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Pandharipande named chief of Anesthesiology Critical Care
Pratik Pandharipande, M.D., MSCI, professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, has been named chief of the Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, succeeding C. Lee Parmley, M.D., J.D., who was named chief of staff of Vanderbilt University Hospital earlier this month. Read MoreMar 20, 2014
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Musee named to ACGME review committee
Joel Musee, M.D., Ph.D., a second-year resident in Vanderbilt’s Department of Anesthesiology, has been selected from a national pool of applicants to serve on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Review Committee for Anesthesiology. Read MoreFeb 20, 2014
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Sandberg, Weaver named to AAMC faculty council
Vanderbilt University’s Warren Sandberg, M.D., Ph.D., and Alissa Weaver, M.D., Ph.D., have been appointed to three-year terms on the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Council of Faculty and Academic Societies. Warren Sandberg, M.D., Ph.D. The council is charged with identifying and communicating critical issues faced by… Read MoreFeb 13, 2014
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Division mines perioperative data to enhance safety, quality
The Vanderbilt Anesthesiology and Perioperative Informatics Research (VAPIR) Division was recently established to extract and analyze data from Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s archive of de-identified perioperative patient data comprising more than 729,000 completed surgical cases to help improve patient safety and quality of care. Read MoreFeb 13, 2014
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New tool helps track residents’ progress
Dramatic changes are coming to the way resident physicians in all medical specialties are evaluated as they advance through training. Faculty with the Department of Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) have developed an automated tool to help more accurately assess residents’ performance as they meet educational goals and ultimately become better doctors. Read MoreJan 16, 2014
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GE grant expands global medical outreach efforts
Vanderbilt University has received a $3 million grant from the GE Foundation’s Developing Health Globally program to fund international medical education and research in Kenya and other low-resource regions of the world. Read MoreDec 12, 2013
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Lee named to lead Neurosurgical Anesthesiology
Lorri Lee, M.D., has been named chief of the newly formed Division of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. Read MoreOct 31, 2013
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Program takes new approach to pain management
Patients with chronic pain who are covered by the Vanderbilt Employee Health Care Plan or workers’ compensation system can now enroll in an innovative rehabilitation program that could dramatically change how chronic pain is treated. Read MoreSep 12, 2013
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Pediatric Anesthesiology taps Daves
Suanne Daves, M.D. Suanne Daves, M.D., has been named vice chair for Pediatric Anesthesiology, a key leadership role for both the Department of Anesthesiology and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Daves joined the Department of Anesthesiology as an associate… Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Ehrenfeld to edit health care computing, IT journal
Jesse Ehrenfeld, M.D., MPH, associate professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Biomedical Informatics, has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medical Systems, succeeding Ralph Grams, M.D., professor of Pathology and Medical Informatics at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Read MoreJun 27, 2013
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Dobie named chief of Division of Ambulatory Anesthesiology
Katherine Dobie, M.D., has been appointed chief of the Division of Ambulatory Anesthesiology, succeeding Shannon Hersey, M.D., who accepted a position as medical director of Anesthesia Operations at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Read MoreJun 13, 2013
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Care coordination program eases children’s stress
When Melissa and Luke Allen of Cookeville learned that their five-year-old daughter, Annie Lou, needed eye surgery in addition to surgery to repair double hernias, they were overwhelmed. Read MoreJun 6, 2013
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Chemical causes kidney failure in mosquitoes: study
Researchers are targeting a possible new weapon in the fight against malaria, science that could also be applied in the fight against other devastating mosquito-borne illnesses, according to a Vanderbilt study published in PLOS ONE. Read MoreMay 31, 2013
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McEvoy to lead Anesthesiology’s educational affairs
Matthew McEvoy, M.D., is joining Vanderbilt’s Department of Anesthesiology faculty later this month as vice chair for Educational Affairs and residency program director. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Schlesinger’s clinical research lauded by AMA
Joseph Schlesinger, M.D., a clinical fellow in the Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, received third place in the clinical medicine poster category at the recent American Medical Association Research Symposium. Read MoreJan 10, 2013
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Research becomes personal for Delpire
Eric Delpire, Ph.D., professor of Anesthesiology, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and director of the Anesthesiology Basic Science Research Division, has spent the past 15 years developing genetically altered mice for use in scientific research, and he now knows the value of his research in a very personal way. Read MoreDec 6, 2012
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Weinger elected fellow of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Matthew Weinger, M.D., professor of Anesthesiology, Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, has been elected a fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society in recognition of his achievements and contributions to the society. Read MoreNov 15, 2012
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Grant to bolster care of ventilated ICU patients
Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have received a $2.8 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to continue studying ways to improve sedation management for intensive care unit patients who are on mechanical ventilators. Read MoreNov 15, 2012