Doug Campbell
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Noted vascular surgeon Valentine joins Section of Surgical Sciences
James Valentine, M.D., has joined the Section of Surgical Sciences, in the Division of Vascular Surgery, returning to Vanderbilt nearly 40 years after earning his undergraduate degree here. Read MoreJun 4, 2015
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VUMC lands high marks on new hospital quality rating from U.S. News and World Report
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) achieved high marks on U.S. News and World Report’s newest rating for hospital quality. Read MoreMay 21, 2015
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Former Internal Medicine chief Allison dies at 92
Fred Allison Jr., M.D., professor of Medicine, emeritus, and former chief of the Division of Internal Medicine, died May 8 at age 92. Read MoreMay 14, 2015
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Vanderbilt again leaps into top tier of national hospital quality list
Vanderbilt University Hospital has garnered a spring 2015 patient safety grade of “A” from the Leapfrog Group, a coalition of public and private purchasers of employee health coverage that works to encourage health care safety, quality and affordability. Read MoreMay 7, 2015
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Photo: Learning expert speaks
(photo by Joe Howell) Stanford University neurobiologist Eric Knudsen, Ph.D., well known for his studies of learning and attention in birds, delivered last week’s Flexner Discovery Lecture in Light Hall. For a complete schedule of the Flexner Discovery Lecture series and archived video of previous lectures, go… Read MoreMay 7, 2015
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Brown receives ATHENA award
Katherine Brown, Ed.D., M.S.Ed., an occupational therapist with Vanderbilt Home Care Services, recently received the 2015 ATHENA International Young Professional Leadership Award. Katherine Brown, Ed.D., M.S.Ed. Brown is founder of Learn CPR America LLC, an author and a national speaker on topics in health and wellness, women’s… Read MoreApr 30, 2015
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VUMC again among “100 Great Hospitals”
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has once again been named among the “100 Great Hospitals in America” by Becker’s Hospital Review and is the only health facility in Tennessee to make the list. Read MoreApr 30, 2015
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Deitte named vice chair of Education in Radiology
Radiology education expert Lori Deitte, M.D., has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center as vice chair of Education and associate professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences. Read MoreApr 2, 2015
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Nominations for Vanderbilt Prize Scholar sought
Nominations for this year’s Vanderbilt Prize Scholar are now being accepted. The deadline is April 24. Read MoreMar 26, 2015
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Schools of Medicine, Nursing ranked among nation’s elite
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing have again been ranked among the nation’s elite “Best Graduate Schools” by U.S. News and World Report magazine. Read MoreMar 10, 2015
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Year in Review 2014: Multiple national rankings recognized VUMC
During the past year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center again placed highly in several of the various rankings conducted by U.S. News and World Report. • In the 2014-15 edition of “America’s Best Hospitals,” VUMC had 12 out of a possible 16 specialties either nationally ranked or designated as nationally high… Read MoreDec 18, 2014
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Year in Review 2014: Appointments strengthen VUMC’s missions
Walter Clair, M.D., MPH, associate professor of Medicine and medical director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, was named interim executive director and chief medical officer for the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI). He succeeded Keith Churchwell, M.D., who departed Vanderbilt to join Yale-New Haven Health System as vice president and executive… Read MoreDec 18, 2014
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Photo: The Nutcracker
Beloved characters from “The Nutcracker” recently visited Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt to help kick off the holiday season. Read MoreDec 11, 2014
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Evans’ health care IT efforts recognized
Nancy Evans Nancy Evans, chief information officer, VUMC Hospitals and Clinics, is among an inaugural group of five women selected for Health Data Management magazine’s new Women in Healthcare IT “recognition program.” The magazine’s editors selected five honorees based on a review of nominations solicited from readers. Read MoreOct 23, 2014
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Nobel laureate sheds light on immune response system
Peter Doherty, Ph.D., had some advice for young scientists at last week’s Flexner Discovery Lecture. The way to win a Nobel Prize, he said, “is to make a very big discovery first.” Read MoreOct 9, 2014
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Photo: Discovery Lecture
Richard Smith, M.D., director of the Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, spoke on hearing loss and personalized genetic medicine at the recent Flexner Discovery Lecture. Read MoreSep 18, 2014
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VUMC tops ‘U.S. News’ rankings in Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has once again been named among the nation’s elite providers of specialty care by "U.S. News and World Report" magazine. Read MoreJul 15, 2014
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VUMC tops U.S. News rankings in Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has once again been named among the nation’s elite providers of specialty care by U.S. News and World Report magazine, and has also again been named the No. 1 hospital in the Metro Nashville area and the No. 1 hospital in Tennessee. Read MoreJul 15, 2014
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Ehrenfeld elected to AMA Board of Trustees
Jesse Ehrenfeld, M.D., MPH Vanderbilt’s Jesse Ehrenfeld, M.D., MPH, associate professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Biomedical Informatics, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the American Medical Association (AMA). Ehrenfeld will serve as the Board of Trustees young physician representative. He… Read MoreJun 19, 2014
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York named Medical Scientist Training Program associate director
Sally York, M.D., Ph.D. Sally York, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, has been appointed associate director of the Vanderbilt Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). The goal of the MSTP is to train leaders in… Read MoreJun 19, 2014