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August 16, 2022

Sternberg to step down after two decades at Vanderbilt

Paul Sternberg Jr., MD, is stepping down from his role as chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and director of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, effective June 30, 2023.

By Craig Boerner
August 11, 2022

A story of family and faith: Jennifer received a kidney transplant. The donor was Capri, who is married to Dennis. Jennifer is Dennis’ ex-wife. It’s complicated.

The extended family has grown closer as a result of Capri’s generosity. She says her faith led her to the decision.

By Matt Batcheldor
August 9, 2022

Capers named to lead Vanderbilt Regional Community Hospitals

Travis Capers has been named to the newly created role of President of Vanderbilt Regional Community Hospitals, effective Aug. 15, following a nationwide search to fill the position.

By Craig Boerner
August 4, 2022

A cyber-attack caused a worldwide outage to a major payroll system. A VUMC response team made sure employees could still be paid.

“What’s amazing about VUMC is our ability to pull together and collaborate across teams and really to respond to an incident or an emergency situation.”

By Christina Echegaray
July 28, 2022

Study reveals need for matching targeted therapies with EGFR subtypes

A Vanderbilt study suggests that clinicians should take a deeper dive into distinguishing EGFR mutations when prescribing targeted therapies for non-small-cell lung cancers.

By Tom Wilemon
July 25, 2022

Major expansion announced for Vanderbilt University Hospital

Leaders with Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced plans today for construction of the largest expansion to date for Vanderbilt University Hospital.

By Jill Clendening
July 14, 2022

Darling honored by Society of Research Administrators

Vanderbilt's Heather Darling, PMP, has been selected as a Future of the Field honoree by the Society of Research Administrators International.
By Bill Snyder
July 7, 2022

Preempting sudden cardiac death

A technique to characterize all variants in genes associated with arrhythmia could improve the ability to identify and preemptively treat individuals at risk for sudden cardiac death.
By Bill Snyder
July 5, 2022

Pruthi succeeds Schulman as chief of Pediatric Radiology

Sumit Pruthi, MD, MBBS, professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has succeeded Marta Hernanz-Schulman, MD, as chief of Pediatric Radiology and medical director of Diagnostic Imaging at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By Emily Stembridge
July 1, 2022

New Clinician Spotlight: Saeed Mohammad

Saeed Mohammad, MD, MS, recently joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center as director of the Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Center at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 30, 2022

Vanderbilt Academy for Excellence in Education elects 26 new members

The Academy for Excellence in Education has elected the following 26 new members for 2022.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 29, 2022

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine names renowned scholar Kuriyan as next dean of Basic Sciences

Vanderbilt has named John Kuriyan, PhD, one of the world’s leading structural biologists, as its next dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 22, 2022

Gannon selected for American Diabetes Association Award

Maureen Gannon, PhD, professor of Medicine, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and Cell and Developmental Biology, is the recipient of the 2022 Lois Jovanovic Transformative Woman in Diabetes Award presented by the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
By Jill Clendening
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