David Aronoff

Vanderbilt doctoral student Anup Challa, BE’21, MS’21, has been tapped to co-lead a team of researchers and patient advocates to identify areas across the world in need of health care for pregnant women and infants as the new chair of the Special Populations Coordinating Committee for the CURE Drug Repurposing Collaboratory. Read More

Dr. David Aronoff, Addison B. Scoville Jr. Chair in Medicine and professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology, discusses why it's important for everyone on the Vanderbilt campus to continue COVID-19 safety measures. Read More

A new paper proposes an ethical way to test drug safety during pregnancy by using electronic health data to conduct "virtual" drug trials. Read More

In her latest video message, Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente discusses COVID-19 with Dr. David Aronoff, professor of medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology and director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

Vanderbilt University faculty are sharing their expertise on a range of topics related to COVID-19. Read More

An inexpensive generic drug once used to prevent gastrointestinal ulcers in people taking daily NSAIDs protects against C. diff infection in mice. Read More

David Aronoff and colleagues report an increased risk of the serious gastrointestinal infection C. diff following the use of NSAID pain relievers. Read More

Drug repurposing involves establishing an additional approved indication for a drug already at market. Read More

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2011 in the United States there were almost half a million Clostridium difficile infections, and one in 11 patients 65 or older with a healthcare-associated C. diff infection died within 30 days of diagnosis. Read More

Infectious diseases specialist David Aronoff, M.D., recently became one of 73 new fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology, an honorific leadership group within the American Society of Microbiology. Read More

Nine faculty members who hold endowed chairs were honored and donors were thanked during a festive celebration Sept. 26 at the Student Life Center. Read More

David Aronoff, M.D., has been named the new director of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Infectious Diseases. Read More