Jennifer Lewis Archive — Page 1 of 1

Medical illustration of two lungs, with a bright red tumor-like mass highlighted in the upper region of the lung on the right side of the image.
December 12, 2025

Lucy Spalluto and Jennifer Lewis awarded $1 million lung cancer screening grant

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, with incidence higher in veterans compared to the civilian population.

Portrait of Lucy Spalluto, MD, MPH, smiling and wearing a light pink collared shirt and pearl necklace.
September 20, 2024

VUMC physician-scientists recognized for extending veterans’ lung cancer screening

Lucy Spalluto, MD, MPH, and Jennifer Lewis, MD, MS, MPH, are the recipients of the 2024 VAQS Team Award for work they began in 2017.

Medical professional in a white coat points to printed chest CT scans showing multiple views of the lungs, with a CT scanner blurred in the background.
May 7, 2024

Study seeks to evaluate military exposures on veterans’ lung cancer risk 

A prospective cohort of veterans including those with military toxic exposures, such as burn pits, will be screened annually with low-dose chest CT to detect lung cancer and other disease early.

Medical illustration of a human torso showing the trachea, branching airways, and both lungs, with several clustered blue nodules depicted inside the lungs.
September 29, 2022

Policy, resources crucial for lung cancer screening: study

Vanderbilt reseach shows that resources for lung cancer screening programs increased the number of veterans screened.

January 17, 2019

Spalluto, Lewis to lead VA lung screening initiative

Lucy Spalluto, MD, assistant professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, and Jennifer Lewis, MD, MS, instructor in Medicine, have been selected to co-lead the Veterans Affairs — Partnership to increase Access to Lung Screening (VA-PALS) National Program Evaluation.