Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital Archive — Page 1 of 2
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March 28, 2019
First artificial heart patient gets permanent replacement
Tim Lowell of Hernando, Mississippi, received the first total artificial heart in the state of Tennessee when the cardiac surgery team at Vanderbilt Health placed the device in his chest on Sept. 26, 2018. The mechanical heart kept him alive for nearly three months until a matching human donor heart became available and he was transplanted on Dec. 16, 2018, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. -
April 12, 2018
Johns to help guide PM&R certification process
Jeffery Johns, MD, medical director of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, has been elected to the board of directors of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. -
March 8, 2018
Stallworth’s Johns draws on broad background
As a freshman at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Jeff Johns, MD, spotted someone practicing for cheerleader tryouts. Although he had never once tumbled in gymnastics or participated in cheerleading before, Johns asked her to teach him some basics. -
September 7, 2017
Palmucci named CEO of Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital
Jeffrey Palmucci, who has served as the interim Chief Operating Officer for Vanderbilt-Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital since April, has been named the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, effective Sept. 18. -
February 23, 2017
First class of PM&R residents sets bar high for new program
The inaugural class of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program is making a big impact on patient care and research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). -
January 26, 2017
Chance to sing for the Pope motivates cancer patient
Cancer patient Sharon Edwards will lift her voice toward what she hopes is a better year when she sings for Pope Francis later this month. -
November 19, 2015
Colombo named CEO of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital
Armando Colombo, president and chief executive officer of InterMedical Hospital of South Carolina, has been named chief executive officer of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital.