All News Archive — Page 165 of 170
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September 18, 2017
New cutting-edge treatment for type of pediatric leukemia offered at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
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August 31, 2017
Novel approach expanded transplant patient’s options
South Carolina resident Amy Binkley is used to making tough decisions for her daughter, Savannah Parks. -
August 24, 2017
Hyundai Hope on Wheels award boosts pediatric cancer research
Adam Esbenshade, M.D., MSCI, assistant professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, has been awarded a $50,000 Hyundai Hope on Wheels Impact Award. Esbenshade plans to use data to create a risk prediction model to predict blood stream infections in pediatric cancer patients. -
July 13, 2017
Children’s Hospital ED adds new rooms to speed treatment
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has added seven new rooms to its Emergency Department (ED) to help increase the speed with which the team assesses and treats pediatric patients for minor emergencies. -
July 7, 2017
Veteran receives rare dual transplant of heart and liver at Vanderbilt
A veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard recently received a new heart and liver at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), one of only a handful of hospitals that have performed the dual transplant surgery this year. -
June 22, 2017
Event celebrates Vanderbilt heart transplant program’s achievements
Patients, faculty and staff gathered in Langford Auditorium on June 12 to celebrate Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) milestone 1,000th heart transplant. -
June 8, 2017
Event to celebrate heart transplantation milestone
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is home to the second busiest heart transplant program in the country and ranked No. 1 in the Southeast region for volume for its combined adult and pediatric procedures.