Department of Medicine

November 11, 2025

Drug resistant infections are on the rise: Experts emphasize education, awareness

Teams at VUMC and Monroe Carell are focused on reaching more clinicians, patients and families through the Vanderbilt Antimicrobial Stewardship Program.

By Jessica Pasley
H. Keipp Talbot, MD, MPH
November 5, 2025

Keipp Talbot wins Anthony Fauci Courage in Leadership Award

Bestowed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the award “celebrates individuals who inspire and encourage others to make a difference.”

By Paul Govern
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November 4, 2025

VUMC performs minimally invasive transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement for recent heart transplant recipient

The team used an artificial tricuspid valve, EVOQUE, which received Food and Drug Administration approval in February.

By Jill Clendening
Anna Person, MD
November 4, 2025

Anna Person leads HIV Medical Association board of directors

HIVMA was created in 2001 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America “to advance a comprehensive and humane response to the HIV pandemic, informed by science and social justice.”

By Paul Govern
October 30, 2025

Genetic variation impact scores: A new tool for earlier heart disease detection

The study will go a long way to improving the early diagnosis and treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia, a common genetic driver of cardiovascular disease.

By Bill Snyder
“The Gout” by British artist James Gillray is a hand-colored soft-ground etching from 1799 and is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (public domain)
October 29, 2025

New genetic marker found to predict severe gout drug reactions in US patients

The discovery could improve safety of allopurinol for millions by expanding genetic screening.

By Craig Boerner
October 29, 2025

Dwight Towler named new director of Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

The division includes approximately 40 faculty and 50 staff members, and is consistently recognized for its excellence in comprehensive clinical care.
By Jill Clendening
October 23, 2025

New resources help people take action to prevent inherited diseases

To launch a connection search, someone with a specific gene variant signs up to meet others who share that variant, beginning a process of discovering new connections with unknown relatives and encouraging family members to get tested.
By Tom Wilemon
October 22, 2025

New sepsis therapy developed at VUMC edges closer to the clinic

Jacek Hawiger and his colleagues report that a “peptide genomic therapy” given in combination with an antibiotic nearly doubles survival rates from sepsis in an animal model, compared to treatment with antibiotic alone.
By Bill Snyder
October 20, 2025

Collaborative forms to better predict, prevent and treat Type 1 diabetes

The new project will map Type 1 diabetes progression using multimodal artificial intelligence alongside a wide range of health data.
October 17, 2025

Remembrances of Levi Watkins Jr., MD, shared to honor his legacy

Watkins was a leading surgeon, physician-scientist, mentor and role model for countless students, trainees and faculty members.
By Jill Clendening
October 15, 2025

VIGH’s Douglas Heimburger retires

He helped create research training opportunities for doctoral and postdoctoral trainees at Vanderbilt as well as those from low- and middle-income countries.
By Kristin Centers
October 15, 2025

New NCI-funded project targets polyp recurrence to prevent colon cancer

The researchers anticipate that their findings will inform personalized colorectal polyp surveillance, guide therapeutic prevention strategies, and ultimately reduce the burden of colorectal cancer nationwide.
By Leigh MacMillan