Solórzano has been chosen to serve as Interim Chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences, while Penson has been chosen to serve as Interim System Surgeon-in-Chief for Vanderbilt Health.

Family’s newest commitment will advance research, precision medicine and support services for children with leukemia.

The project will integrate diverse datasets and advanced quantitative approaches to better define the natural history of cardiomyopathy in Duchenne, identify key biomarkers, and support the development of tools to optimize the design and conduct of clinical trials for candidate drugs.

The study followed 756 participants over an 11-year period and examined whether reduced cardiac function could lead to adverse brain health outcomes even in the absence of cardiovascular disease.

Research and art both approach the world with a fresh perspective. This art gallery features work by undergraduate student artists who participated in the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation Artist-in-Residence (VI4-AiR) program. Supported by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, the VI4-AiR program brings together scientists and artists to create and promote art as a visual science communication tool.

Minimally invasive procedures are relatively quick and painless compared to surgical alternatives, and patients typically require a significantly shorter stay in the hospital to recover.

The study found that point-of-care ultrasound had a high sensitivity for detecting vitreoretinal pathology, but had only moderate accuracy and a low sensitivity for detecting other ocular pathologies that may require prompt intervention.