Surgeries

January 11, 2024

New NIH grant funds novel brain network approach to improve epilepsy surgery

Investigators received a $3.2 million grant to develop novel brain network-based measures to guide surgical decisions and improve outcomes in the field of epilepsy surgery. The project builds upon work recently published by VUMC investigators in the journal Brain.

By Holly Fletcher
September 20, 2023

Surgeons to lead multisite study of procedure to limit blood loss by partially blocking aorta

Vanderbilt care surgeons are leading a two-year, multicenter observational study of a minimally invasive technique to control life-threatening blood loss by inserting a balloon inside the aorta to restrict blood flow below the heart.

By Jill Clendening
From left, Mark Evers, MD; Seth Carp, MD; Robert Coffey, MD; Carmen Solórzano, MD; J. Joshua Smith, MD, PhD; Naji N. Abumrad, MD; Steven Leach, MD; and Paula Marincola Smith, MD, PhD, pose for a photo during the R. Daniel Beauchamp Memorial Symposium at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Not pictured, David Hanna, MD. (hoto by Erin O. Smith)
September 19, 2023

Beauchamp honored at symposium highlighting basic research by surgeon scientists

The profound impact of R. Daniel Beauchamp, MD, former chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was deeply evident at a recent symposium highlighting basic research conducted by numerous surgeons and physician-scientists, all of whom were closely associated with the noted physician-scientist.

By Jill Clendening
A probe-based system developed by a team at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center uses near-infrared autofluorescence to confirm the location of parathyroid tissue during surgery.
August 24, 2023

Study shows Vanderbilt-developed technology assists surgeons in identifying parathyroids

A team of surgeons and biomedical engineers have shown the use of probe-based near infrared autofluorescence technology helps confirm the identification of parathyroid glands during endocrine surgery

By Jill Clendening
August 17, 2023

New Ambulatory Surgery Division announced

With year-over-year growth in surgical volume, Vanderbilt Health is forming a new Ambulatory Surgery Division. Within the Vanderbilt Health System approximately 85,000 surgical operations are performed each year, of which 70% are ambulatory.

By John Howser
The newly renovated operating room 12 at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is primarily used for cardiac surgery. (photo by Susan Urmy)
August 8, 2023

Renovated pediatric operating rooms enhance state-of-the-art surgical care

Augmented lighting on easy-to-move booms, enhanced imaging that automatically loads into patients’ medical records, and cameras with live feeds to a control room are just a few examples of the newly renovated operating rooms at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Christina Echegaray
June 15, 2023

Montenovo named chief of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation

Martin Montenovo, MD, has been named chief of Vanderbilt's Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation in the Department of Surgery.
By Jill Clendening
June 8, 2023

Novel technology helps identify parathyroids during pediatric endocrine surgery

A Vanderbilt study found that a probe technology that uses near-infrared auto-fluorescent lighting helps positively identify and preserve childrens' parathyroids during endocrine surgery.
By Christina Echegaray
June 1, 2023

Patel named chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery

Mayur Patel, MD, MPH, has been named chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Jill Clendening
June 1, 2023

Novel surgery helps infant’s esophageal condition

Surgeons at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently performed an innovative surgery to repair a rare esophageal condition in a 9-month-old patient.
By Jessica Pasley
May 11, 2023

Procedure uses patient’s own growth to treat scoliosis

Vanderbilt pediatric orthopaedic surgeons are the first in Tennessee to perform an innovative procedure to treat scoliosis that uses the patient’s own growth to correct the curve.
By Jessica Pasley
February 2, 2023

Spann, Geiger move into new Surgical Sciences leadership roles

By Jill Clendening
January 19, 2023

Pediatric surgeon’s medical career began with a lucky catch

While he was in medical school, pediatric surgeon Joseph Fusco, MD, learned in an unusual way that he had thyroid cancer.
By Jessica Pasley
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