VUMC People

Dara Mize, MD, MS
February 14, 2023

Mize named Chief Medical Information Officer

As the newly named chief medical information officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dara Mize, MD, MS, assumes a critical role for the health system.

By Madison Agee
February 9, 2023

American Society for Clinical Investigation honors 10 Vanderbilt physicians

By Bill Snyder
Krista Kuhnert-Gainer, ACNP, shows off the sign her colleagues made to celebrate her reaching 20,000 bone marrow biopsies performed.
February 9, 2023

‘Biopsy Queen’ reaches milestone number of procedures

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s Krista Kuhnert-Gainer, ACNP has performed more than 20,000 bone marrow biopsies since 1996.

By Tom Wilemon
February 8, 2023

New Chief Medical Officers announced

Rick W. Wright, MD, has been appointed as Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s new Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Patty Wright, MD, will be transitioning from her role as Chief of Staff for Adult Ambulatory, Davidson County to the role of Chief Medical Officer for Adult Ambulatory Clinics.

By John Howser
February 6, 2023

Berlin named director of Division of Hematology and Oncology

Jordan Berlin, MD, has been named director of Vanderbilt’s Division of Hematology and Oncology.

By Tom Wilemon
Allan Pickens, MD
February 2, 2023

Pickens named chair of VUMC Thoracic Surgery

Allan Pickens, MD, has been named professor and chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Thoracic Surgery.

By Matt Batcheldor
February 2, 2023

Spann, Geiger move into new Surgical Sciences leadership roles

By Jill Clendening
January 26, 2023

Hine to lead DDM, TRIAD outreach and training efforts

Jeffrey Hine, PhD, has been named director of Primary Care Outreach and Training for the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC), the VKC Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Division of Developmental Medicine.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 19, 2023

Pediatric surgeon’s medical career began with a lucky catch

While he was in medical school, pediatric surgeon Joseph Fusco, MD, learned in an unusual way that he had thyroid cancer.
By Jessica Pasley
January 12, 2023

Sharp named Southern Surgical Association president

Vanderbilt's Kenneth Sharp, MD, has been named president of the Southern Surgical Association (SSA).
By Jill Clendening
January 12, 2023

Roden honored for his leadership in precision medicine

Vanderbilt's Dan Roden, MD, will receive the PMWC 2023 Pioneer Award Jan. 27 during this year’s Precision Medicine World Conference.
By Bill Snyder
January 12, 2023

VUMC’s Lang, Stover receive genetic counseling awards

Vanderbilt's Katie Lang, MS, CGC, and Samantha (Sam) Stover, MS, CGC, were recently honored at the 2022 Heart of Genetic Counseling Award ceremony.
By Danny Bonvissuto
January 11, 2023

Patient calls nurse “A light in the darkness,” and other DAISY Award-winning examples of extraordinary nurses (Part 1 of 2)

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
1 … 39 40 41 42 43 … 75