Employee Spotlight

November 15, 2022

As a medical student, Joseph Fusco was diagnosed with cancer. That experience influences the way he treats his young patients every day.

He gave up baseball to become a surgeon. That decision may have saved his life.

By Jessica Pasley
October 26, 2022

Lori Anne Parker-Danley used pandemic time to learn quilting and create her “pandemic quilt”

Improv quilting stitched together her hours during the pandemic

By Jill Clendening
September 29, 2022

Suzie Brown, singer-songwriter, meet Dr. Suzanne Brown Sacks, transplant cardiologist

Her twin passions for music and for medicine brought her to Nashville and to VUMC

By Matt Batcheldor
June 14, 2022

Kathleen Gallagher is a surgical resident and former combat medic. She traveled to Ukraine to help train emergency response teams.

“With my background in combat medicine, it felt like there was something I could actually do to help.”

By Nancy Humphrey
June 9, 2022

“Dr. Boehm, I believe you are my biological father.” A new son, a new daughter, and the letter that brought more love into a family.

Frank Boehm was settling into retirement when things changed: “I once had three children and nine grandchildren. Now, I have five children and 11 grandchildren.”

By Wayne Wood
June 2, 2022

Sister surgeons share a winding road that led to VUMC

From Canada to Florida to VUMC, the “Gillaspie Girls” are building careers after “falling in love with surgery.”

By Jill Clendening
May 4, 2022

Pies in the face mark the end of the first round of blood donation challenge. Your donation may determine who gets the next pie.

Shon Dwyer smooshed a pie into the face of Tom Nantais. Mary Pawlikowski smooshed a pie into the face of Meg Rush. Who's next?
By Wayne Wood
May 4, 2022

Collection of “Star Wars” Legos makes sure the force stays with child psychiatrist Yasas Tanguturi

Why are they at his office? "One, I ran out of space, and two, my wife doesn’t want them at home.”
By Jessica Pasley
April 15, 2022

Music therapy comes to Palliative Care Unit

“Music opens many new perspectives and pathways that patients otherwise would not have."
By Emily Stembridge
April 13, 2022

Even on a Zoom call, Christi Gray’s friend Erica Luhrs could tell she was sick. After life-saving treatment, Gray returned to SICU to thank the people who cared for her.

A week in intensive care later, Gray is back at work and doing well. Her message: Listen to your body and practice self-care.
By Matt Batcheldor
March 14, 2022

Not taking her medications could have cost a patient her life. A new Transplant Pharmacy program found her in the nick of time.

Transplant Pharmacy uses a new computer program to find patients who need medication reminders
By Emily Stembridge
March 1, 2022

Health Policy’s Sheelah Blankenship’s family named “Ultimate Host Family” by cultural exchange agency

The program, overseen by the U.S. State Department, allows young adults from other countries to live with an American family as an au pair
By Nancy Humphrey
February 16, 2022

Above and beyond to fight the pandemic: Blood Bank director Jennifer Andrews, husband, Chris, and daughter Ella each were volunteers in VUMC vaccine research.

“I needed to help the situation in any way possible. I felt really lucky to be included in the clinical trial,” Andrews said.
By Kristin Smart
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