Panambur (Lax) Bhandari Archive — Page 1 of 1

Three people pose in a modern stairwell, each displaying a black hand-support device; the center person also wears a white-and-black version on one hand.

October 22, 2026

Keeping hands functional: New innovation targets a common military injury

Hand injuries reduce operational readiness in military populations. The GRASP Hand system could change that.

By Jill Clendening; video by Erin O. Smith

Patient Mathias Uribe with his parents, Mathias Uribe and Catalina Gutierrez, and his younger brother, Nicholas.

November 21, 2023

Young patient’s recovery from infection, multiple amputations, moves to next phase

After 143 days in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Mathias Uribe was discharged to begin the next phase of his recovery following a lengthy infection that led to a rare sequence of health issues.

By Jessica Pasley