Department of Surgery Archive — Page 12 of 16

Three researchers pose in a laboratory, with two standing in white coats behind an older man seated in front; shelves of laboratory bottles and equipment are visible in the background.
January 10, 2019

Bile acids mediate metabolic benefits of weight-loss surgery

A team of Vanderbilt investigators has pinpointed the role of bile acids and a specific signaling pathway in the positive metabolic effects of weight-loss surgery.

By Leigh MacMillan
Seven hospital staff members, including a police officer and medical personnel, pose in a hospital corridor for the 20th anniversary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Trauma Intensive Care Unit.
August 23, 2018

Trauma Unit’s 20th anniversary

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Trauma Unit on 10 North in Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital opened 20 years ago this month, August 1998.

By Wayne Wood
Portrait of a smiling woman wearing a white medical coat and teal shirt; an ID badge is visible.
August 2, 2018

Solórzano named interim Department of Surgery chair

Carmen Solórzano, MD, professor of Surgery and chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery, has been named the interim chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Surgery.

By Jill Clendening
Two doctors in white coats use a computer workstation in a hospital hallway, viewing a medical assessment on a monitor.
July 19, 2018

Telemedicine clinic for kidney transplant screening debuts

With the opening of a pre-transplant kidney evaluation clinic in Jackson, Tennessee, the Vanderbilt Transplant Center is joining a range of other clinical programs participating in telemedicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Jessica Pasley
July 2, 2018

SMAD4 clue to colon cancer

Loss of a gene that is part of the TGF-beta signaling pathway increased inflammation in the colon and was observed in half of human colitis-associated cancers.

By Bill Snyder
June 21, 2018

Burroughs Wellcome Fund award expands opportunities for physician-scientists

Vanderbilt University has received a five-year, $2.5-million Physician Scientist Institutional Award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to help bolster the dwindling number of active physician-scientists in the United States.

By Bill Snyder