Department of Surgery

October 29, 2013

Vanderbilt to study use of plasma on LifeFlight

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will participate in a national trial to see if outcomes for critically injured patients with uncontrolled bleeding can be improved by administering plasma to these patients while in flight to the hospital.

By VUMC News and Communications

October 10, 2013

Rae seeks to enhance outcomes for burn patients

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care is expanding its specialized burn faculty with the appointment of Lisa Rae, M.D., assistant professor of Surgery.

By VUMC News and Communications

September 26, 2013

Cell changes en route to stomach cancer

Molecular characterization of pre-cancerous changes in cells lining the stomach could point to lesions with a greater risk of progression to cancer.

By Leigh MacMillan

August 22, 2013

Trauma surgical skills training course lands certification

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is now certified as Tennessee’s only teaching site for an advanced trauma surgical skills training course offered at fewer than 50 hospitals worldwide.