VUMC People Archive — Page 1 of 76
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July 1, 2026
Lived experience, elevated care: A nurse’s journey with kidney disease
At age 30, she was diagnosed with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), a genetically inherited condition. She is the fourth generation in her family to face it. And the first to survive it. -
June 26, 2026
Joao de Andrade appointed Executive Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Medicine
de Andrade, who joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2019, has promoted interdisciplinary and specialized innovative clinical services to enhance access, and expanded clinical care infrastructure to support advanced programs such as lung transplantation and interventional pulmonology. -
June 25, 2026
Erin N.Z. Yu named Executive Director of Animal Care and Use program
Yu will provide strategic oversight for research infrastructure and regulatory compliance and serve as the attending veterinarian. -
June 25, 2026
Katherine Gibson-Corley named Director of the Division of Comparative Medicine
As Division Director for the DCM, Gibson-Corley will lead the academic home for faculty members who have service effort (administrative, clinical or diagnostic pathology) in the Division of Animal Care or the Office of Animal Welfare Assurance. -
June 23, 2026
The saga of Neige Todhunter, the visiting professor from New Zealand who stayed 25 years and left behind an amazing legacy of — cookbooks
Over the past couple of decades, Nashville has gained a reputation as a place with a number of great restaurants and a culture of people who appreciate them. But it’s not well known that in the History of Medicine Collections resides one of the most interesting collections of cookbooks in the country. What’s even more fascinating is the amazing woman behind the collection. -
June 18, 2026
DAISY Award spotlight: ‘I have never experienced such exceptional care and kindness.’
Lauren Beaulieu, RN, BSN, works in Adult Medicine and Women’s unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners. -
June 18, 2026
DAISY Award spotlight: ‘I can never repay her for what she did and the way she took care of us.’
Jenny Shelton, RN, works in the Women’s Center at Vanderbilt-Tullahoma Harton Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.