Chetan Aher Archive — Page 1 of 1

The Innovation Clinic entrance on the first floor of the Medical Arts Building. (photo by Susan Urmy)
September 10, 2026

Innovation Clinic doubles as a working clinic and a proving ground

“The most innovative thing about this clinic is that it exists in the first place. … Now we have a dedicated pilot site for every new thing we want to test.”

By Paul Govern
May 11, 2026

AI assistant to help VH patients ask better questions of care teams

The new artificial intelligence tool aims to spare Vanderbilt Health patients and clinicians the back-and-forth that can delay answers to patients’ electronic health care questions.

By Paul Govern
February 2, 2024

Self check-in, centralized welcome desks prove beneficial to both staff and patients

Vanderbilt Health adult ambulatory clinics began providing self check-in for appointments in late summer 2023, and the process has proven beneficial to both patients and staff.  

By Jill Clendening
Tiffany Mays, a senior patient services representative, and Chetan Aher, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Adult Ambulatory Clinics, take a first look at the new centralized welcome desk at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
August 22, 2023

Vanderbilt Health expands self check-in, centralized welcome desks at adult ambulatory clinics

Beginning Aug. 30, patients can check in for appointments at adult ambulatory clinics at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks using the My Health at Vanderbilt secure patient portal app on their phone or tablet.

By Jill Clendening
June 9, 2021

Award recognizes hands-on contributions to health IT at VUMC

Chetan Aher, MD, assistant professor of Surgery, and Wael Alrifai, MD, assistant professor of Pediatrics and Biomedical Informatics, are the inaugural winners of the Physician Builder Award, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Clinical Informatics Center (VCLIC). They received trophies made from Lego building blocks and gift certificates.

By Paul Govern
May 3, 2021

New General Surgery Clinic expands care to more patients

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of General Surgery, the largest division within the Department of Surgery and one of the Medical Center’s highest volume surgical practices, has moved the majority of its practice into a new space in Hillsboro Village.

By Jill Clendening