VUMC People Archive — Page 7 of 81

June 18, 2026

Vanderbilt LifeFlight teams earn top honors at EMS Star of Life Awards

Three team responses were recognized among the state’s best, highlighting lifesaving collaboration and critical care across multiple emergency incidents.

Jeffrey Upperman, MD
June 18, 2026

Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief Jeffrey Upperman tapped for Leadership Tennessee

Upperman, who joined Vanderbilt in 2019, is one of 52 individuals from business, government, education, medical and nonprofit sectors across the state to make up the 2026-2027 cohort.

Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, and award winners pose for a group photo at the Spring Faculty Assembly in front of a floral backdrop.
June 17, 2026

School of Medicine Spring Faculty Assembly honors 14 ‘outstanding’ teachers, clinicians and researchers

Awards were presented during the annual Spring Faculty Assembly on May 29.

Illustration of clinicians and biostatisticians working collaboratively on research
June 17, 2026

Biostatistics faculty elected to leadership posts in top statistics societies

Three Department of Biostatistics faculty have won new leadership roles and honors in the American Statistical Association and the International Statistical Institute

Conceptual biotechnology scene showing gloved laboratory workers, test tubes, a pipette, and overlaid medical graphics including DNA-like molecular structures, human anatomy icons, a heartbeat waveform, charts, and a digital human figure.
June 16, 2026

Department of Medicine names Evan Brittain, Kathryn Dahir to research leadership positions

The new research leadership structure “will allow the Department of Medicine to support a breadth of research with an eye to funding diversification, recruitment in strategic areas, and mentorship of trainees and faculty in all forms of research,” said department Chair Anna Hemnes, MD.

A large hospital environmental services team poses in an elevator lobby, with one person holding a trophy and plaque.
June 16, 2026

Award-winning transformation: Environmental Services team elevates patient experience at VUH

“This was much more than an operational improvement; it was a complete cultural transformation.”