Department of Medicine

Lynne Warner Stevenson, MD, and her husband, William Stevenson, MD, attended the European Society of Cardiology’s Heart Failure Association meeting in Belgrade, Serbia.
September 9, 2025

Vanderbilt Cardiomyopathy-Heart Failure Program receives international honor

Lynne Warner Stevenson, MD, the Lisa M. Jacobson Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, was awarded the Heart Failure Lifetime Achievement Award.

By Matt Batcheldor
September 8, 2025

SPORE grant funds $12 million for colorectal cancer research

SPORE grants are highly sought after because they show that a cancer center demonstrates scientific excellence, promotes collaboration, maintains robust research programs and merits substantial funding.

By Tom Wilemon
September 8, 2025

BMI screening alone misses children with excess body fat, study finds

Waist circumference measurements along with weight and height may be a practical, low-cost marker to confirm excess body fat among children.

By Leigh MacMillan
Evan Brittain, MD, MSCI
September 5, 2025

Evan Brittain named to direct Office for Medical Student Research, additional leadership roles

Brittain, who holds the Rose Marie Robertson Directorship, will assume these roles related to training and developing aspiring physician-scientists on Oct. 1.

By Jill Clendening
September 5, 2025

Dan Roden awarded Vanderbilt’s Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research

He received the award for his pioneering work focusing on leveraging genetic information to enhance health care outcomes.
(photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 2, 2025

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center announces Young Adult Cancer Symposium

The symposium offers clinicians, patients, caregivers and advocates the opportunity to learn from internationally known experts focused on early-onset cancers.

By Tom Wilemon
August 28, 2025

Genetic analysis of people with African ancestry reveals lung cancer susceptibilities  

Prior research has shown that Americans of African ancestry have a higher risk of lung cancer compared to white Americans despite smoking fewer cigarettes, but the reasons for this difference are not fully understood.
By Tom Wilemon
August 25, 2025

Clinicians, patients cheer DAX, the AI ‘ear’ in Vanderbilt Health exam rooms

The program, called DAX Copilot, relieves clinicians from having to enter data into the electronic health record during patient visits and enables them to focus more fully on the patient.
By Bill Snyder
August 19, 2025

Palliative Care Clinic moves to new location at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks

Now located in suite 20400 on the north side of the outpatient medical complex, the clinic is best accessed from the front parking lot, entering through Entrance D.
By Jill Clendening
August 14, 2025

Megan Dupuis named Internal Medicine Residency Program director

Beginning in July 2026, Dupuis will coordinate all aspects of the internal medicine residency, including the interview and selection process, mentoring the residents going through the program.
By Jill Clendening
August 12, 2025

Vanderbilt Transplant Center finishes fiscal year with new record of 918 solid organ transplants

This marks a second record-shattering year for solid organ transplants for Vanderbilt Health, surpassing last year’s previous record with an additional 109 lives saved. 
By Matt Batcheldor
August 11, 2025

Henrique Serezani named director of Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology

Since its founding in 2015, VCI has served as a hub of research focused on fundamental human immune system regulation.
By Leigh MacMillan
August 8, 2025

Fleming Society welcomes new graduates and is accepting nominations for 2025-2027 cohort

The Fleming Society, established in 2021, is named in honor of Geoffrey Fleming, MD, former professor of Pediatrics, whose passion for mentorship and medical education inspired this program.
By Aidan Hoyal
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