Obstetrics and Gynecology

October 21, 2022

Winners of 2022 pumpkin-carving contests announced

The best of this year’s gourd-as-artistic-medium entries from Vanderbilt departments and from Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

By VUMC News and Communications
September 13, 2022

New Clinician Spotlight: Catherine Watson

Catherine Watson, MD, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center as an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, specializing in gynecologic oncology.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 9, 2022

“Dr. Boehm, I believe you are my biological father.” A new son, a new daughter, and the letter that brought more love into a family.

Frank Boehm was settling into retirement when things changed: “I once had three children and nine grandchildren. Now, I have five children and 11 grandchildren.”

By Wayne Wood
December 20, 2021

As severe blood shortages continue, mothers and babies are counting on donors

By Kathy Whitney
September 13, 2021

On a whim, Kaylon Bruner-Tran checked her family’s DNA. It led to family she didn’t know she had and a mother-son reunion after 50 years.

“Cultures can be very different, nothing is more powerful than family.”

By Emily Stembridge
April 26, 2021

Study finds increased risk of serious opioid events in mothers, regardless of dose

A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers finds that new mothers who receive opioids after uncomplicated vaginal births face an increased risk of serious opioid-related events regardless of the opioid dosage, a finding that could significantly impact care delivery.

By Jake Lowary
January 4, 2021

VUMC New Year’s babies bring bright start to 2021

Welcome, Graham; welcome, Nike; welcome, Oakley Rose!
By Linda Zettler
June 11, 2020

My daughter was born in the middle of the pandemic. She is going to get very tired of hearing that story when she’s older.

I can already picture Natalie rolling her eyes when she's 16.
By Matt Batcheldor
May 6, 2020

She wanted a baby for so long, and then he needed lifesaving surgery. A healthy child is Maira Hernandez’s Mother’s Day gift.

“I want him to have a bright future, and I thank God for putting Michele in my path so my baby can have that.”
By Kelsey Herbers
February 13, 2020

A friend said, “Want to climb Kilimanjaro?” Soha Patel said, “Sure!”

Months of hard training. Seven days of climbing. Severe oxygen deprivation. But the view was worth it.
By Kelsey Herbers
September 17, 2019

“There’s something amazing about holding up an American flag,” says kettlebell gold medal winner Katherine Hartmann

The physician and scientist says she was motivated by the words of a friend: “Almost everything is your fault, and what isn’t your fault is your responsibility.”
By Wayne Wood
June 18, 2019

Baby girl Saylor Elaine was born at the right time: 6:12 a.m. on 6/12 — and weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces

 “We will tell her how she came right on time — the most perfect time — and how special she is.”
By Tavia Smith
January 3, 2019

Hemingway receives Pediatric-Adolescent Gynecology designation

Celeste Hemingway, MD, recently received the Focused Practice Designation in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The board designation is fairly new, and Hemingway is the first Vanderbilt physician to achieve the recognition.
By Kelsey Herbers
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