Surgeries Archive — Page 2 of 10

Julie Donovan, RN, CNOR, works with patient Julie Byrd-Jenkins at Orthopaedics Outreach Day. (photo by Susan Urmy)
September 23, 2025

Orthopaedic Outreach Day ‘resets the soul’ for patients and volunteers

Thirteen patients received free orthopaedic surgeries, including five sports cases, six hand/upper extremity cases and, for the first time, two foot and ankle surgeries.

Michael Topf, MD, wears a model of a new head-mounted augmented reality system that can guide surgeons during operations to excise head and neck cancer.
August 26, 2025

Grant supports development of head-mounted augmented reality system to guide tumor resection 

The technology will allow surgeons to rely less on a fallible mental construction of the resection plane, thereby reducing the risk of human error affecting the procedure. 

Lainey Mathis. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
August 25, 2025

‘I didn’t know that I’d been living my life in pain’: Patient’s remarkable recovery after crossing paths with a compassionate neurosurgeon

Exhausted from a multiyear journey navigating a debilitating illness, Lainey Mathis received life-changing care from Ryan Lee, MD, whose new cerebrospinal fluid disorders center is already making a massive impact on patients.

July 21, 2025

Multicenter trial confirms near-infrared autofluorescence increases detection of parathyroid glands

Damage to these glands can cause hypoparathyroidism, a condition that can lead to low levels of calcium and elevated levels of phosphorus in the blood.

Patient Zoe Forman, right, and her mother, Heather Rossomme, back home in Alabama after Zoe’s surgery.
July 7, 2025

Quick action to treat young dancer’s rare heart condition a testament to what multidisciplinary teams can do

Bystanders assumed the healthy teen — who has danced for nine years, six of those competitively — was overheated or exhausted. Conscious, though unresponsive to questions, Zoe quickly worsened.

July 7, 2025

Vanderbilt Health at forefront of improving head and neck surgery with fluorescence imaging to ‘light up’ nerves 

A new study identified a safe and effective fluorescent imaging agent that can assist surgeons in visualizing — and therefore protecting — nerves during surgery.