Scott Zuckerman Archive — Page 1 of 1

October 14, 2026

Scoliosis can affect people at all stages of life. But with the best spinal surgeons available, one patient got the best outcome

Joy Autin of Blountville, Tennessee, needed the best surgeon to correct a severe spinal deformity. A referral to Scott Zuckerman, MD, did the trick.

By Evan Dorian
Jason Colee is all smiles after finishing the Great Smoky Mountains 16.2-mile challenge, one of several races he completed following surgery to remove a rare tumor from his spinal cord.
August 6, 2026

Born to run and be there for his family, Jason Colee underwent a high-stakes spinal surgery so he could do both

The procedure was necessary to remove a rare tumorous mass that was nestled inside his spinal cord.

By Evan Dorian
Scott L. Zuckerman, MD, seated at a desk in an office, wearing a white Vanderbilt University Medical Center neurosurgery coat, light blue shirt, and red patterned tie.
October 22, 2024

Scott Zuckerman receives Credo Award for communication and commitment to colleagues

“The care we deliver in surgery is simply not possible without this army of devoted individuals.”

By Tom Wilemon
November 1, 2018

New registry seeks answers to sports concussion mysteries

News of sport-related concussions may rule airtime on ESPN, but it wasn’t until the early 2000s that the situational factors surrounding concussions and the severity of symptoms were studied from a medical perspective.

By Kelsey Herbers
March 8, 2018

Study finds concussion severity worsens later in football season

New research by the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center indicates the severity of concussions among high school football players is worse later in the season.

By Tom Wilemon
Children in colorful costumes hold hands and run together across a soccer field during a camp activity; one shirt reads “THEY MAKE THE RULES.”
May 26, 2016

Study finds family history may play role in young athletes’ recovery from concussion

Young athletes who experience a sports-related concussion are more likely to suffer a prolonged period of symptoms if they also have a family history of mood disorders, psychiatric illnesses or migraines, according to a study from the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center (VSCC) published in Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.

By Phil Ko