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Six researchers pose together against a gray backdrop, with three people standing in the back row and three in front.
February 21, 2024

International genetic study of glaucoma implicates vascular and cancer-related genes

An international genetic study using multiancestry biobanks has identified novel genetic locations associated with primary open-angle glaucoma, the most common type of glaucoma and the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally.

Reception desk in a modern Vanderbilt Urology Clinic, with computer workstations, a telephone, and a wooden door behind the counter.
February 21, 2024

Renovated Urology clinic in TVC features expanded services

Vanderbilt Urology’s newly renovated TVC clinic features a slightly larger and much more efficient space, nitrous oxide in the procedure rooms, a new high definition C-Arm X-ray machine and a urodynamics unit, thereby expanding the range of procedures that can be performed in clinic without having to go to the operating room.

Five adults pose together in a hospital corridor. A man in medical scrubs stands at left, with two men and two women beside him; the central man wears a striped shirt and jeans.
February 20, 2024

System offers new option to treat mitral regurgitation

In a novel procedure, the Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute (VHVI) successfully performed the first large-flange Innovalve transcatheter mitral valve replacement.

Professional headshot of Ashley Spann, MD, wearing glasses, a white coat, and a dark top against a softly blurred brown background.
February 20, 2024

Liver disease specialist Ashley Spann receives two career development awards

Vanderbilt’s Ashley Spann, MD, MSACI, is the inaugural recipient of the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program Hepatology Award from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

Nurse in blue scrubs and a dark vest smiles while speaking with an older patient in a hospital bed.
February 20, 2024

Nominations sought for Nurses Week Awards and Recognitions

Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurses are invited to nominate an outstanding colleague for recognition during the 2024 Nurses Week Awards and Recognitions.

Vanessa Marlowe poses on a bright skybridge, wearing a purple blazer, black outfit, glasses, layered necklaces and bracelets.
February 20, 2024

Vanessa Marlowe strives to create “caring connections” with patients and her colleagues

Marlowe recognized with VUMC Five Pillar Leader Award for her work