obituary Archive — Page 7 of 10

October 30, 2019

Rheumatology’s Fuchs remembered for dedication to medicine, family

Howard Fuchs, MD, professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, died unexpectedly Oct. 28. He was 64.

Research by David Page, MD, helped dramatically alter the way breast cancer risk is assessed.

October 24, 2019

Breast cancer research pioneer Page remembered

David Page, MD, former professor of Pathology and Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, whose work revolutionized the assessment of breast cancer risk, died in Nashville on Thursday, Oct. 17. He was 78.

By Bill Snyder

October 18, 2019

Vanderbilt University Medical Center mourns loss of Children’s Hospital leader

VUMC mourns loss of Children’s Hospital CEO, Luke Gregory

By John Howser

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 Vanderbilt Health News
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

obituary Archive — Page 7 of 10

Rheumatology’s Fuchs remembered for dedication to medicine, family

Breast cancer research pioneer Page remembered

Vanderbilt University Medical Center mourns loss of Children’s Hospital leader

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