Innovation Archive — Page 1 of 8

May 26, 2026

Photo gallery: French surgeon who pioneered vocal cord repair visits Vanderbilt Health, observes seventh procedure

Jean-Paul Marie, MD, PhD, a physician from France who has spent over two decades honing the selective laryngeal reinnervation, presented at the second annual Robert H. Ossoff Lecture and was a guest in the operating room for Vanderbilt Health’s seventh such surgery.

May 11, 2026

AI assistant to help VH patients ask better questions of care teams

The new artificial intelligence tool aims to spare Vanderbilt Health patients and clinicians the back-and-forth that can delay answers to patients’ electronic health care questions.

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May 5, 2026

Music Cognition Lab investigators receive grant for research on virtual interventions for preterm infants

The funding will expand the lab’s work to improve the development of preterm infants through the therapeutic power of music.

April 23, 2026

Vanderbilt Health implants novel device to treat aortic regurgitation in high-risk patients

With the addition of the J-Valve device, Vanderbilt Health now offers minimally invasive procedures to implant devices treating every valve disease. The trial is still enrolling new patients, so other high-risk patients with aortic regurgitation could qualify.

April 9, 2026

How robotic bronchoscopy helped a Georgia man avoid unnecessary lung surgery

Oncologist Mohamed Shanshal, MD, said robotic bronchoscopy significantly improves getting patients the appropriate treatment as soon as possible, reducing their anxiety and improving care.

April 2, 2026

Vanderbilt Health lung transplant patients, doctors climb highest peak in the Americas

Most of the 27 participants were able to reach altitudes of more than 18,000 feet — exclusively personal bests. All participants were under close medical supervision.