School of Medicine

January 17, 2024

Hartmann named director of UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science

Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD, Vice President for Research Integration for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named director of the University of Kentucky (UK) Center for Clinical and Translational Science.

By Leigh MacMillan
Stanley E. Graber, MD
December 21, 2023

Noted hematologist, teacher Stanley Graber dies at 85

Stanley E. Graber, MD, a retired professor and hematologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, died Dec. 3 in Nashville.

By Bill Snyder
December 15, 2023

New members of Academy for Excellence in Clinical Medicine selected

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Academy for Excellence in Clinical Medicine (AECM) has selected 25 new members.

By Kathy Whitney
Ken Lau, PhD, left, and Bob Coffey, MD, have made several important discoveries about colorectal cancer that are aiding the search for new, more effective therapies. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
December 11, 2023

Colorectal cancer ‘cartography’ reveals an avenue to improved immunotherapy

Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have discovered why most colorectal tumors escape detection and destruction by the body’s immune system.

By Bill Snyder
Rohini Chakravarthy, MD, MBA
December 7, 2023

Rohini Chakravarthy and Jill Berkman join Office of Health Equity

Rohini Chakravarthy, MD, MBA, and Jill Berkman, MD, have joined VUMC’s Office of Health Equity.

By Kathy Whitney
December 7, 2023

William Cooper named interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics

William Cooper, MD, MPH, has been named Interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics. He will assume this role Feb. 1, 2024.  

By John Howser
November 21, 2023

Future is NOW Nashville launches in the community

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Acute Care Surgery launched the first session of the Future is NOW (Non-violent Options Win) Nashville on Nov. 4.  
By Kylie Avery
October 30, 2023

André Churchwell receives Modern Healthcare’s Luminary Award for diversity leadership

Vanderbilt's André Churchwell, MD, has been recognized as a diversity leader and a recipient of Modern Healthcare’s Luminary Award.
By Kathy Whitney
October 27, 2023

Levi Watkins Jr. MD Lecture honors contributors to diversity, equity and inclusion

The Levi Watkins Jr. MD Lecture honored the first African American to graduate from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and recognized the contributions of several Vanderbilt faculty, trainees and students who have made contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion.
By Kathy Whitney
October 17, 2023

VISE-affiliated researchers conduct phase 1 trial of novel magnetic endoscope for colonoscopies

A Vanderbilt research team is conducting the first phase 1 clinical trial of a magnetic, flexible endoscope that has the potential to provide a safer alternative to standard colonoscopy, particularly for individuals with inflammatory bowel disease.
By Jill Clendening
October 5, 2023

Stenner and Webber lead collaborative team to win AMA Precision Education Innovation Grant

Shane Stenner, MD, MS, and Chase Webber, DO, and a collaborative team of experts at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center were recently named to receive the American Medical Association’s ChangeMedEd Innovation grant. 
By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli
August 16, 2023

Artificial intelligence innovator John Jumper to deliver Aug. 30 Apex Lecture

John Jumper, who led the development of AlphaFold, an artificial intelligence system that can predict the three-dimensional structure of proteins, will give the next Apex Lecture on Wednesday, Aug. 30.
By Bill Snyder
August 14, 2023

Saralyn Williams named associate dean for Faculty Affairs for VUSM

Saralyn Williams, MD, has been named associate dean for Faculty Affairs for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
By Kathy Whitney
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