Reporter Sept 12 2014 Archive — Page 2 of 2

Dr. David Penson, identified by the supplied caption, stands with arms crossed in a white Vanderbilt medical coat in a clinic hallway. A partially visible sign points to the waiting room.
September 11, 2014

Penson to lead Department of Urologic Surgery

David Penson, M.D., the Paul V. Hamilton, M.D. and Virginia E. Howd Professor of Urologic Oncology, will become chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Urologic Surgery, effective Jan. 1, 2015.

By Craig Boerner
A service member carrying a rifle walks across a dusty airfield toward a parked Black Hawk helicopter, while another helicopter flies in the background.
September 11, 2014

Skin cancer risks higher for soldiers serving abroad

Soldiers deployed to tropical and sunny climates are coming home with increased risk factors for a threat far from the battlefield: skin cancer.

By Wayne Wood
Kristen Eckstrand, Jesse Ehrenfeld, and Andre Churchwell stand together indoors, smiling at the camera. Eckstrand wears glasses and a gray jacket, Ehrenfeld wears a dark suit with a bright pink tie, and Churchwell wears a light-colored suit with a striped tie.
September 11, 2014

VUSM a leader in efforts to improve LGBT health

Over the past five years there has been much progress in terms of the legal, social and cultural advancements surrounding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality.

By Jessica Pasley
Gray-haired man wearing glasses, a white shirt, and yellow tie, posed in front of a sign reading “PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES.”
September 11, 2014

Award winners embody service excellence

The most recent Credo Award and Five Pillar Leader Award winners were announced Wednesday at the Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Langford Auditorium.

By Paul Govern