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March 17, 2016
Study explores gene’s role in protecting HIV patients from TB
An international research team led by scientists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center has identified a genetic variant that protects people with HIV from developing active tuberculosis. The variant is near the gene encoding the infection-fighting cytokine IL-12. -
February 25, 2016
Focus on care, quality drives heart transplant program
As the largest heart transplant program in the Southeast, the Vanderbilt Transplant Center is ranked No. 1 in volume for the combined adult and pediatric heart transplant program, according to the latest Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) data. -
February 18, 2016
Liver transplant program celebrates 25 years of care
Twenty-five years ago, Julie Damon’s family was preparing to say their goodbyes. Comatose and on life support at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) with liver failure, the options for the 45-year-old wife and mother of two were slipping away. -
February 18, 2016
Study leads to new heart transplant decision support tool
Because donor organs are scarce, understanding the mortality risk associated with heart transplantation is an important consideration when evaluating patients for transplant. -
February 11, 2016
Transplant Center initiative seeks to boost cancer education
Lindsay Ramsey Smith, MSN, R.N., a quality consultant for the Vanderbilt Transplant Center (VTC), recently uncovered some interesting data that sparked a center-wide improvement project. -
January 27, 2016
Transplant Center opening clinic in Alabama
The Vanderbilt Transplant Center (VTC) is expanding its footprint into Alabama with the opening of a satellite pre-transplant evaluation clinic for kidney patients. -
January 7, 2016
Transplant highlights strong bond between police officers
For 17 years Sgt. Burrel “Chip” Davis has answered the call to help his community.