Kimryn Rathmell Archive — Page 3 of 3

Portrait of W. Kimryn Rathmell wearing glasses, a white blazer, and a navy floral blouse.
August 18, 2016

VICC helps launch new alliance for rare kidney cancer

Children, adolescents or young adults, particularly African-Americans, diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer may actually have a rare form of the disease known as renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) that requires a specialized approach and expert intervention.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Panel discussion on precision medicine in cancer, with a speaker at a podium and six panelists seated at a table before an audience; a presentation slide with speaker headshots and text is projected above.
May 26, 2016

Precision medicine already changing cancer treatment strategies

The ability to test patients’ cancers for individual differences, mainly at the genetic level, and to make treatment decisions based on those differences is the hallmark of precision medicine, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is among the leaders of this new approach to diagnosis and treatment.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Portrait of W. Kimryn Rathmell wearing glasses, a white blazer, and a navy floral blouse.
August 13, 2015

Rathmell to direct Division of Hematology and Oncology

W. Kimryn Rathmell, M.D., Ph.D., Alexander Professor for Translational Science and associate director for Training and Education at Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has been named director of Vanderbilt’s Division of Hematology and Oncology.

By Vanderbilt Health News