Surgeries Archive — Page 7 of 11

Dominic Gamez is resuming more activities since he received an expandable prosthesis to treat osteosarcoma in his left leg.
January 12, 2023

Expandable prosthesis gives young patient more mobility

To treat the osteosarcoma in his left leg, Dominic Gamez, 7, and his family chose to have a magnetic expandable prosthesis implanted that can be manipulated to grow incrementally as the child grows.

Portrait of Kenneth Sharp, MD, wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and red tie against a brown studio background.
January 12, 2023

Sharp named Southern Surgical Association president

Vanderbilt’s Kenneth Sharp, MD, has been named president of the Southern Surgical Association (SSA).

The study team included, from left, David McIlroy, MD, Matthew Shotwell, PhD, Cassandra Hennessy, MS, and Frederic (Josh) Billings IV, MD. (photo by Donn Jones)
November 30, 2022

Study links excess oxygen during anesthesia to risk of organ injury

A Vanderbilt study found that higher levels of excess oxygen given to patients under general anesthesia add risk of injury to the kidneys, lungs and heart.

Lori Rolando poses indoors, wearing a bright pink turtleneck sweater, with her arms crossed in front of a window and gray wall.
November 15, 2022

Lori Rolando sets an example of working hard but protecting work-life balance

For her work, the Occupational Health Clinic Director was recognized with a Five Pillar Leader Award.

Red heart-shaped object on blue electrocardiogram grid paper with black heartbeat waveforms.
November 10, 2022

Study defines role of steroids in congenital heart disease surgery

Steroids are commonly given to infants during open-heart surgery to reduce inflammation, but whether the drugs significantly improve patient outcomes has not been settled — until now.

VUMC NEWS logo in white lettering inside a cyan and yellow outlined square on a blue gradient background.
October 13, 2022

VUH adopts enhanced recovery for sarcoma surgery

Vanderbilt’s latest enhanced recovery after surgery clinical pathway was launched last month for adult patients receiving surgery to remove extremity soft tissue sarcomas, which are cancerous tumors that can arise in muscles, tendons, fat, blood vessels and other connective tissue.