Patient Spotlight Archive — Page 2 of 11
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July 21, 2025
Jonesborough nurse’s heart attack-pregnancy journey leads to Vanderbilt Women’s Heart Center
Her care illustrates the multidisciplinary expertise of the Vanderbilt Women’s Heart Center, Cardiac OB/High-Risk Pregnancy Team and maternal-fetal medicine specialists. -
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. -
June 26, 2025
John White’s medical team has spent decades helping him achieve goals in life — and on the soccer field
His different heart didn’t mean accepting limits -
June 25, 2025
First pediatric liver-pancreas dual transplant performed in Tennessee
Phone call changes the life of family whose daughter with cystic fibrosis needed both a liver and pancreas transplant. -
June 18, 2025
Transplant patient’s long journey brings her from the Aloha State to the Volunteer State
She was turned down by multiple transplant centers between Honolulu and Nashville, deemed too sick, before the Vanderbilt Lung Transplant Program accepted her as a patient. -
June 16, 2025
From stadium to stents, quick response saves soccer fan
When her evening pivoted from cheering for Nashville Soccer Club to suffering a heart attack, well-coordinated teams kept Leigh Anne Clark’s heart and life safe. -
June 12, 2025
The real MVP: Fitness challenge raises funds in honor of 4-year-old cancer patient
The fitness challenge raised funds to support pediatric cancer research, training and care at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.