Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Archive — Page 5 of 13

April 28, 2022

Nyman named Center for Bone Biology director

Jeffry Nyman, PhD, professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and research associate professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been named director of the Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology.

By Emily Stembridge
April 28, 2022

Shaan Patel joins VWCH as its first full-time hand surgeon

Shaan Patel, MD, has joined Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital as an assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and is the hospital’s the only full-time hand surgeon dedicated to VWCH.

By Emily Stembridge
VWCH’s Jacob Woodard, MAE, ATC, NASM-CES, was recently named High School Athletic Trainer of the Year.
March 24, 2022

Woodard named High School Athletic Trainer of the Year

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital’s Jacob Woodard, MAE, ATC, NASM-CES, has been named the Tennessee Athletic Trainers’ Society Sandy Sandlin High School Athletic Trainer of the Year.

By Emily Stembridge
José Ontiveros, center, and his wife, Isela Morales, to his left, are surrounded by some of the team members who helped save his life as he battled post-COVID complications, including from left, infectious disease specialist Karen Bloch, MD, MPH; interpreter Eleazar Jimenez; orthopaedic surgeon Amir Abtahi, MD; infectious disease specialist Christina Fiske, MD, MPH; and otolaryngologist Sarah Rohde, MD, MMHC.
March 16, 2022

Teamwork returns man with severe post-COVID complications to his life

A multidisciplinary team at Vanderbilt helped José Ontiveros cope with a long list of severe complications arising from his COVID-19i infection.

By Jill Clendening
February 28, 2022

Mencio named President of ABOS

Vanderbilt’s Gregory Mencio, MD, has been named president of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) following a year as president-elect.

By Emily Stembridge
From left, J.Court Reese, Stephanie Moore-Lotridge, PhD, Breanne Gibson, PhD, and Jonathan Schoenecker, MD, PhD, are discovering ways to prevent adverse outcomes in orthopaedic surgery.
January 19, 2022

Study identifies molecular trigger of severe injury-induced inflammatory response

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that early inappropriate activation of the enzyme plasmin caused by severe injury is a trigger of systemic inflammatory response syndrome and resulting organ failure.

By Leigh MacMillan