Information about 403(b) Plan Settlement
Many VUMC employees received an email on August 23, 2019, from vanderbilt403bsettlement@claims-administrator.com. Please be advised that this email is a legitimate communication and is NOT spam. View...
Discovery may point to better treatments for Type 1 diabetes
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center led by an assistant professor of Pediatrics have made a paradigm-shifting discovery that could lead to new treatments, better health and longer life for patients with Type 1 diabetes. View...
VUMC employee Stephanie Hays' own body destroyed her kidneys. Luckily, her daughter had a spare.
In only 17 days, Stephanie Hays went from being perfectly healthy to needing a new kidney. Hays, director of Clinical Documentation Excellence for the Center for Health Information Management at VUMC, was diagnosed with Goodpasture syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder discovered in 1919 by Ernest Goodpasture, MD, Vanderbilt University graduate and future dean of the School of Medicine. View...
New Physician Spotlight: Niels Johnsen
Niels Johnsen, MD, has joined the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Urology after completing his residency at VUMC. He began seeing patients Aug. 1. View...
New CT scanner eases need for young children to stay still
Traditional computed tomography (CT) imaging requires patients to stay still or hold their breath for periods of time as the scan is performed so a clear image is obtained the first time. For young children and/or infants, staying still or not crying can be a challenge, and getting the best image the first try is important to reduce unnecessary, repeated radiation exposure. View...
"Momentum": The circulating tumor cell challenge
Medical oncologist and cancer geneticist Ben Ho Park, MD, PhD, has set his sights on a new era of breast cancer patient assessment, which, in turn, could usher in a new level of precision treatment. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...