Department of Medicine Archive — Page 1 of 126

October 13, 2026

Best practices for referring patients for heart transplant subject of JAMA invited review

A main takeaway is it’s never too early for a provider to refer a patient to a transplant specialist for evaluation if they are concerned.

Jessica Duran, MD, addresses attendees of the first Vanderbilt Women’s Chest Pain Symposium, held Sept. 25 at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
October 9, 2026

Chest pain symposium educates women about heart health risks

The focus of the interactive event at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks was to help improve women’s cardiovascular health through education and increased awareness.

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October 8, 2026

Research study aims to clarify alpha-gal syndrome diagnosis and treatment

Alpha-gal syndrome is an allergic condition associated with tick bites that can trigger severe reactions to a sugar molecule called galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, or alpha-gal, found in red meat.

October 5, 2026

Vanderbilt Health to lead national consortium on life-threatening drug reactions of the skin

“For too long, patients who survive these reactions have been left without clear answers about why it happened, which medicines are safe, and what the future holds,” said Elizabeth Phillips, MD, who is leading the consortium.

October 5, 2026

Opportunities to advance precision kidney medicine for women: Vanderbilt Health-led scientific statement

The scientific statement suggests improving women’s kidney care by recognizing how women’s unique biology and social factors affect kidney health and designing research that includes sex-specific analyses of kidney function and chronic kidney disease medications.

Fabien Maldonado, MD, MSc
October 1, 2026

Fabien Maldonado named Executive Medical Director of Lung Patient Care Center

He is widely recognized for his work advancing lung cancer care, interventional pulmonology and multidisciplinary care delivery.