Division of Rheumatology Archives
Rheumatoid arthritis: special deliveries
Mar. 28, 2022—Birth outcomes including postpartum infection and blood transfusion were similar in women with and without rheumatoid arthritis, and continued use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biologics is recommended to limit steroid exposure.
Chung receives early investigator award from ASCPT
Sep. 16, 2021—Vanderbilt's Cecilia Chung, MD, MPH, has received the 2022 Leon I. Goldberg Early Investigator Award from the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT).
New Clinician Spotlight: Jason Springer
Apr. 20, 2021—Jason Springer, MD, MS, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center as associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology in the Department of Medicine. Springer is co-director of the Vanderbilt Vasculitis Center, where he will oversee vasculitis clinical trials.
Microbial RNA and rheumatoid arthritis
Jan. 11, 2021—Small RNAs — short stretches of genetic material — from microbes may be playing a role in rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center to break ground on Hendersonville multi-specialty clinic
Feb. 14, 2020—Vanderbilt University Medical Center will soon break ground on a new 31,000-square-foot facility that will offer adult outpatient specialty care, along with limited pediatric specialty care and imaging services to the citizens of Sumner and surrounding counties.
Rheumatology’s Fuchs remembered for dedication to medicine, family
Oct. 30, 2019—Howard Fuchs, MD, professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, died unexpectedly Oct. 28. He was 64.
New clinic focused on caring for vasculitis patients
Nov. 8, 2018—Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently debuted a new clinic dedicated to providing a multidisciplinary approach to caring for patients coping with the complex host of chronic disorders known as vasculitis.
