Veterans Affairs Hospital

February 13, 2020

Nashville VA dialysis unit named in Stone’s honor

The Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center has dedicated its dialysis unit to William Stone, MD, a nephrologist and professor of Medicine at VUMC

By Kelsey Herbers
January 16, 2020

Journey Home Project supports first CAR-T infusion at VA hospital

The Tennessee Valley Healthcare System performed its first CAR-T infusion recently at the Veterans Administration hospital in Nashville.

By Tom Wilemon
Adriana Hung, MD, MPH, talks with patient Sylvester Norman, who is participating in the VA Department’s Million Veteran Program.
September 25, 2019

Study shines light on architecture of kidney disease

A study of 280,000 U.S. veterans, including 56,000 African Americans, has identified in greater detail than ever before the genetic architecture of kidney function and chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and their colleagues.

By Bill Snyder
Hope Dyer has seen a significant reduction in the number of migraines she has after plastic surgeon Salam Kassis, MD, performed an outpatient surgery to release entrapped nerves in her head.
August 7, 2019

Nerve-releasing surgery eases migraines for some

Peripheral nerve surgery is relieving chronic migraine headaches for some patients.

By Jill Clendening