Doug Campbell
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Powers helped launch ‘Nighthawk’ imaging service
Vanderbilt’s Thomas Powers, M.D., has learned to see exceptionally well in the dark. Read MoreJun 12, 2014
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VUMC’s e-prescription quality efforts lauded
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been named to receive a White Coat of Quality Award from Surescripts that recognizes the institution’s e-prescription quality efforts. Read MoreMay 15, 2014
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VUMC named among top 100 U.S. hospitals
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has once again been named among the “100 Great Hospitals in America” by Becker’s Hospital Review. Read MoreApr 3, 2014
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Conference explores benefits of health workforce diversity
As an industry, health care is uniquely positioned to promote the need for, and benefits of, a more diverse and encompassing workforce. Read MoreMar 13, 2014
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Yale’s Lifton set to deliver next Flexner Discovery Lecture
Yale University’s Richard Lifton, M.D., Ph.D., winner of a $3 million, 2014 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering genes and biochemical mechanisms that cause hypertension, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture March 6. Read MoreFeb 27, 2014
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New clinic seeks clues to rare childhood genetic disorder
A new specialty clinic at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is dedicated to investigating and treating a rare childhood disorder that causes partial — and sometimes nearly total — paralysis for unpredictable lengths of time. Read MoreFeb 26, 2014
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Lung disease foundation lauds investigators
Two Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators recently received awards from the ATS Foundation and its partners to support their lung disease-related research efforts. Read MoreJan 16, 2014
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Year in review 2013: A year of achievements, transition for VUMC
Editor’s note — the following is a roundup of the news that made headlines at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2013. Strategic repositioning This year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center proactively embarked on a forward-thinking and necessary mission to reposition the institution to thrive in a fundamentally altered and challenging health… Read MoreDec 19, 2013
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Year in review 2013: VUMC lauded on numerous national ranking lists
VUMC was lauded on numerous national ranking lists during the year. Read MoreDec 19, 2013
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Year in review 2013: Leadership additions bolster VUMC’s missions
Leadership additions bolstered VUMC’s missions this year. Read MoreDec 19, 2013
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Ess named to take reins of Division of Pediatric Neurology
Kevin C. Ess, M.D., Ph.D., has been named chief of the Division of Pediatric Neurology within the Department of Pediatrics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov 21, 2013
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Photo: Senior Leader Walk
(photo by Joe Howell) Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, right, and Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., were among those who took part in last week’s Senior Leader Walk on the Vanderbilt campus. Read MoreNov 7, 2013
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Effort to prevent childhood obesity hits halfway point
A joint effort between Vanderbilt and Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation to prevent childhood obesity and enhance literacy promotion for preschoolers has reached an important milestone — the halfway mark. Read MoreOct 31, 2013
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British Medical Association honors iconic anatomy text
The British Medical Association (BMA) recently honored the 13th edition of “Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy” with its Illustrated Book Award for 2013. Read MoreOct 17, 2013
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VUMC named among ‘most-wired’ U.S. hospitals
For the ninth consecutive year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been named among the nation's 100 “most-wired” hospitals and health systems for its innovative efforts in medical technology. Read MoreJul 25, 2013
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Rounds: A message from the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Dear Colleagues, Openness and transparency are key elements of our culture. My goal in these regular, system-wide communications is to provide you with facts. Vanderbilt University Medical Center has never been stronger. Over the last few years, and even in recent months, our local and national… Read MoreJul 18, 2013
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U.S. News again ranks VUMC among nation’s elite
U.S. News and World Report’s newly released Best Hospitals edition again places Vanderbilt University Medical Center among the best in the nation, and shows that VUMC’s specialty programs continue to grow in national prominence. Read MoreJul 16, 2013
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Stem Cell Transplant Survivors Reunion
(photo by Steve Green Steve Wolff, M.D., left, was honored at the VICC Stem Cell Transplant Survivors Reunion for his leadership in the development of the Vanderbilt Stem Cell Transplant Program in the early 1980s. John Greer, M.D., presented Wolff, a lifelong fan of the New York… Read MoreMay 24, 2013
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Blackburn presented ophthalmology Visionary Award
Paul Sternberg, M.D., George Weeks Hale Professor of Ophthalmology, chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and director of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, presented U.S. Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) with the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2013 Visionary Award. The Visionary Award was created to recognize Members… Read MoreMay 2, 2013
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VUMC named among nation’s top 100 hospitals
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has once again been named among the “100 Great Hospitals in America” by Becker’s Hospital Review. Read MoreApr 11, 2013