Roland (Ron) Eavey

June 8, 2022

VUSM faculty honored with emerita or emeritus status

Vanderbilt University recently honored several faculty members for their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty. Among them were 15 from the School of Medicine.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 26, 2021

Perkins named director of Pediatric Neurotology

Elizabeth Perkins, MD, assistant professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, has been named director of Pediatric Neurotology at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Jessica Pasley
August 18, 2021

Haynes named interim chair of Otolaryngology

David Haynes, MD, has been named interim chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) effective July 1. He will serve in this role until Eben Rosenthal, MD, the John and Ann Doerr Medical Director and associate director of Clinical Care with Stanford Cancer Center, joins Vanderbilt University Medical Center as the department’s next chair on Oct. 11.

By Jill Clendening
August 4, 2021

Stimson named CMO of Employee Health Plans

C.J. Stimson, MD, JD, assistant professor of Urology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the VUMC and Vanderbilt University Employee Health Plans.

By Matt Batcheldor
July 30, 2021

Labadie named chair of Otolaryngology at MUSC

Robert Labadie, MD, PhD, professor of Otolaryngology and Biomedical Engineering, has been named professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Medicine in Charleston, South Carolina.

By Jill Clendening
June 11, 2021

Stanford’s Eben Rosenthal named to lead VUMC’s Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Following a national search, Eben Rosenthal, MD, the John and Ann Doerr Medical Director and Associate Director of Clinical Care with Stanford Cancer Center, will join Vanderbilt University Medical Center Oct. 11 as chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS).

By John Howser
April 29, 2021

Early intervention eases laryngeal injury healing

Alexander Gelbard, MD, associate professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, reported in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery that early intervention treatment for acute laryngeal injury after intubation may prevent tracheostomy dependence and the need for additional surgical procedures.
By Emily Stembridge
April 22, 2021

New platform helps aspiring residents showcase skills

Brandon Esianor, MD, and Madelyn Stevens, MD, both residents in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (O-HNS), have developed a virtual platform for O-HNS residency applicants across the country to connect with prospective residency programs.
By Emily Stembridge
January 14, 2021

Stimson named senior VP of Value Transformation

C.J. Stimson, MD, JD, assistant professor of Urology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Value Transformation in the VUMC Office of Population Health.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 8, 2021

VUMC mourns loss of otolaryngologist and surgeon Ries

William Russell Ries, MD, professor of Otolaryngology and Carol and John S. Odess Professor of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died Jan. 5. He was 67.
By Jill Clendening
November 12, 2020

Eavey to step down from Otolaryngology leadership roles

Roland “Ron” Eavey, MD, SM, Guy M. Maness Professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, will be stepping down from his position as the department’s leader at the end of the academic year.
By John Howser
September 10, 2020

Global recommendations for cochlear implants outlined

More than 432 million adults across the globe live with a disabling hearing loss, but of those who are candidates for cochlear implants, only 4-5% receive one.
By Kelsey Herbers
August 27, 2020

Trial to test nasal irrigation to treat COVID

By Kelsey Herbers
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