VUMC People Archive — Page 16 of 81

Elizabeth (Beth) Smith, PT, stands smiling in a blue shirt in a therapy or rehabilitation room with exercise equipment and colorful therapy balls in the background.
November 25, 2025

Beth Smith goes the extra mile to help pediatric patients in their rehabilitation care

“We’re just going to keep pushing forward and keep advancing and making things better for our patients.”

By Matt Batcheldor
Smiling U.S. Army soldier in camouflage uniform, with visible name tapes reading “GLOVER” and “U.S. ARMY,” posed in front of an American flag.
November 25, 2025

Patient care + commanding convoys = satisfaction for VUMC nurse Erik Glover

C-Pod nurse commands a Tennessee-based U.S. Army Reserve unit

By Jill Clendening
Glowing circuit-board graphic centered on a microchip labeled “AI,” with branching electronic connections and chat-bubble symbols against a blurred blue and purple background.
November 18, 2025

Quantum computing team including Sunho Park wins competitive award

Their work focused on determining tissue and electrophysiological properties of the heart based on existing imaging approaches using quantum computing.

By Tom Wilemon
Dan Hannon sits in a medical examination room surrounded by voice-testing and monitoring equipment, including a device labeled “natus.”
November 18, 2025

A renowned music producer needed a laryngectomy. His VUMC team helped him achieve the ‘Cadillac’ of vocal recovery.

Dan Hannon’s music industry accomplishments include over a billion streams, more than 4 million albums sold and multiple No. 1 albums and songs. Doing it all without his voice wasn’t an option.

By Evan Dorian
Five people pose at a Vanderbilt University event, with three award recipients centered between two senior leaders; one recipient holds a framed Pursuit of Excellence award plaque. Vanderbilt branding, balloons, and star-shaped award displays appear in the background.
November 17, 2025

Award program celebrates improvement work across VUMC

The 2025 QSRP Pursuit of Excellence Awards ceremony was combined with celebration of this year’s honorees of Vanderbilt’s Safety Superhero and Good Catch programs.

By Paul Govern
Portrait of Robert Carnahan, PhD, wearing a navy jacket and patterned light-blue shirt against a neutral brown background.
November 17, 2025

VUMC’s Robert Carnahan named a 2025 Master Innovator

He is a translational scientist and antibody engineer who specializes in rapid therapeutic development for emerging infectious diseases.