Oscar Guillamondegui

December 13, 2021

VUMC treats influx of trauma victims from Kentucky and Tennessee tornadoes

By Kylie Avery
December 1, 2021

Treating severe trauma requires a robust blood supply; VUMC employees and public urged to donate blood now

By Kathy Whitney
Thanks to the care he received at Vanderbilt, Owen Canavan eventually was able to return to the gym after recovering from a devastating car accident. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
May 11, 2021

Canavan family gift to support VUMC Trauma Team

On April 7, 2017, a devastating car crash sent Owen Canavan to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Trauma Intensive Care Unit, and he credits the medical team for saving his life.

By Kristin Smart
December 16, 2020

Guillamondegui named chief of Division of Trauma

Oscar Guillamondegui, MD, MPH, has been named chief of the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care for the Department of Surgery.

By Kristin Smart
October 20, 2020

Doctors urge scooter safety; reminder that VUMC Plaza is a no-ride zone

“We’ve treated broken bones, lacerations, friction burns, concussions and even dental trauma.”

By Kristin Smart
August 27, 2018

Trauma Unit celebrates 20th anniversary; longtime employees share two decades of memories

“It is the people and not the bricks and mortar that make this unit the special place that it is.”

By Wayne Wood
April 2, 2018

I went for a walk at lunchtime and was hit by a car. Here’s what I want drivers and pedestrians to know to protect others.

I became vaguely aware of the sound of sirens in the distance. I soon realized the sirens were coming for me.
By Tavia Smith
May 22, 2017

Numerous ATV trauma admissions concern providers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

By VUMC News and Communications
September 8, 2016

Improved blood management system reduces waste, costs

Thirty percent less blood was transfused and more than $2 million was saved over a three-year period through changes in how blood is ordered, transported and stored at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).
By Jill Clendening
October 22, 2015

Guillamondegui: One standard needed to track concussions

Data in sports concussion studies will continue to be disputed as long as the injuries are diagnosed by differing standards instead of universal guidelines, a Vanderbilt investigator concludes in a recent review.
By Tom Wilemon
March 20, 2015

Vanderbilt trauma surgeons see increase in motorcycle crashes with springtime weather; urge proper helmet use

By VUMC News and Communications
March 17, 2014

Vanderbilt Trauma surgeons speak out against proposed motorcycle helmet legislation

Despite 40 years of definitive data that confirms increased deaths and medical costs in states that do not support universal motorcycle helmet laws, members of Tennessee’s legislature have again this year filed legislation — Senate Bill 548/House Bill 44, Helmet Exemption for Certain Motorcycle Operators — to amend the state’s law so that wearing a motorcycle helmet would be optional for riders 25 and older.
By John Howser
June 6, 2013

Division of Trauma holds free course at rural hospitals

By VUMC News and Communications