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September 9, 2025
William Cooper named Senior Vice President for Professionalism and Clinical Excellence
He will be responsible for promoting and ensuring the highest standards of professionalism and performance among faculty, clinical staff, trainees and students throughout the health system. -
September 9, 2025
Vanderbilt Cardiomyopathy-Heart Failure Program receives international honor
Lynne Warner Stevenson, MD, the Lisa M. Jacobson Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, was awarded the Heart Failure Lifetime Achievement Award. -
September 8, 2025
SPORE grant funds $12 million for colorectal cancer research
SPORE grants are highly sought after because they show that a cancer center demonstrates scientific excellence, promotes collaboration, maintains robust research programs and merits substantial funding. -
September 8, 2025
BMI screening alone misses children with excess body fat, study finds
Waist circumference measurements along with weight and height may be a practical, low-cost marker to confirm excess body fat among children. -
September 5, 2025
Evan Brittain named to direct Office for Medical Student Research, additional leadership roles
Brittain, who holds the Rose Marie Robertson Directorship, will assume these roles related to training and developing aspiring physician-scientists on Oct. 1. -
September 5, 2025
Leslie Grissim’s dedication to fitness led to the national Senior Games — and a medal
As the facility dog coordinator at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Grissim is always on the go. -
September 5, 2025
AI tools could shorten ‘diagnostic odyssey’ for patients with rare diseases
Large language models achieved diagnostic rates of 13.3% and 10.0%, compared to the historical clinical review rate of 5.6%, and they suggested next steps to evaluate the suggested diagnoses.