Section of Surgical Sciences Archive — Page 1 of 8

Side-by-side formal portraits of a smiling woman with short dark hair and a man with a receding hairline, both wearing dark suits against brown backgrounds.
August 4, 2026

Carmen Solórzano and David Penson to serve in top surgical posts

Solórzano has been chosen to serve as Interim Chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences, while Penson has been chosen to serve as Interim System Surgeon-in-Chief for Vanderbilt Health.

By John Howser
Three adults stand beside a large academic research poster; a woman gestures toward the poster while two men listen. The poster concerns incorporating radiologic imaging into Mohs micrographic surgery for high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, with dense text and charts.
April 28, 2026

Dan Beauchamp’s legacy celebrated at symposium highlighting scientific investigations

Following Jennifer Wargo’s talk, research posters from Vanderbilt Health investigators at every level — medical students, residents, fellows and faculty — were displayed in the Langford Auditorium lobby highlighting investigations in basic and translational science, clinical outcomes, and quality improvement.

By Jill Clendening
Seth Karp, M.D., wearing glasses, a white Vanderbilt University Medical Center coat and patterned tie, posed in a softly lit hospital or medical-center interior.
April 23, 2026

Vanderbilt Health’s Seth Karp To Join Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

After 15 years of distinguished leadership at Vanderbilt Health, Seth Karp, MD, the H. William Scott Jr. Professor of Surgery, will be stepping down as System Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences on Oct. 15.

By John Howser
Abstract green and blue digital network with glowing grid lines, data points, and layered wave-like forms around a dark central area.
March 3, 2026

Vanderbilt Health and Bertis establish collaboration for cancer drug discovery

The collaboration will integrate Vanderbilt Health’s Molecular AI Initiative capabilities with Bertis’ deep proteomics and AI-enabled technologies to identify novel therapeutic targets and predictive biomarkers.

Kascey Malone, CST; Brandon Petree, MD; Aaron Williams, MD; Yatrik Patel, MD; and Sean Bunch, RN; work around a patient during a heart transplant surgery. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
January 14, 2026

Vanderbilt Transplant Center nation’s largest after performing record number of solid organ transplants in 2025

Through dramatic growth, the VTC is now the largest transplant center in the country by volume, according to data from the United Network for Organ Sharing.

By Matt Batcheldor
Vanderbilt’s Seth Karp, MD, testifies before a U.S. Senate committee Dec. 11.
December 15, 2025

Vanderbilt’s Seth Karp testifies about continuing need to increase organs available for transplant

More than 100,000 people in the United States are waiting for an organ transplant, and about 13 people die each day waiting.

By Matt Batcheldor