VUMC People

Terrell Smith, MSN, RN, right, with Karen Keady, PhD, RN, at a reception celebrating Smith’s career at Vanderbilt.
January 23, 2025

Terrell Smith retiring after distinguished career at Vanderbilt

Smith was at the forefront of creating patient and family councils that advise individual Vanderbilt hospital entities from the patient/family perspective.

By Matt Batcheldor
January 23, 2025

Eric Skaar wins National Academy of Sciences award

Skaar, who directs the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, is being recognized for “pioneering work at the intersection of nutrition and infectious diseases.”

By Leigh MacMillan
January 23, 2025

Elite society honors two VUMC physician-scientists

The Young Physician-Scientist Award recognizes “notable achievements” by researchers who are within five years of their first faculty appointment.

By Bill Snyder
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January 22, 2025

Presidential awards recognize early career researchers

The award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers in the early stages of their research careers.

By Paul Govern
Ridley Wills II
January 21, 2025

Vanderbilt mourns loss of longtime philanthropist and supporter Ridley Wills II

Mr. Wills was noted for his substantial civic contributions to Nashville and his efforts to record and preserve the history of the city that five generations of the Wills family have called home.

By Jill Clendening
January 20, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She devoted every second to saving my daughter’s life, and she did so with grace, love and a smile.’

Kelly Mathis, BSN, RN, works in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.

By Kylie Avery
January 16, 2025

Kidney transplant leader Robert Richie is mourned

He helped build one of the leading kidney transplant programs in the country, both in terms of the number of transplants performed annually, and in long-term organ function and patient survival rates.
By Wayne Wood and Bill Snyder
January 16, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She looked out for me and connected with me on a deep level.’

Rio Cady, RN, works in the Obstetrics/Gynecology Unit at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.
By Kylie Avery
January 16, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘When my daughter lost vision in her left eye, we were terrified.’

Regina Akin, BSN, RN, works at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.
By Kylie Avery
January 16, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘When Dad needed care and compassion, Charles was there.’

Charles Botamer, RN, works in the Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. He is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.
By Kylie Avery
January 16, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She made coming to my follow-up appointment feel like coming to visit family.’

Molly Baldwin, BSN, RN, works at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Breast Center at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.
By Kylie Avery
January 16, 2025

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She made a really scary experience as peaceful as it could be.’

Anna Merett Lykins, RN, works in the Obstetrics/Gynecology Unit at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.
By Kylie Avery
January 16, 2025

VUMC to launch Molecular AI initiative to spur precision medicine, transplantation

The leader of the new initiative, Tae Hyun Hwang, PhD, will work to apply AI and other revolutionary technologies, including advanced molecular imaging techniques, to clinical practice.
By Bill Snyder