Department of Anesthesiology Archive — Page 14 of 15

Five anesthesiology department team members sit around a conference table in a clinical office; three wear white coats and two wear surgical attire. A large monitor behind them displays medical data, and framed certificates hang on the wall.
January 16, 2014

New tool helps track residents’ progress

Dramatic changes are coming to the way resident physicians in all medical specialties are evaluated as they advance through training. Faculty with the Department of Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) have developed an automated tool to help more accurately assess residents’ performance as they meet educational goals and ultimately become better doctors.

By Jill Clendening
Grayscale close-up of a person pressing a hand against the lower back, with a red glow highlighting the painful area.
January 10, 2014

A pain in the … genes

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that variation in the gene encoding the potassium channel GIRK1 plays a role in modulating human pain perception.

By Leigh MacMillan
Surgical team in masks, caps, and blue scrubs attends to a patient on an operating table, with anesthesia and monitoring equipment surrounding them.
December 12, 2013

GE grant expands global medical outreach efforts

Vanderbilt University has received a $3 million grant from the GE Foundation’s Developing Health Globally program to fund international medical education and research in Kenya and other low-resource regions of the world.

By Jill Clendening
Portrait of Lorri Lee, M.D., wearing glasses, a white blouse, and black jacket against a brown background.
October 31, 2013

Lee named to lead Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Lorri Lee, M.D., has been named chief of the newly formed Division of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology.

By Jill Clendening
ICU monitor and bed
October 3, 2013

Study finds cognitive deficits common after critical illness

Patients treated in intensive care units across the globe enter their medical care with no evidence of cognitive impairment but often leave with deficits similar to those seen in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that persist for at least a year, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

By Craig Boerner
Suanne Daves stands with her arms crossed beside a railing in a bright, modern hospital interior.
September 5, 2013

Pediatric Anesthesiology taps Daves

By Jill Clendening