Department of Surgery Archive — Page 6 of 15
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September 15, 2023
A year of teamwork restores patient’s arm after devastating accident
Hundreds of Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Occupational Therapy clinicians have played a role in saving and restoring the function of patient Dawn Reed’s right arm and hand after a utility terrain vehicle accident. -
September 12, 2023
Michael Rizzari named surgical director of Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Michael Rizzari, MD, has been named surgical director of Living Donor Liver Transplantation at the Vanderbilt Transplant Center and staff surgeon in Pediatric Abdominal Transplant Surgery at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. -
August 24, 2023
Study shows Vanderbilt-developed technology assists surgeons in identifying parathyroids
A team of surgeons and biomedical engineers have shown the use of probe-based near infrared autofluorescence technology helps confirm the identification of parathyroid glands during endocrine surgery -
July 25, 2023
Vanderbilt Transplant Center reaches new record in number of procedures performed
The Vanderbilt Transplant Center performed a record number of solid organ transplants in fiscal year 2023 (FY 23) — 665 life-saving procedures among its adult and pediatric programs. -
July 7, 2023
Study reveals new clue to gastric cancer
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have uncovered evidence of fibroblast cells' direct involvement in the development of gastric cancer. -
June 27, 2023
Joseph Magliocca named director of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center
Joseph Magliocca, MD, has been named director of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center and surgical director of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program. -
June 15, 2023
Montenovo named chief of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation
Martin Montenovo, MD, has been named chief of Vanderbilt's Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation in the Department of Surgery.