Reporter April 3 2020

April 3, 2020

Shinohara named chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology

After serving as the department’s interim leader, Eric Shinohara, MD, MSCI, vice chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named as the department’s chair.

By Tom Wilemon
April 2, 2020

Dolly Parton makes generous gift to advance COVID-19 research at Vanderbilt

Legendary country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton has made a generous gift to Vanderbilt University Medical Center that will increase scientific knowledge and advance the battle against COVID-19.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 2, 2020

Dr. Jeff Balser with an Update on VUMC’s COVID-19 Response

By VUMC News and Communications
April 2, 2020

Study aims to shield health workers from COVID-19 infection

VUMC is playing a key role in a national effort to establish a registry of U.S. health care workers and test whether the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) will protect them, their patients and their families from COVID-19.

By Bill Snyder
April 2, 2020

Information technology aids VUMC’s COVID-19 response

By Paul Govern
April 2, 2020

VUMC teams follow up with COVID-19 patients at home

Several components of Vanderbilt University Medical Center have come together to provide coordinated follow-up care for patients isolated at home with COVID-19.

By Paul Govern
April 2, 2020

Progression of inflammatory lung disease analyzed

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center interim analysis shows that there appears to be a considerable length of time before a subset of people develop inflammatory, scarring lung diseases where there is radiologically detectable evidence they will develop lung disease.
By Nancy Humphrey
April 2, 2020

Researcher works on protocols to implement screening for gastric cancer

A Vanderbilt gastroenterologist is helping lead an effort to establish screening guidelines for gastric cancer in the United States, where the number of people at risk for the cancer is increasing as the nation’s population becomes more diverse.
By Tom Wilemon
April 2, 2020

Menachem named to key role for Adult Congenital Heart Association

Jonathan Menachem, MD, has been named to the Medical Advisory Board of the Adult Congenital Heart Association.
By Matt Batcheldor
April 1, 2020

Keeping good nutrition habits crucial while social distancing

Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic could keep many people at home for weeks with fewer trips to the grocery, so it’s natural to want to eat what’s in your freezer or pantry.
By Nancy Humphrey
April 1, 2020

VU engineers, VUMC doctors team for open-source ventilator design

As COVID-19 continues to push unprecedented challenges on medical communities, one of the most pressing threats for hospital staff across the country is a dwindling supply of ventilators.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 1, 2020

Study to explore TBI’s impact on language processing

Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University have been awarded more than $3.8 million to study the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on one’s ability to process language in everyday settings.
By Kelsey Herbers
March 30, 2020

Brad Paisley, Amy Grant, Dustin Lynch, Jewel and many more come together to give thanks to Vanderbilt University Medical Center staff with launch of “Gratitunes” on National Doctors’ Day

Today, on National Doctors’ Day, Music Row and Nashville’s creative community are coming together to support the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) staff through the launch of ‘Gratitunes’.
By VUMC News and Communications
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