VUMC People Archive — Page 10 of 81

Nurse Amethyst Guardado smiles while holding a green DAISY Foundation award folder in a hospital hallway. The folder reads, “The DAISY Foundation” and “Honoring Nurses Internationally in Memory of J. Patrick Barnes.”
April 20, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She took the time to listen to my husband and see how she could help him.’

Amythyst Guardado, RN, works in the Pulmonary Stepdown unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
Two people pose with a red-and-yellow bird mascot in front of a Vanderbilt Health backdrop and blue, white, and silver balloon decorations. Both people wear badges and gesture toward the camera.
April 16, 2026

Mascots and more: Vanderbilt Health welcomes Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital staff — photo gallery

By Sandra Wooten and Donn Jones
Brick hospital entrance marked “Vanderbilt Adult Emergency,” with signs for “Trauma Level 1,” “Adult Emergency Entrance,” and an arrow pointing to “Adult Emergency.”
April 14, 2026

Awards presented to Emergency Medicine chief resident James Jordano; incoming attending physician Leah Colucci  

The Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine announced that James Jordano, MD, and Leah B. Colucci, MD, MS, each received awards ahead of its 2026 academic assembly  

By Evan Dorian
Five people pose together indoors beneath a sign reading “VUMC Surgical ICU Great Saves 2025.”
April 8, 2026

Great Saves event reunites former patients with those who provided lifesaving care  

They and their families shared their journeys back to health, from initial illness followed by weeks to months in the SICU, to their ongoing rehabilitation and recovery. 

By Jill Clendening
Portrait of Sean Donahue, MD, PhD, with curly gray hair, wearing a collared shirt, patterned tie, and dark jacket.
April 7, 2026

National ophthalmology association honors Sean Donahue’s leadership, service  

The Marshal M. Parks Bronze Medal is awarded to past presidents of AAPOS and other individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to children’s eye care.

By Jessica Pasley
Blonde woman in a red sleeveless blouse stands in a laboratory with shelving, equipment and work surfaces behind her.
April 6, 2026

Julia Bohannon elected president-elect of Shock Society

Badly burned as a child, Bohannon is committed to developing better therapies for burn patients.

By Paul Govern