Sekhar Padmanabhan

Before being sedated, Aaron Davis gives a thumbs up with his surgical team. (photo by Donn Jones)
February 12, 2026

Vanderbilt Health celebrates milestone for novel histotripsy procedure 

Appealing to patients for its noninvasive nature, it avoids many of the traditional drawbacks of surgeries that use incisions, including pain management. 

By Evan Dorian
(photo by Erin O. Smith)
March 4, 2025

Rare pancreas diagnosis, rare treatment: Surgeons perform robotic Whipple procedure for pediatric patient

The milestone surgery resulted from collaboration and exemplifies a generational shift taking place in pediatric surgery.

By Jessica Pasley
Reginald Porter, here with his wife, Tina, was the first at Vanderbilt to receive a combined liver transplant and Whipple procedure.
January 10, 2025

Novel procedure involves liver transplant, major abdominal surgery

Reginald Porter of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, received the procedure in September after being diagnosed at an area hospital in February with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer that develops in the bile ducts.

By Matt Batcheldor