VUMC People

Velma McBride Murry, PhD
February 6, 2026

Velma McBride Murry recognized for career of impactful psychology research

The American Psychological Association has honored Murry for “reinforcing the value of psychology in addressing societal needs.”

By Jake Lowary
February 5, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She made me feel truly safe, cared for, and seen.’

Tammy Driver, RN, works in the Perioperative Services unit at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
George C. Hill, PhD. (photo by Anne Rayner)
February 5, 2026

Vanderbilt Health mourns loss of pioneering scientist George C. Hill, professor emeritus

Dr. Hill transformed medical education at Vanderbilt and conducted groundbreaking research on African sleeping sickness.

By Holly Fletcher
February 5, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘You made the hardest season of my 21 years a little more bearable.’

Cody Stubblefield, RN, OCN, works in the cancer infusion center at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. He is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
February 5, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘We are so grateful for her sweet heart and the love she had for our daughter.’

Alaina Curry, BSN, RN, works in the Pediatric Intensive Care unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
February 5, 2026

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Ashley greeted us with a smile that warms the heart.’

Ashley Colburn, BSN, RN, works at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Belle Meade. She is one of the latest Vanderbilt Health DAISY Award winners.

By Kylie Avery
February 5, 2026

Welcoming Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital into the Vanderbilt Health family: Photo gallery

Vanderbilt Health staff traveled from around the region for an Employee Welcome Event on Wednesday, Feb. 4, to greet new colleagues at Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, which officially joined the enterprise Feb. 2.
By Susan Urmy
February 4, 2026

Vanderbilt Health’s Vineet Agrawal, Fabian Bock among 2026 ASCI Young Physician-Scientist awardees

Since 2014, 27 Vanderbilt faculty members have received the annual award, which recognizes “notable achievements” by researchers early in their first faculty appointments.
By Bill Snyder
February 2, 2026

Dominic Paris named Vice President of Finance and Divisional Chief Financial Officer for Affiliate Operations

Paris replaces Karen Nanney, CPA, Vice President of Finance for Enterprise-Wide Functions, who will retire later this year after 40 years of steadfast service to Vanderbilt.
By John Howser
February 2, 2026

Randy Davis named President of Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital

The 270-bed Clarksville facility is the newest member of Vanderbilt Health’s network of Regional Hospitals in Tennessee.
By Craig Boerner
January 29, 2026

Annalesa Sackey blazes a trail as the first pediatric burn advanced practice provider at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

“Burn found me — I didn’t really find it. It popped up in my life; I flew with it; and I don’t want to go back,” says the Credo Award winner.
By Danny Bonvissuto
January 27, 2026

Josh Peterson named chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics

Peterson, who joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2002, is an internationally recognized researcher and educator in the field of biomedical informatics and maintains an internal medicine practice with Vanderbilt Health.
By John Howser
January 20, 2026

Darcelle Skeete Burgess named director of HIPAA Privacy Office

She succeeds Terri Hartman, the long-time director of the program, who retired Oct. 31.
By VUMC News and Communications