obituary

February 22, 2018

VUMC mourns renowned neurotologist Glasscock

Renowned neurotologist Michael E. Glasscock III, MD, adjunct professor of Otolaryngology, died Feb. 17 in the home he shared with his daughter, Martina Glasscock Barnes, in Asheville, North Carolina. He was 84. The cause of death was kidney disease.

By Matt Batcheldor

February 15, 2018

Ohde remembered as consummate teacher, researcher

Ralph Ohde, PhD, professor emeritus of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, died Jan. 8. He was 73.

By Matt Batcheldor

Samuel T. McSeveney in an undated photo (Vanderbilt University)

August 8, 2017

McSeveney, historian of the Gilded Age, dead at 86

Retired history professor Samuel T. McSeveny has died at the age of 86.

By VUMC News and Communications

July 26, 2017

Vanderbilt mourns loss of pharmacologist H. Alex Brown

H. Alex Brown, Ph.D., the Bixler-Johnson-Mayes Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, died from cancer Tuesday, July 25, at his home. He was 56.

By Bill Snyder

May 17, 2017

Remembering Floyd Dennis, disability civil rights advocate

H. Floyd Dennis, professor of special education, emeritus, died April 17 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was 89. As a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researcher, Dennis was founding director of the Kennedy Center Institute on Youth and Social Development.

By VUMC News and Communications

April 6, 2017

VUMC mourns loss of Transplant Center’s Payne

Jerita Payne, MSN, ACNP, MMHC, director of Clinical Transplant Services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), died March 22 after a brief illness. She was 54.

By Jessica Pasley

January 24, 2017
Casagrande recalled as neuroscience pillar, supportive mentor

Vivien Casagrande, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) noted for her many contributions to the visual sciences, died peacefully at her home on Saturday, Jan. 21. She was 74.
By Bill Snyder
January 20, 2017
Vanderbilt mourns loss of former Bariatric Surgery director Clements

Ronald Clements, M.D., professor of Surgery and the past director of Bariatric Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died Jan. 19 at home surrounded by his family. He was 50.
By Jill Clendening
October 13, 2016
Allen recalled as dedicated clinician, educator, researcher

Longtime Vanderbilt University School of Medicine faculty member Joseph Allen Jr., M.D., professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, emeritus, died Sept. 16 at 91.
By Doug Campbell
August 30, 2016
VUMC mourns loss of Nephrology’s Schulman

Gerald Schulman, M.D., professor of Medicine, died Aug. 26. He was 65.
By Kathy Whitney
August 2, 2016
VUMC mourns loss of Orthopaedics innovator Brooks

Arthur L. Brooks, M.D., an innovator of surgical techniques and a mentor to younger orthopaedic surgeons, died Thursday, July 28, at age 91.
By Tom Wilemon
July 12, 2016
VUMC mourns loss of Pediatric Orthopaedics pioneer Neil Green
By Christina Echegaray
July 11, 2016
Robert Vantrease, artist and 64-year employee of VUMC, dies at 89

Robert “Bobby” Vantrease, an award-winning artist who retired in 2013 after 64 years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died July 7. He was 89.
By Wayne Wood

obituary

VUMC mourns renowned neurotologist Glasscock

Ohde remembered as consummate teacher, researcher

McSeveney, historian of the Gilded Age, dead at 86

Vanderbilt mourns loss of pharmacologist H. Alex Brown

Remembering Floyd Dennis, disability civil rights advocate

VUMC mourns loss of Transplant Center’s Payne

Casagrande recalled as neuroscience pillar, supportive mentor

Vanderbilt mourns loss of former Bariatric Surgery director Clements

Allen recalled as dedicated clinician, educator, researcher

VUMC mourns loss of Nephrology’s Schulman

VUMC mourns loss of Orthopaedics innovator Brooks

VUMC mourns loss of Pediatric Orthopaedics pioneer Neil Green

Robert Vantrease, artist and 64-year employee of VUMC, dies at 89