VUMC People Archive — Page 54 of 76

April 6, 2022

Schaefer named Adult Solid Organ Transplant Center medical director

Heidi Schaefer, MD, has been named medical director of the Adult Solid Organ Transplant Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Matt Batcheldor
March 31, 2022

With a “give-it-your all attitude,” Heather Winters is devoted to helping children reach their full potential

As a pediatric occupational therapist, Winters is always thinking how she can better serve the children she encounters each day.

By Nancy Humphrey
March 31, 2022

Suzanne Duckworth recognized for empowering, supporting new nurses and medical assistants

“She’s never without a smile or positive comment about her team. She’s genuine in her desire to see others grow and develop and has demonstrated this repeatedly.”

By Matt Batcheldor
March 31, 2022

Crowe receives national award for COVID antibody research

Vanderbilt’s James Crowe Jr., MD, and Michel Nussenzweig, MD, PhD, of The Rockefeller University, have been jointly awarded the 2022 Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine for “groundbreaking work” that enabled the use of human antibodies to treat COVID-19.

By Bill Snyder
March 30, 2022

Uncharted days of the COVID-19 pandemic strengthen the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program team.

“There’s something about having a band of brothers, where you’re all focused on the same thing, and your noses are all pointed in the same direction.”

By Jill Clendening
Michael DeBaun, MD, MS, MPH
March 24, 2022

VUMC’s DeBaun elected president-elect of the American Pediatric Society

Vanderbilt’s Michael DeBaun, MD, MS, MPH, has been elected president-elect of the American Pediatric Society.

By Nancy Humphrey