Jeffrey Upperman to succeed John Brock as Surgeon-in-Chief of Children's Hospital
After successfully serving as Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt's first Surgeon-in-Chief for 17 years, John W. Brock III, MD, will transition to focus on his role as Senior Vice President of Pediatric Surgical Services and will become Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus. View...
Early effort to thwart chikungunya infection shows positive results
Chikungunya is an emergent, mosquito-borne tropical viral infection that can cause chronic and debilitating joint pain and arthritis. The study is testing whether injection of genetic material will trigger rapid production of a specific antibody in humans at levels that will neutralize the virus. View...
AlertVU test is at 2 p.m. today
AlertVU rapidly sends notification messages in the event of an imminent threat or danger to the Vanderbilt community, such as a tornado or active shooter. View...
As a child, Andrea Pitts was severely burned. As an adult, she provides "Boxes of Love" to burn patients.
When she was only 18 months old, Andrea Pitts' life changed forever. She was toddling in the kitchen while her mother was cooking a pot of beans. As her mother turned away for an instant, Pitts pulled the pot off the stove, spilling the scalding contents and liquid onto her body. View...
New clinic helps high-risk patients get ready for surgery
Diagnosed with colon cancer, Melba Martin, 88, needed surgery to save her life, but her colorectal surgeon, Timothy Geiger, MD, knew that her frailty and anemia, coupled with concerns about her heart, put Martin at high risk for developing complications both during and after surgery. View...
Child passenger safety initiative bolstered by grant from Kohl's
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt will allocate funding from a $120,000 grant from Kohl's to support a child passenger safety initiative. View...
"My Southern Health": What this young cancer survivor wants you to know
This post was written by Gigi Pasley, 21, a four-time cancer survivor (AML three times, two bone marrow transplants and osteosarcoma) who lives with the late effects of former treatment. View...
"Momentum": Hidden risk: a genetic test leads to early cancer diagnosis
It's a quandary people often ponder: Is it better to know or not about a predisposition to disease? Cindy Betz decided to confront her unknown health risks. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...