Reporter May 30 2014

May 29, 2014

Marnett named to lead VUMC Research

Lawrence J. “Larry” Marnett, Ph.D., the Mary Geddes Stahlman Professor of Cancer Research and University Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, has been named Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s next associate vice chancellor for Research and senior associate dean for Biomedical Sciences, effective Sept. 1.

By John Howser
May 29, 2014

Faculty meeting highlights VUSM achievements

Despite a challenging health care landscape, Vanderbilt University Medical Center continues to advance the highest-quality patient care, train the next generation of physician leaders and push forward the frontiers of biomedical science.

By Bill Snyder
May 29, 2014

New center dedicated to kidney disease

Kidney disease is the eighth most common cause of death in the United States and affects more than 20 million people, yet many people don’t know they have kidney disease because it often develops very slowly and with minimal symptoms. For this reason, kidney disease is often referred to as a silent killer.

By Kathy Whitney
May 29, 2014

Russell to direct care in Williamson, Maury counties

Henry Paul (Hank) Russell, M.D., assistant professor of Clinical Surgery and a general and thoracic surgeon at Vanderbilt Medical Group in Williamson County since 1986, has been named medical director of Vanderbilt Health – Williamson/Maury. He replaces Pete Powell, M.D., who has held the position since 2004.

By Nancy Humphrey
May 29, 2014

Mencio named to lead pediatric orthopaedic society

Gregory Mencio, M.D., director of Pediatric Orthopaedics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, has been named president of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA).

By VUMC News and Communications
May 29, 2014

Health literacy added to transplant outcomes survey

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center postdoctoral research fellow in the area of transplant outcomes research has added health literacy as a metric to an existing battery of surveys that assess patient-reported outcomes in Vanderbilt transplant patients.

By Nancy Humphrey
May 29, 2014

My Cancer Genome launches new mobile app

My Cancer Genome, an online precision cancer medicine tool developed by researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, has unveiled an updated free mobile app that provides even more information about genetic alterations in various types of cancer and the therapies available to treat those alterations.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 29, 2014

Walk-in clinic in Cool Springs set to debut June 4

Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center will open a Walk-in Clinic in Cool Springs on Wednesday, June 4.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 29, 2014

Vanderbilt expert offers advice on snake bites

As summer approaches and many Tennesseans come outdoors for hiking and boating and other warm-weather activities, snakes will emerge as well. Vanderbilt University Medical Center medical toxicologist John Benitez, M.D., MPH, associate professor of Clinical Medicine and Emergency Medicine, offers tips for avoiding these reptiles and what to do if bitten.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 29, 2014

Pioneers of Discovery: Investigator taps into artistic side to reveal cells’ secrets

Dylan Burnette, Ph.D., points to one of the many striking photographs on his office walls. It’s a picture of a cell — a microscopic image showing yellow squiggles, bright purple lines and a turquoise oval on a black background, and it looks like abstract art.
By Leigh MacMillan
May 29, 2014

Children’s Hospital chaplain honored for teaching efforts

As the longtime chaplain at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, the Rev. Raye Nell Dyer has been on a mission at Vanderbilt for 17 years, making her mark and guiding people and children who need her most through joys and tribulations.
By Christina Echegaray
May 29, 2014

VU lauded at Global Healthy Workplace Summit

Vanderbilt University has been named second in the world for its programs to enhance the physical and mental health and safety of its employees throughout the University and Medical Center.
By Craig Boerner
May 28, 2014

Ben Folds featured at ‘Music and Mind’ symposium

Ben Folds is featured at “Music and the Mind,” a free symposium sponsored by the Vanderbilt Brain Institute June 12.
By Bill Snyder
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