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Katie Cox Johnson, MD, at the opening of the Shade Tree Clinic.

September 18, 2019

Katie Cox Johnson, co-founder of Shade Tree Clinic, mourned

Katie Cox Johnson, co-founder of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Shade Tree Clinic, died Sept. 11. She was 38.

By Kathy Whitney

August 21, 2019

VUMC mourns loss of renowned scientist Jane Park

Jane Park, PhD, an active member of the Vanderbilt University faculty for 60 years and widow of pioneering diabetes researcher Charles Rawlinson “Rollo” Park, MD, died Aug. 19 in Nashville. She was 94.

By Bill Snyder

August 1, 2019

Oates recalled as iconic leader, physician, scientist

John Oates, MD, an internationally known physician at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a founding father of the discipline of Clinical Pharmacology, died Tuesday (July 30) in Nashville after a short illness. He was 87.

By Bill Snyder and Leigh MacMillan

July 24, 2019

Alice Ingram Hooker, longtime supporter of VUMC and Children’s Hospital, dies at 85

Alice Ingram Hooker, a longtime supporter of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and former chair of their boards, died July 23 after an extended illness.

By VUMC News and Communications

July 2, 2019

Former Pharmacology chair Hardman remembered as gifted scientist, educator, mentor

Joel Hardman, PhD, an internationally recognized scientist and educator who chaired the Department of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine from 1975 to 1990, died June 30, 2019 in Hoosick Falls, New York, after a lengthy illness. He was 85.

By Bill Snyder

July 1, 2019

VUMC mourns loss of pioneering pediatric surgeon, philanthropist Holcomb

George Holcomb Jr., MD, clinical professor of Surgery, emeritus, champion of the creation of a children’s hospital at Vanderbilt, and former executive director of Medical Alumni Affairs, died June 28. He was 97.

By Wayne Wood

May 30, 2019
Vanderbilt mourns loss of VMAA president and diversity pioneer, W. Bedford Waters, MD

W. Bedford Waters, MD, current president of the Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Association and the second African American to graduate from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), died May 25. He was 71.
By Kathy Whitney
March 12, 2019
VUMC Mourns the Passing of Howard W. Jones III, MD

Howard W. Jones III, MD, professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, former chair of the department and a world-renowned researcher into the causes and treatment of gynecologic cancer, died unexpectedly in his sleep on Saturday, March 9. He was 76.
By Wayne Wood
March 7, 2019
Vanderbilt mourns cancer researcher Stephen Hann

Stephen Hann, PhD, professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, died Feb. 27. He was 67.
By Leigh MacMillan
November 26, 2018
VUMC mourns loss of longtime supporter Ann Robinson

Ann Allen Robinson, 86, died at her home on Friday, Nov. 23 after a lengthy illness.
By Jessica Pasley
October 12, 2018
Colleen Conway-Welch, nursing education pioneer and emerita dean, has died

Colleen Conway-Welch, PhD, CNM, FAAN, FACNM, who during her 29 years as dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing transformed nursing education at Vanderbilt and nationally, died Oct. 12 following a courageous battle with cancer.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 27, 2018
VUMC mourns noted cardiologist Crenshaw

Marshall H. Crenshaw, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, died Aug. 23. He was 62.
By Kathy Whitney
August 23, 2018
VUMC mourns loss of integrative medicine pioneer Elam

Roy Elam III, MD, emeritus associate professor of Internal Medicine and founding medical director for the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died Aug. 20. He was 71.
By Doug Campbell

obituary

Katie Cox Johnson, co-founder of Shade Tree Clinic, mourned

VUMC mourns loss of renowned scientist Jane Park

Oates recalled as iconic leader, physician, scientist

Alice Ingram Hooker, longtime supporter of VUMC and Children’s Hospital, dies at 85

Former Pharmacology chair Hardman remembered as gifted scientist, educator, mentor

VUMC mourns loss of pioneering pediatric surgeon, philanthropist Holcomb

Vanderbilt mourns loss of VMAA president and diversity pioneer, W. Bedford Waters, MD

VUMC Mourns the Passing of Howard W. Jones III, MD

Vanderbilt mourns cancer researcher Stephen Hann

VUMC mourns loss of longtime supporter Ann Robinson

Colleen Conway-Welch, nursing education pioneer and emerita dean, has died

VUMC mourns noted cardiologist Crenshaw

VUMC mourns loss of integrative medicine pioneer Elam