Department of Pediatrics Archive — Page 19 of 57

June 22, 2023

Mosaicism and genetic disease

Genetic mosaicism — when the body’s cells do not all have the same genetic makeup — could generate variants previously thought to be spontaneous in genetic disease, and detecting parental mosaicism could clarify recurrence risk for future children.

By Leigh MacMillan
Vanderbilt’s pediatric neurocritical care team treated patient Will Terry after he suffered a traumatic brain injury when he flipped over the handlebars of a kick scooter. (photo by Susan Urmy)
June 22, 2023

Neurocritical care team helps boy survive severe brain injury

Vanderbilt’s pediatric neurocritical care team combines experts from different areas of pediatric medicine to care for each child according to individual needs to maximize that child’s quality recovery.

By Christina Echegaray
Meg Rush, MD, MMHC, talks about the history of the Stahlman NICU during the reception marking the unit’s closure.
June 15, 2023

Stahlman NICU transitions to new resuscitation unit

Vanderbilt’s The Stahlman Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, one of the first modern neonatal intensive care units in the world, cared for its last baby and closed at the end of May.

By Danny Bonvissuto
May 31, 2023

Four from VUMC receive Heart Rhythm Society awards

Four physician-scientists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center won awards during the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual meeting.

By Matt Batcheldor
May 24, 2023

Spring event honors donors’ support and generosity

Members of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Canby Robinson Society recently joined CEO and President Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, and his wife, Melinda, at Cheekwood Botanic Hall for the Spring Donor Celebration, an annual event honoring donors for their loyal support.

By Nancy Humphrey
xray of lung
May 24, 2023

ACR names Monroe Carell a Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has been named a Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence (DICOE) by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

By Christina Echegaray