VUMC People

January 29, 2024

“I will always remember her. I can’t imagine a more compassionate individual,” and other DAISY Award-winning examples of extraordinary nurses

DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries. Here are VUMC’s latest winners.

By Matt Batcheldor
January 25, 2024

D.J. Kennedy elected president of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Vanderbilt’s D.J. Kennedy, MD, was recently elected president of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

By Matt Batcheldor
January 24, 2024

Stokes Peebles appointed to the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council

Vanderbilt’s Stokes Peebles, MD, has been appointed to the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council.

By Bill Snyder
January 19, 2024

Retirement won’t slow down pioneering neonatal nurse Odessa Settles

Odessa Settles may have retired after spending more than 50 years as a neonatal nurse at Vanderbilt, but her career is far from over.

By Jessica Pasley
January 19, 2024

Marlee Crankshaw retires after 40 years of service to Vanderbilt

Now retired, Marlee Crankshaw first entered the doors of Vanderbilt University Medical Center 40 years ago.

By Jessica Pasley
January 19, 2024

Health equity champion Arie Nettles retires

Arie Nettles, PhD, professor of Clinical Pediatrics, spent her career ensuring the well-being of pediatric and adolescent patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism and cleft craniofacial disorders. She hopes to continue to effect change.

By Jessica Pasley
January 11, 2024

VUMC’s James Nichols to lead lab standards institute

James Nichols, PhD, medical director of Clinical Chemistry and Point-of-Care Testing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has begun a two-year term as president of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute.
By Bill Snyder
January 8, 2024

Ronald Alvarez elected president of American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society

According to Alvarez, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the status of women’s health in the U.S., particularly maternal health, is “appalling” for a nation with the resources we have.
By Danny Bonvissuto
January 4, 2024

C.J. Stimson named Executive Vice President for Population Health

C.J. Stimson, MD, JD, assistant professor of Urology and Senior Vice President of Value Transformation in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Office of Population Health, has been named Executive Vice President for Population Health.
By John Howser
January 4, 2024

David Posch assumes new role of Senior Vice President for Business Consulting

David Posch, MA, Executive Vice President for Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) Office of Population Health and Executive Director for Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network (VHAN), has transitioned into the new role of Senior Vice President for Business Consulting
By John Howser
December 19, 2023

Lee Ann Liska named President of Vanderbilt University Hospital

Lee Ann Liska, MBA, Chief Operating Officer and Interim Hospital President of Vanderbilt University Hospital, has been chosen to serve as the hospital’s president.
By John Howser
December 18, 2023

Amy Luckenbaugh elected inaugural chair for Society of Women in Urologic Oncology

The Society of Women in Urologic Oncology (WUO) has named Vanderbilt's Amy Luckenbaugh, MD, to chair its Executive Board until Nov. 2025.
By Craig Boerner
December 14, 2023

Sam S. Chang recognized by the American Urological Association

The American Urological Association has announced that Vanderbilt's Sam S. Chang, MD, MBA, is one of its 2024 award recipients.
By Tom Wilemon
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