obituary Archive — Page 9 of 10

Portrait of a smiling man in a dark suit, white shirt, and striped tie against a brown studio background.
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
Black-and-white head-and-shoulders portrait of an older man wearing a suit and tie.
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
Portrait of an older man with white hair and glasses wearing a striped shirt.
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
Black-and-white formal portrait of a mustached man wearing a tuxedo and bow tie.
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
Portrait of an older man with white hair wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and red tie.
July 12, 2016

VUMC mourns loss of Pediatric Orthopaedics pioneer Neil Green

By Christina Echegaray
Robert Vantrease sits in front of a framed, hand-lettered Hippocratic Oath.
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