Reporter May 27 2016
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Shack to step down as chair of Plastic Surgery
Bruce Shack, M.D., has announced plans to step down, effective July 1, as chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), and he will remain on the faculty as a professor of Plastic Surgery. Read MoreMay 26, 2016
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Study links hyperglycemia in pediatric stroke patients to poor outcomes
Childhood stroke patients with hyperglycemia may be more at risk for disability, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) study that sought to determine if vital sign measurements and blood glucose levels could be associated with poor neurological outcomes. Read MoreMay 26, 2016
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Wound healing society honors VUMC’s Davidson
Jeff Davidson, Ph.D., professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was honored last month at the joint 27th annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Wound Healing Society meeting in Atlanta for “outstanding lifetime achievement in wound healing.” Read MoreMay 26, 2016
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Wanna named editor of prominent otolaryngology journal
George Wanna, M.D., associate professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, has been named editor-in-chief of the journal Otolaryngology Case Reports, joining other colleagues at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center who edit journals. Read MoreMay 26, 2016
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Davies lands Pharmacology teaching award
Sean Davies, Ph.D., associate professor of Pharmacology, was recognized as Pharmacology “Teacher of the Year” during the 25th Annual Joel G. Hardman Student-Invited Pharmacology Forum in Light Hall. Read MoreMay 26, 2016
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Family’s diabetes experiences propel Tour de Cure participation
When the Mullis family straps on their helmets on June 11 to ride in the local Tour de Cure, one of a series of cycling events held nationally to benefit the American Diabetes Association (ADA), they will remember a day seven years ago that motivated their annual participation in the event. Read MoreMay 26, 2016
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Study finds family history may play role in young athletes’ recovery from concussion
Young athletes who experience a sports-related concussion are more likely to suffer a prolonged period of symptoms if they also have a family history of mood disorders, psychiatric illnesses or migraines, according to a study from the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center (VSCC) published in Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. Read MoreMay 26, 2016
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Precision medicine already changing cancer treatment strategies
The ability to test patients’ cancers for individual differences, mainly at the genetic level, and to make treatment decisions based on those differences is the hallmark of precision medicine, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is among the leaders of this new approach to diagnosis and treatment. Read MoreMay 26, 2016
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Distinguished visitors
In recognition of Trauma Awareness Month, members of the Tennessee House of Representatives toured Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s adult emergency department, trauma center and helipad. Read MoreMay 25, 2016
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Vanderbilt mourns loss of pediatrics icon Wadlington
William B. Wadlington, M.D., a graduate of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine class of 1952 and former member of the Board of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, died May 18. He was 89. Read MoreMay 25, 2016
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NIH awards $11.6 million grant to Vanderbilt, Miami and Meharry for new center to study precision medicine and health disparities
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), the University of Miami and Meharry Medical College were recently awarded a five-year, $11.6 million grant to launch a new center that will enable research using precision medicine to eradicate health disparities, specifically those among African-Americans and Latinos. Read MoreMay 25, 2016
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Vanderbilt expert addresses Zika-related concerns for women who are, or want to become, pregnant
With summer time approaching and the topic of mosquitoes abuzz, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist Sarah Osmundson, M.D., has a few recommendations for women who are pregnant or want to become pregnant. Read MoreMay 24, 2016
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Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network: transforming health care delivery across the Mid-South
Nearly five years ago a tiny seed of an idea was presented at a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Clinical Enterprise retreat: forming a physician-led network of leading hospitals and physicians to focus on improving the health of communities in Tennessee and beyond. Read MoreMay 24, 2016
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School of Nursing faculty and staff recognized with spring awards
Linda Norman, Valere Potter Menefee Professor of Nursing and dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, announced faculty and staff awards during the school’s spring faculty meeting May 17. Read MoreMay 23, 2016
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Chloride “switch” turns on membrane formation: study
Chloride plays a key role in the formation of the basement membrane, a suprastructure on the outside of cells that undergirds and guides the function of most of the tissues of the body. Read MoreMay 23, 2016
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Jennie Stuart Medical Center, Vanderbilt announce affiliation agreement
Leaders with Jennie Stuart Medical Center (JSMC) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announce a strategic affiliation agreement that formalizes a collaborative relationship between the two institutions while JSMC is also joining the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network. Read MoreMay 20, 2016
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School for Science and Math honors 23 MNPS seniors
The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt honored 23 high school students from five Metro Nashville Public Schools. Read MoreMay 19, 2016