Department of Surgery

January 7, 2016

VPMM symposium to explore bariatric surgery’s development

By Doug Campbell
x-ray of stomach
July 21, 2015

Study finds rerouting bile acids may offer simpler alternative to gastric bypass surgery

A new surgical procedure could offer a simpler approach to achieve some of the same weight-loss and metabolic benefits associated with gastric bypass surgery, researchers at VUMC report.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 30, 2015

Watkins memorialized with establishment of new chair

By Nancy Humphrey
April 16, 2015

Karp takes new role as Department of Surgery chair

Seth Karp, M.D., professor of Surgery and Ingram Professor of Surgical Sciences, has been named the new chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Surgery.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 9, 2015

Photo: Metabolic discoveries

Discovery Lecturer Stephen O’Rahilly, M.D., helped establish and now co-directs the Institute of Metabolic Science at the University of Cambridge, England.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 20, 2015

Vanderbilt trauma surgeons see increase in motorcycle crashes with springtime weather; urge proper helmet use

By VUMC News and Communications
December 11, 2014

Terhune to direct General Surgery residency program

The General Surgery residency program at Vanderbilt School of Medicine is getting a new program director, but it won’t be a new face.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 24, 2014

Twelve Vanderbilt faculty elected AAAS fellows

Twelve members of Vanderbilt's faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their “scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.”
By Bill Snyder
October 3, 2014

New faculty: Maxwell studies trauma recovery in older population

Working in trauma and critical care for most of her career, Cathy Maxwell noticed profound differences among older patients and their responses to injury. Her curiosity led her to become a nurse researcher in this area.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 22, 2014

Landers, Fuchs win awards at Fall Faculty Assembly

An international expert on slavery and emancipation during the 18th and 19th centuries was awarded the prestigious Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research during Vanderbilt University’s Fall Faculty Assembly.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 15, 2014

Weight regain after gastric bypass

Early weight regain after gastric bypass surgery does not reverse metabolic improvements, and the "hunger hormone" ghrelin might indicate who is susceptible to weight regain.
By Leigh MacMillan
July 24, 2014

Team spots trigger for rare diarrheal disease in infants

Researchers at Vanderbilt University, the University of Arizona and Phoenix Children’s Hospital have discovered what triggers a rare but devastating diarrheal disease in newborns that is fatal without intravenous feeding or intestinal transplant.
By Bill Snyder
January 23, 2014

Altruistic donor chain enhances transplant options

Thanks to a series of altruistic donations that began in Colorado, three people who were waiting for a kidney received a life-saving transplant, including a patient at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Jessica Pasley