VUMC People

January 12, 2018

Tonya Remington, LPN, excels in all five General Surgery clinics

“We provide excellence in healthcare, research and education. We treat others as we wish to be treated. We continuously evaluate and improve our performance.”

By Christina Echegaray
January 11, 2018

Macara named ‘Pink Tie Guy’ for Komen breast cancer research

Ian Macara, PhD, Louise B. McGavock Professor and Chair of Cell and Developmental Biology and co-leader of the Signal Transduction and Chemical Biology Research Program at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), has been named one of the Pink Tie Guys for the Susan G. Komen Central Tennessee organization.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 5, 2018

Center for Health Information Management’s Phronda Buckley goes above and beyond to help others

“We provide excellence in healthcare, research and education. We treat others as we wish to be treated. We continuously evaluate and improve our performance.”

By Christina Echegaray
December 19, 2017

Rose Tinch Calvert of Spina Bifida Clinic shows dedication to families

“We provide excellence in healthcare, research and education. We treat others as we wish to be treated. We continuously evaluate and improve our performance.”

By Christina Echegaray
October 26, 2017

Edwards, Schaffner honored by major infectious diseases organizations

Two highly regarded Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) infectious disease clinicians were recognized with service awards from prominent organizations during IDWeek in San Diego, California, Oct. 4-8.

By Craig Boerner
October 19, 2017

Brady elected to executive committee of the ACGME Board of Directors

Donald Brady, M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development, was elected to the executive committee of the ACGME Board of Directors for a two-year term.

By Kathy Whitney
September 21, 2017

VUSN names Kleinpell assistant dean for Clinical Scholarship

Ruth Kleinpell, Ph.D., R.N., an internationally recognized nurse researcher, scholar and educator, has joined Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) as assistant dean for Clinical Scholarship and professor of Nursing.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 14, 2017

Two from VU take roles with Nashville Metro Board of Health

Carol Etherington, MSN, R.N., associate professor of Nursing, emerita, was recently elected chair of the Metropolitan Board of Health of Nashville and Davidson County, and Alex Jahangir, M.D., MMHC, medical director of the Vanderbilt Center for Trauma, Burn and Emergency Surgery, joined the board as a member.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 7, 2017

Penson named to editorial post of major cancer journal

David Penson, M.D., MPH, Paul V. Hamilton, M.D., and Virginia E. Howd Professor of Urologic Oncology and chair of the Department of Urologic Surgery, has been named an associate editor for The Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI).
By VUMC News and Communications
June 15, 2017

Schaffner receives UpShot Award in vaccine communication

The National Vaccine Program Office in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected William Schaffner, M.D., to receive its 2017 NVPO UpShot Award in Vaccine Communication.
By Craig Boerner
May 18, 2017

Alexopoulos named chief of liver transplantation program

Sophoclis Alexopoulos, M.D., has been named chief of Vanderbilt’s Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation.
By Jessica Pasley
May 18, 2017

VUMC’s Barocas honored by Society of Urologic Oncology

Daniel Barocas, M.D., associate professor of Urologic Surgery, recently received the Society of Urologic Oncology’s (SUO) Young Investigator Award at the group’s 2017 annual meeting in Boston.
By Craig Boerner
May 4, 2017

Awards honor contributions, skills of VUMC research staff

Laboratory and administrative personnel at Vanderbilt University Medical Center were honored last week for research excellence during the 13th annual Research Staff Awards luncheon at the University Club.
By Bill Snyder
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