John Scheel

Curbing late-stage breast cancer diagnosis: Innovative mobile diagnostic kit aims to improve early detection in Uganda

An international team of experts, including the Uganda Cancer Institute, is developing a groundbreaking mobile breast cancer diagnostic kit to enhance early detection in Uganda, where 70% of cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage.

Save the Date: Radiology’s Climate Action and Sustainability Summit Dec. 7

The inaugural hybrid event will highlight decarbonization, climate-health research initiatives, and industry collaborations. Listen to speakers with various expertise from VUMC, WM, and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.

VUMC well represented at Association of American Medical Colleges annual meeting

Several Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty were featured in the annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges in Nashville.

Scheel joins Radiology with emphasis on planetary, global health

John Scheel, MD, PhD, MPH, has joined Vanderbilt Vanderbilt’s Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences as an associate professor and the department’s vice chair of Global and Planetary Health, a newly created position.