Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

VUMC volunteers prepare a patient for surgery during Orthopaedics Outreach Day at Vanderbilt Surgery Center in Franklin. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
August 29, 2023

Volunteers lend a helping hand at Orthopaedics Outreach Day

Approximately 60 VUMC volunteers, including surgeons, pre- and post-op nurses and check-in, anesthesia, sterile, supply and cleaning staff, took over the Vanderbilt Surgery Center in Franklin to provide free surgical treatment to uninsured or underinsured Middle Tennesseans.

By Danny Bonvissuto
June 29, 2023

Safe Stars expanding to include private schools

The Safe Stars youth sports safety rating system is expanding to include private schools and community youth sports organizations participating on public property.

By Jessica Pasley
May 11, 2023

Procedure uses patient’s own growth to treat scoliosis

Vanderbilt pediatric orthopaedic surgeons are the first in Tennessee to perform an innovative procedure to treat scoliosis that uses the patient’s own growth to correct the curve.

By Jessica Pasley
May 11, 2023

Coronado receives ACTS early-career research award

Rogelio Coronado, PT, MPT, PhD, recently received the 2023 ACTS Outstanding Trainee: Early (Faculty) Career Development Award from the Association for Clinical and Translational Science.

By Danny Bonvissuto
April 13, 2023

Three physicians appointed to VUH leadership roles

Vanderbilt University Hospital and Clinics have named physicians Chetan Aher, MD, Arna Banerjee, MD, MMHC, and Gregory Polkowski, MD, MSc, to leadership roles designed to increase internal collaboration and to further improve patient outcomes.

By Kathy Rivers
Alex Jahangir, MD, right, receives the award from Felix “Buddy” Savoie III, MD, at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
March 16, 2023

Orthopaedic surgery academy honors Jahangir

Vanderbilt’s Alex Jahangir, MD, recently received the William W. Tipton Jr., MD Leadership Award at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

By Danny Bonvissuto
March 2, 2023

Orthopaedics lectureship honors legend in sports medicine

The First Annual W. Ben Kibler Sports Medicine Lectureship supports an annual educational series in sports medicine for athletic trainers, medical students, residents, fellows and practicing physicians.
By Danny Bonvissuto
March 2, 2023

Multisite clinical trial to test new ACL repair procedure

Vanderbilt orthopaedic surgeons are revisiting the method of used to repair torn anterior cruciate ligaments.
By Danny Bonvissuto
February 9, 2023

Aspirin’s effectiveness at preventing blood clots studied

A Vanderbilt study found that aspirin is as effective as low molecular weight heparin at preventing hospital-acquired deep venous thromboembolism, or blood clots in the veins, for orthopaedic trauma patients.
By Danny Bonvissuto
February 8, 2023

New Chief Medical Officers announced

Rick W. Wright, MD, has been appointed as Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s new Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Patty Wright, MD, will be transitioning from her role as Chief of Staff for Adult Ambulatory, Davidson County to the role of Chief Medical Officer for Adult Ambulatory Clinics.
By John Howser
January 12, 2023

Expandable prosthesis gives young patient more mobility

To treat the osteosarcoma in his left leg, Dominic Gamez, 7, and his family chose to have a magnetic expandable prosthesis implanted that can be manipulated to grow incrementally as the child grows.
By Nancy Humphrey
October 13, 2022

Jahangir shares COVID lessons at Reunion Weekend

By Bill Snyder
October 13, 2022

VUH adopts enhanced recovery for sarcoma surgery

Vanderbilt's latest enhanced recovery after surgery clinical pathway was launched last month for adult patients receiving surgery to remove extremity soft tissue sarcomas, which are cancerous tumors that can arise in muscles, tendons, fat, blood vessels and other connective tissue.
By Paul Govern
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