Patient Spotlight Archive — Page 1 of 11
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March 31, 2026
Memorial fund honors patient whose life was saved by Vanderbilt Health neurosurgeons
Charlotte Davis’ family, grateful for Vanderbilt Health’s role in extending her life, has set up a fund in her memory to support neurosurgical research and patient care. -
March 18, 2026
Vanderbilt Center for Cognitive Medicine enrolls first Down syndrome participant for Alzheimer’s disease study
Evan Dewey and his family travel from Atlanta to participate in the ABATE study, a clinical trial evaluating a treatment that could reduce the likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease development in individuals with Down syndrome -
March 6, 2026
A Clarksville nurse’s delivery became a race against time, and two lives were saved
Ariel Chavis felt everything going wrong as she delivered her daughter. But attentive nurses and surgeons ensured she and her baby made it through. -
February 20, 2026
Kitchen fire to cap and gown: College senior’s meal prep accident led to 17 days at Vanderbilt Burn Center — and a fight to get back in the gym
Smith was told that his burns couldn’t be fully treated locally so he would be airlifted to either the Vanderbilt Burn Center in Nashville or the University of Louisville. -
February 2, 2026
Pom-poms for a new era: Briceton Latta’s next cystic fibrosis chapter
When Briceton Latta was born in 2006, the average life expectancy of a patient with CF was 37. Today, that expectancy is 65 and beyond. -
January 22, 2026
A grateful patient says ‘thank you’ to Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories
The infection can result from inhaling spores of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, which grows in soil throughout Middle Tennessee, especially in soil contaminated with bird or bat droppings. Previously, blood samples had to be sent to a reference lab in Utah. -
January 20, 2026
From tragedy to triumph: How a 6-year-old beat the odds after a devastating brain injury
A fall from a tree left Mark Ogorodnik fighting for his life. Thanks to faith, family and cutting-edge neurocritical care at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, his story became a testament to resilience and hope.