Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Archive — Page 5 of 13

Portrait of a man in a black suit, white shirt, and patterned gold tie against a brown studio background.
July 14, 2022

New implant helps ease spinal lumbar fusion surgery

Vanderbilt’s Raymond Gardocki, MD, played an instrumental role in developing and implanting the Flarehawk 9 — a first-of-its-kind interbody implant that can be placed endoscopically during spinal lumbar fusion surgery.

Portrait of Alex Jahangir, MD, MMHC, wearing a gray blazer and white shirt.
May 18, 2022

Jahangir named to new role in Business Development

Alex Jahangir, MD, MMHC, has been named a Vice President for Business Development for Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Portrait of a smiling man in a gray pinstriped suit, blue shirt, and red tie against a brown background.
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.

Portrait of a smiling man wearing a white medical coat, collared shirt, and tie against a neutral background.
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.

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.

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.