept. 28

By VUMC News and Communications
June 11, 2013

Vanderbilt mourns ‘consummate scientist’ Cunningham

A memorial service for Leon W. Cunningham, Ph.D., professor emeritus and former chairman of the Department of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Calvary United Methodist Church at 3701 Hillsboro Road in Nashville.
By Bill Snyder
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