Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

October 17, 2019

Orthopaedic organization elects Wright president

By Holly Fletcher
October 10, 2019

Honoring Schwartz

A recent portrait unveiling ceremony honored Herbert Schwartz, MD, former chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 23, 2019

VUMC’s Jahangir elected chair of the Metropolitan Board of Health of Nashville and Davidson County

Alex Jahangir, MD, MMHC, medical director of the Vanderbilt Center for Trauma, Burn and Emergency Surgery, has been elected chair of the Metropolitan Board of Health of Nashville and Davidson County.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 29, 2019

Diamond named TNAAP Pediatrician of the Year

Alex Diamond, DO, MPH, has many titles and serves in multiple roles — associate professor of Pediatrics and Orthopedic Surgery, director of the Program for Injury Prevention in Youth Sports (PIPYS) and team physician for Vanderbilt University, the Nashville Predators and the Nashville Sounds.

By Jessica Pasley
Last weekend, people who are uninsured received free treatments for outpatient upper extremity conditions at Vanderbilt Bone & Joint in Franklin.
August 15, 2019

Event provided free hand surgeries for uninsured patients

Hand surgeons and other Vanderbilt Health staff offered surgeries to people who are uninsured and need surgical treatment for outpatient upper extremity conditions, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and ganglion cysts.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 25, 2019

Safe Kids Cumberland Valley receives advocacy impact award

Led by Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Safe Kids Cumberland Valley received the Impact Award for Advocacy for its work to protect children from preventable injuries.

By Jessica Pasley
July 18, 2019

More recovery, less disability focus of new musculoskeletal research center

A new research center is aimed at improving patient outcomes and preventing disability after muscle and skeletal injuries and surgery.
By Bill Snyder
June 11, 2019

Rick W. Wright, MD, joins Vanderbilt University Medical Center as chair of Orthopaedic Surgery

Rick W. Wright, MD, one of the nation’s leading orthopaedic surgeons and sports medicine specialists, has been named chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He will join the faculty Sept. 1.
By John Howser
April 25, 2019

Health collaborative helps rural hospitals curb operating costs

Alomere Health, a 99-bed hospital in rural Alexandria, Minnesota, is bucking a trend — thanks in large measure to its participation in the Vanderbilt Health Purchasing Collaborative (VHPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Bill Snyder
April 25, 2019

New technology helps pediatric patients who require frequent X-rays

Chloie Jacobs, 9, prepares for a follow-up scan of her congenital scoliosis — a sideways curvature of the spine present at birth — and climbs into a new X-ray imaging device at the pediatric orthopaedic clinic at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By Christina Echegaray
April 11, 2019

Keeping bone in its place

Jonathan Schoenecker and colleagues have discovered a new mechanism for the formation of bone in soft tissues — a complication of severe injuries that causes pain and limits mobility.
By Anivarya Kumar
October 25, 2018

Riding for a cause

Earlier this year, Bruce Green rode his bike on a 3,400-mile trip from Los Angeles to Boston, raising more than $50,000 in honor of his late father, Neil E. Green, MD, former director and chief of the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 20, 2018

CDC releases new mild traumatic brain injury guideline

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new clinical recommendations for health care providers treating children with mild traumatic brain injury, often referred to as concussion.
By Tom Wilemon
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