Vanderbilt Autonomic Dysfunction Center Archive — Page 1 of 1

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a gray-haired man with glasses and a beard, wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt, and patterned tie against a brown background.
January 18, 2024

Beloved VUMC colleague and acclaimed scientist David Robertson mourned

David Robertson, MD, a beloved leader and mentor, and a pioneer in the clinical research of blood pressure disorders at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died Jan. 12 at his home in Nashville. He was 76.

By Bill Snyder and Nancy Humphrey
Bob Summers holds a signed and framed Tennessee Senate proclamation declaring March 2019 Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month; he wears a purple awareness ribbon.
April 18, 2019

MSA proclamation

A retired high school basketball coach from Murfreesboro was honored by the Tennessee State Senate on Thursday, March 21, for his efforts to shine a light on the rare disease that killed his wife six years ago.

By Bill Snyder
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January 13, 2015

Cognitive changes in ‘standing’ syndrome

Patients with orthostatic intolerance – problems when standing – have cognitive changes, even when seated, compared to healthy individuals.

By Vanderbilt Health News
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July 31, 2014

Doris Duke awards enhance clinical research training

Vanderbilt University’s Cyndya Shibao, M.D., MSCI, has received a Clinical Scientist Development Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

By Bill Snyder
Group photo at a Dysautonomia International event, with seven adults standing behind two women holding a framed award plaque. The plaque appears to name Dr. Satish Raj and a 2014 physician award, but some text is obscured.
July 24, 2014

Team effort boosts study of tachycardia syndrome

Vanderbilt University’s Satish Raj, M.D., MSCI, was very busy — and very visible — at the Dysautonomia International Conference in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.

By Bill Snyder
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March 13, 2014

Viral illness may spur ‘standing up’ disorder

Circulating “autoantibodies” possibly triggered by a viral illness may contribute an abnormally rapid heart rate or tachycardia upon standing that affects 500,000 Americans, mostly young women, according to researchers at the University of Oklahoma and Vanderbilt University.

By Bill Snyder