Corey Slovis
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Vanderbilt University honors emeritus and emerita faculty, one emeritus dean
Vanderbilt University honored 27 retiring faculty members and one dean for their years of service by bestowing upon them the title of emerita or emeritus faculty during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony on May 10 at GEODIS Park. Read MoreMay 10, 2024
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Vanderbilt doctors urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks
Doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are urging caution with consumer fireworks as the Fourth of July approaches. Read MoreJun 29, 2018
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McKinney named to direct Emergency Medical Services
Over the past decade, the Department of Emergency Medicine has significantly expanded its Division of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to oversee the medical care of the Nashville Fire Department and Nashville EMS, the Nashville International Airport, the region’s 911 Dispatch Center, Vanderbilt LifeFlight, Vanderbilt LifeFlight Event Medicine and Metro Nashville’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team. Read MoreFeb 8, 2018
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Vanderbilt doctors urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks
As the July 4th holiday weekend approaches, doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are urging caution with consumer fireworks and suggest leaving these displays to the experts. Thousands of people, most often children and teens, are injured each year using consumer fireworks. Vanderbilt doctors annually treat burns and eye injuries… Read MoreJun 29, 2017
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Vanderbilt emergency medicine physician offers tips for a safe New Year’s celebration
Champagne (Jenny Mandeville/Vanderbilt) New Year’s Eve is expected to bring 100,000 revelers to downtown Nashville for this year’s “Music City Midnight” festivities, and there will be hundreds of thousands more at private parties and celebrations throughout the region. Corey Slovis, M.D., chair of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt, knows that… Read MoreDec 29, 2016
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VUMC lands NIH training grant in emergency care
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has received a five-year, $2 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Vanderbilt Emergency Care Research Training Program. Read MoreAug 25, 2016
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Vanderbilt doctors urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks
As the July 4th holiday weekend approaches, doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are urging caution with consumer fireworks and suggest leaving these displays to the experts. Thousands of people, most often children and teens, are injured each year using consumer fireworks. Vanderbilt doctors annually… Read MoreJun 29, 2016
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Slovis, Wrenn lauded by American Academy of Emergency Medicine
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) recently recognized Corey Slovis, M.D., and Keith Wrenn, M.D., for their service and excellence in the field of Emergency Medicine. Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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Vanderbilt emergency physician offers tips for a safe New Year’s 2016 celebration
Champagne (Jenny Mandeville/Vanderbilt) New Year’s Eve is expected to bring tens of thousands of revelers to downtown Nashville for the Bash on Broadway, and there will be thousands more at private parties and celebrations all over the region. Corey Slovis, M.D., chair of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt,… Read MoreDec 29, 2015
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Follow these tips to avoid heat-related illnesses
Doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are urging Middle Tennesseans to take extra precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses this week. Children and dogs are especially vulnerable. Read MoreJul 15, 2015
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VUMC physicians urge caution this week to avoid heat-related illnesses
With temperatures holding steady in the upper 90s and even reaching 100 degrees this week, doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are urging Middle Tennesseans to take extra precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses. Read MoreJul 13, 2015
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Vanderbilt doctors urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks
Fireworks and the Fourth of July can be a dangerous mix. Doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center urge caution with consumer fireworks and suggest leaving these displays to the experts. Vanderbilt doctors annually treat burns and eye injuries and even see patients with hearing loss due to… Read MoreJun 29, 2015
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Slovis receives Community Service Award from Nashville Police Department
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) presented its Community Service Award to Corey Slovis, M.D., professor and chair of Emergency Medicine, at a recent ceremony at the Music City Center. Read MoreMay 28, 2015
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Vanderbilt emergency physician offers tips for a safe New Year’s celebration
New Year’s Eve is expected to bring tens of thousands of revelers to downtown Nashville, and there will be thousands more at private parties and celebrations all over the region. Corey Slovis, M.D., chair of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt, knows that some of them will end up… Read MoreDec 30, 2014
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Vanderbilt doctors urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks
Nothing says “Fourth of July” like fireworks, but doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center urge caution with consumer fireworks and suggest leaving these displays to the experts. Vanderbilt doctors annually treat burns and eye injuries and even see patients with hearing loss due to fireworks usage. Nationwide… Read MoreJun 30, 2014
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Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine expert offers five survival rules for teen drivers
Anyone familiar with the devastating statistics knows that inexperience plus a driver’s license can be a dangerous combination. For teen drivers, lives can be forever changed in an instant. Corey Slovis, M.D., professor and chair of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt, has been an emergency medicine… Read MoreSep 9, 2013
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Trauma Center celebrates 25 years
A 19-year-old student was leaving her church’s revival on a rainy night in a small Kentucky town, when her life was forever changed by a horrific car accident. Read MoreAug 29, 2013
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Vanderbilt specialists urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks
Vanderbilt specialists are urging parents and children to leave the fireworks displays to the experts this Fourth of July. Children are often seen at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for a variety of injuries, including serious damage to eyes from bottle rockets, third-degree burns… Read MoreJul 1, 2013
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Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine physician offers spring cleaning ladder safety tips
Spring cleaning sometimes takes intrepid householders to new heights. Unfortunately, ladders can be among the most hazardous of common household devices, says Corey Slovis, chair of emergency medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreJun 4, 2013
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Preventable injuries filled Vanderbilt University Hospital last Memorial Day; Doctors urge safety on upcoming holiday
Doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center urge safety with upcoming Memorial Day celebrations after a record-breaking number of trauma patients filled Vanderbilt University Hospital on this same weekend last year. In 2012 Vanderbilt’s Trauma Unit saw… Read MoreMay 24, 2013