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Rondi Kauffmann, MD, MPH, seated, reviews a patient’s medical history with Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students Natasha Hughes, far left, and Candace Grisham, during a recent surgical clinic.
October 7, 2021

Pandemic spurs expansion of surgical care for underserved

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down international travel necessary for overseas medical initiatives, Vanderbilt’s Rondi Kauffmann, MD, MPH, began brainstorming ways to extend surgical care to those in need much closer to home.

By Jill Clendening
Evan Campa and Eben Cathey, along with their children, Mae and Reuben, are helping to raise funds to create an ALS research program at VUMC.
September 23, 2021

Local family shines in campaign to establish ALS research program

Evan Campa and her family are at the forefront of a campaign to establish an ALS basic science research program at Vanderbilt.

By Paul Govern
September 22, 2021

Kannankeril named inaugural holder of the Richard B. Johnston Jr., MD, Chair in Pediatric Research

Prince Kannankeril, MD, MSCI, has been appointed inaugural holder of the Richard B. Johnston Jr. MD, Chair in Pediatric Research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By John Howser
The newly opened Reed Family Maternal Fetal Clinic is located on the ninth floor of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
September 15, 2021

Children’s Hospital debuts new Reed Family Maternal Fetal Clinic

Vanderbilt has opened a state of the art maternal fetal clinic to help expectant parents navigate the difficult decision-making process for babies at risk for or born with birth defects or abnormalities.

By Christina Echegaray
September 9, 2021

Gift creates directorship in translational vision research

Marlene and Spencer Hays’ longtime support of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute includes the recent commitment to establish the Marlene & Spencer Hays Directorship in Translational Vision Research.

By Nancy Humphrey
This artist rendering shows the home that will be raffled off to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
September 2, 2021

Children’s Hospital to benefit from raffle of new home

Middle Tennessee home builder Willow Branch Homes has donated one of their new homes to raffle off in support of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Christina Echegaray
August 26, 2021

Family’s gift celebrates those who make transplants possible

All Coleen Leszczynski ever wanted was to be normal. Born with a congenital heart disease (CHD), she labored to breathe, having only three-quarters the oxygen capacity of a healthy person. Still, she fought to live, serving as a cardiac nurse in her native Philadelphia area for more than 16 years. She wanted to help people like her.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 19, 2021

Supporting ovarian cancer research

Rocker George Thorogood recently made a donation to Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) from the Marla Thorogood Memorial Fund for Ovarian Cancer Research.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 29, 2021

Kapu to direct VUSN’s clinical, community partnerships

April Kapu, DNP, APRN, has left her role as associate nursing officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center Advanced Practice and director of the Office of Advance Practice, and begun a new position as associate dean for Clinical and Community Partnerships at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN).
By Matt Batcheldor
July 15, 2021

Susan G. Komen funds VICC breast cancer initiatives

Susan G. Komen has announced breast cancer research grants totaling $14 million, including funding for three separate initiatives led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) researchers.
By Tom Wilemon
June 9, 2021

National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week is call to action

National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week, June 17-23, aims to spur conversations followed by actions to make advancements in care more equitable.
By Tom Wilemon
May 20, 2021

William and Frances Blot deed home to VUMC to benefit cancer patients

Their condominium in The Westbury was at the heart of all that William and Frances Blot loved about Nashville — its proximity to Vanderbilt where he worked for two decades, its sidewalk that led to the greenspaces where they would watch the seasons change, and its residents who became more like friends than neighbors.
By Tom Wilemon
May 11, 2021

Canavan family gift to support VUMC Trauma Team

On April 7, 2017, a devastating car crash sent Owen Canavan to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Trauma Intensive Care Unit, and he credits the medical team for saving his life.
By Kristin Smart
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