VUMC People

May 17, 2024

Six Vanderbilt Faculty Research Scholars named

Six junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows have been appointed this year to the Vanderbilt Faculty Research Scholars (VFRS) program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Bill Snyder
E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH
May 15, 2024

Ely’s rehabilitation research honored by the US Department of Veterans Affairs

E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, has received the Paul B. Magnuson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rehabilitation Research and Development from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

By Nancy Humphrey
Daniel Brown, MD
May 14, 2024

Daniel Brown named chair of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

Daniel Brown, MD, professor and interim chair of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has been named as the department’s next chair. His appointment is effective immediately.

By John Howser
May 13, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: “Nurse Rhonda went out of her way to make my husband feel at ease”

Rhonda Bryant, LPN, works in in the inpatient unit at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital. She is one of the latest group of DAISY Award winners at VUMC.

By Matt Batcheldor
May 9, 2024

Mom’s the word for mother-daughter Labor and Delivery nurses at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

Denise Zickgraf and her daughter, Victoria Garcia, support new mothers and each other

By Danny Bonvissuto
May 7, 2024

Reyna Gordon appointed to VICTR leadership role 

Gordon’s appointment will expand and enhance training activities offered by Edge for Scholars at Vanderbilt, primarily for early career faculty on National Institutes of Health career development awards.

May 1, 2024

VUMC’s Alexander Bick receives a “healthy aging” research award

Vanderbilt's Alexander Bick, MD, PhD, has received a Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator Award in Aging Biology and Geroscience Research from the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and Hevolution Foundation.
By Bill Snyder
May 1, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: “Maddy was so compassionate and caring the entire time.”

Maddy Barber, BSN, RN, works in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is one of the latest group of DAISY Award winners at VUMC.
By Matt Batcheldor
April 29, 2024

Seven Vanderbilt faculty elected AAAS fellows

Seven Vanderbilt University faculty members, including four from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
By Bill Snyder
April 24, 2024

The stars look very different today: Eiman Jahangir to realize lifelong dream to fly to space

"It's been a goal and a dream for a long time," he said. "I'm grateful for the opportunity.”
By Matt Batcheldor
April 24, 2024

Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories opened a new lab. Here’s what employees have to say 6 weeks in.

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center News & Communications crew caught up with people working at the new laboratory in MetroCenter.
By Jill Clendening and Erin O. Smith
April 23, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: “God’s gift to the nursing profession.”

Angela Adetunji, RN, works in the Medical Center East Recovery area, part of Vanderbilt University Hospital, and she is one of the latest group of DAISY Award winners at VUMC.
By Matt Batcheldor
April 22, 2024

Julie Bastarache elected VP of clinical investigation society

Julie Bastarache, MD, Assistant Vice President for Clinical & Translational Scientist Development at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been elected vice president of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) for 2024-2025.
By Bill Snyder
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