urology

August 30, 2021

VUMC nurse Shakeya Bean featured in national public service announcement about COVID vaccines

She sees patients who are struggling after a COVID infection. “It doesn’t have to be this way,” she said.

By Wayne Wood
July 22, 2021

Second quarter 2021 DAISY Awards honor extraordinary nurses

DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries

By Matt Batcheldor
March 8, 2021

Stimulation device helps patients with bladder disorders reprogram

A neurostimulator surgically implanted above the buttocks to reprogram how the bladder senses the filling of urine is helping patients with debilitating bladder and bowel disorders that are often life-limiting.

By Craig Boerner
July 15, 2020

Two brushes with death. Two life-saving Vanderbilt physicians. Then, two children.

“Vanderbilt will always be a place that we hold dear for everything they have done for us,” says Mary Beth Ballard Murray.

By Matt Batcheldor
April 19, 2020

Days after her house was damaged by a tornado, VUMC nurse Shakeya Bean volunteered to work at a COVID assessment site

It’s been an interesting few weeks

By Nancy Humphrey
March 28, 2019

Tool guides decision-making for prostate cancer patients

Prostate cancer patients in Nashville and Los Angeles are benefiting from a computer-based decision aid that implements the latest study results to tailor treatment options to an individual’s quality-of-life priorities.

By Craig Boerner
January 31, 2019

Society of Urologic Oncology honors Barocas’ contributions

Daniel Barocas, MD, MPH, associate professor of Urology, is being recognized with a national award from the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) for his efforts to develop urologic cancer quality measures.
By Craig Boerner
December 13, 2018

Therapy aims to reduce prostate cancer treatment side effects

Vanderbilt urologic surgeons are offering an alternative therapy for prostate cancer patients considered to be low-to-intermediate risk, a middle ground between active surveillance and aggressive therapy.
By Craig Boerner
March 19, 2015

Smith selected as next editor of Journal of Urology

By VUMC News and Communications
April 2, 2013

Telerobotic system designed to treat bladder cancer

An interdisciplinary collaboration of engineers and doctors at Vanderbilt and Columbia Universities has designed a robotic microsurgery system specifically designed to treat bladder cancer, the sixth most common form of cancer in the U.S. and the most expensive to treat.
By VUMC News and Communications