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October 17, 2025

Remembrances of Levi Watkins Jr., MD, shared to honor his legacy

Watkins was a leading surgeon, physician-scientist, mentor and role model for countless students, trainees and faculty members.

By Jill Clendening
October 15, 2025

VIGH’s Douglas Heimburger retires

He helped create research training opportunities for doctoral and postdoctoral trainees at Vanderbilt as well as those from low- and middle-income countries.

By Kristin Centers
An initiative at VUMC is helping patients recover more quickly from major surgery, leave the hospital earlier and have fewer side effects from their pain management. (photo by Joe Howell)
October 15, 2025

WellNurse program launches new framework to tackle nurse burnout

Nurses working in healthy environments and being supported individually and systemically have a positive critical impact on their teams and overall patient care.

By Kylie Avery
October 15, 2025

New NCI-funded project targets polyp recurrence to prevent colon cancer

The researchers anticipate that their findings will inform personalized colorectal polyp surveillance, guide therapeutic prevention strategies, and ultimately reduce the burden of colorectal cancer nationwide.

By Leigh MacMillan
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October 14, 2025

VUMC researchers awarded $2 million to expand AI-powered medical record abstraction

The grant extension will expand applications in research, clinical trials, registries and national collaborations.
Mark Kelley, MD, MMHC
October 13, 2025

Mark Kelley retires, having ‘profoundly shaped surgical oncology’ at VUMC

Kelley is lauded by his colleagues and surgical leaders for his contributions both at VUMC and nationally.

By Jill Clendening
October 13, 2025

Symposium explores translating AI into practice

Featured guests spoke on AI for improving clinician attention, and increasing AI's reach and impact through scaling.
By Paul Govern
October 10, 2025

VUMC performs nation’s first surgery using latest generation of intraoperative PET-CT scan technology 

PET-CT combines the functional information gained through PET with the structural details gained by a CT scan, aiding in early detection of recurrent disease.
By Evan Dorian
October 9, 2025

Study to explore risk factors for heart disease in patients with cirrhosis and liver transplant recipients

The NIH-funded study will be the first U.S.-based prospective investigation of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy in patients with severe liver disease.
By Matt Batcheldor
October 9, 2025

Study finds confusion in blood tests for Alzheimer’s

Even mild levels of kidney dysfunction affected the levels of several blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease.
By Paul Govern
October 9, 2025

Mariana Byndloss honored by microbiology society

Byndloss, who joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2018, studies the links between the gut microbiota (the microorganisms that reside in the intestines), host metabolism and disease.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 9, 2025

Vanderbilt Health: Navigating headwinds with strategic resilience

Being one of the nation’s largest academic medical systems provides a structural advantage. VUMC invests heavily in its own infrastructure for research and training.
By Holly Fletcher
October 8, 2025

Vanderbilt leaders in filling the biomedical research pipeline shine at national meeting 

Vanderbilt has been training physician-scientists for more than 60 years. Many graduates have gone on to leadership positions in academia, government, industry and clinical practice.  
By Bill Snyder
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