Surgery
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Student-developed machine-learning techniques make surgeries safer and easier to review
An interdisciplinary fellowship with the Data Science Institute has resulted in a promising machine-learning technology that can effectively track complex surgical activity, having the potential to improve patient outcomes, safety and documentation. Read MoreApr 9, 2021
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Getting the goods on obesity
Obesity and two post-operative complications linked with it have associated genetic variants in common, suggesting that obesity may be the culprit. Read MoreNov 19, 2019
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Understanding deaths from post-surgical complications
Robert Freundlich and colleagues analyzed records for nearly 1.2 million patients and found that, among patients who died within 30 days of surgery, one in five had a complication independently associated with mortality. Read MoreJul 20, 2018
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Blocking neuroblastoma cell growth
An inhibitor of cell metabolism may be a good therapeutic target for neuroblastoma, which accounts for about 15 percent of pediatric cancer-related deaths. Read MoreMar 22, 2017
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Report highlights global need for surgical services
An estimated 5 billion people — two-thirds of the world’s population — do not have access to surgery because of a lack of facilities, money and trained surgeons and anesthesiologists. Read MoreApr 8, 2016
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John Sawyers, a steady hand in the operating room and as head of Surgical Sciences, dies at 90
John Sawyers, M.D., whose decades-long career as a surgeon culminated in the chairmanship of the Vanderbilt Section of Surgical Sciences from 1983 to 1995, died Friday, March 18. He was 90. Dr. Sawyers was known for his surgical skill and his steady manner both in the operating… Read MoreMar 22, 2016
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Study finds rerouting bile acids may offer simpler alternative to gastric bypass surgery
A new surgical procedure could offer a simpler approach to achieve some of the same weight-loss and metabolic benefits associated with gastric bypass surgery, researchers at VUMC report. Read MoreJul 21, 2015
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Vanderbilt University honors 28 as emeriti faculty
Twenty-eight retiring faculty members were recognized during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony May 8, when the university honored their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty. Read MoreMay 8, 2015
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Stuffed animals bring bacteria to OR
Stuffed animals that pediatric patients bring to the operating room are a reservoir of bacteria that can be effectively sterilized in a household washer/dryer the day before surgery. Read MoreApr 17, 2015
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Twelve Vanderbilt faculty elected AAAS fellows
Twelve members of Vanderbilt's faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their “scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.” Read MoreNov 24, 2014
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Vanderbilt Medicine: Robotics revolution
In the foreseeable future, robots will be sticking steerable needles in your brain to remove blood clots; capsule robots will be crawling up your colon as a painless replacement for the colonoscopy; and ultra-miniaturized snake robots will remove tumors from your bladder and other body cavities. Read MoreSep 11, 2013
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Dual-action enzyme protects esophagus
An antioxidant enzyme also functions as a tumor suppressor to limit cancer development in the esophagus. Read MoreMay 9, 2013
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Noted pediatric surgeon to deliver Brooks Lecture May 10
Renowned pediatric surgeon, scientist and Harvard Medical School’s first female professor of surgery Patricia K. Donahoe will address the Section of Surgical Sciences’ 55th Barney Brooks Lecture, Friday, May 10, at 7 a.m. in 208 Light Hall. Read MoreApr 18, 2013
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Grant bolsters liver tumor surgery techniques
A team led by Vanderbilt University biomedical engineer Michael Miga, associate professor of Biomedical Engineering, Radiology and Radiological Sciences, and Neurological Surgery, has been awarded a five-year, $3.1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to enhance image-guided surgery techniques for safely removing liver tumors. Read MoreApr 8, 2013
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Telerobotic system designed to treat bladder cancer
An interdisciplinary collaboration of engineers and doctors at Vanderbilt and Columbia Universities has designed a robotic microsurgery system specifically designed to treat bladder cancer, the sixth most common form of cancer in the U.S. and the most expensive to treat. Read MoreApr 2, 2013
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Cancer markers from archived tissue
Archived tissue samples are yielding new disease biomarkers. Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Study finds obesity increases time in OR for lung surgery
A new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators found that obese patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer spent more time in the operating room, adding to the nation’s health care bill. Read MoreDec 13, 2012
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American Board of Thoracic Surgery honors two from VU
The American Board of Thoracic Surgery has elected two Vanderbilt surgeons to its 17-member board of directors. Read MoreNov 15, 2012
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Posters accepted until Dec. 1 for Surgery and Engineering Symposium
Reed Omary (Vanderbilt University) The Vanderbilt Initiative in Surgery and Engineering (VISE) and the Department of Surgery Research Collaborative will host the first Vanderbilt Surgery and Engineering Symposium from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, in Light Hall, Room 202. Reed Omary,… Read MoreNov 14, 2012
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Stomach bug alters tumor suppressor
The stomach bug Helicobacter pylori increases forms of a protein that promote tumor development, perhaps explaining how it elevates risk for gastric cancer. Read MoreOct 23, 2012