Paul Sternberg

July 1, 2019

Research to Prevent Blindness awards grants to Department of Ophthalmology

Vanderbilt Eye Institute receives grants to Research to study causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases.

By Jessica Pasley
April 18, 2019

Patient-centered design to be focus of StrategyShare19

StrategyShare19, an annual, interactive event at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to showcase innovations and initiatives to advance the Medical Center’s Strategic Directions, is focusing this year on Design for Patients and Families — one of the four Strategic Directions — and efforts to enhance patient, clinician and staff experiences.

By Jill Clendening
April 4, 2019

Upgrade to bring enhanced features, functionality to eStar

In the early morning hours of April 7, eStar, the Epic-based electronic health record (EHR) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will undergo its first major upgrade since the system went live in a coordinated “Big Bang” across most of the Medical Center in November 2017.

By Madison Agee
March 21, 2019

Communicating effectively focus of education initiative

Communicating effectively is an important aspect of the Credo that guides the professional conduct of Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees, while the Patient and Family Promise guides our commitment to patients.

By Jill Clendening
June 5, 2018

Doing his own colonoscopy made Christopher Lind a legend. But his commitment to patients and families is also legendary.

“The cultural change of having a respected, practicing physician serve as a Patient and Family Advisory Council member has been invaluable.”

By Leigh MacMillan
May 3, 2018

Sternberg’s retina research contributions recognized

Paul Sternberg Jr., MD, G.W. Hale Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Vanderbilt and chair of the department, has been named to receive the 2018 Award of Merit in Retina Research Recipient by the Retina Society.

By Jessica Pasley
February 22, 2018

Sternberg named president-elect of ophthalmology association

Paul Sternberg Jr., MD, George Weeks Hale Professor and chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Vanderbilt, was recently named president-elect of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO).
By Jessica Pasley
February 15, 2018

Group provides oversight for eStar Stabilization phase

Recently, thousands of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) employees took a moment to stop by Langford Auditorium so members of leadership could thank them for their time, effort and dedication in making the historic transition to VUMC’s new Epic-based electronic health record system, known as eStar.
By Madison Agee
February 8, 2018

Partnership enhances eye care for Ebola survivors in Liberia

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) and the Vanderbilt Eye Institute (VEI) have joined forces with partners in Liberia to strengthen medical education and increase access to ophthalmology care in the aftermath of the 2014-2015 West African Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people.
By Bill Snyder
December 14, 2017

My Health at Vanderbilt poised for enrollment growth

Leaders with Vanderbilt Health want to increase enrollment in My Health at Vanderbilt (MHAV), the online portal that offers VUMC’s patients such advantages as interacting with their electronic medical records, communicating securely with members of their healthcare team and paying medical bills electronically.
By Paul Govern
October 26, 2017

EpicLeap launch signals start of bold new era

On Nov. 2, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) will switch to a new computer system, called eStar, which will support the health system’s electronic health records, workflows for inpatient and outpatient care delivery, test ordering, billing and other hospital and clinic operations.
By Paul Govern
July 28, 2016

VUMC online provider rating system now live

Patient ratings of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) health care providers are now live and viewable by the public on the Medical Center website.
By Wayne Wood
July 21, 2016

Two receive Research to Prevent Blindness grants

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has awarded two grants to faculty in the Department of Ophthalmology.
By Jessica Pasley
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