Dmochowski named Interim Vice President for Perioperative Services

Roger Dmochowski, MD, MMHC, has been named Interim Vice President for Perioperative Services for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). He will assume the role Feb. 1. View...

New support program to support individuals impacted by sexual harassment launched

Named the SHARE Center (Sexual Harassment: Access, Response and Education), the program provides a confidential place where VUMC faculty, staff and Allied Health students can discuss their experiences of workplace sexual harassment and learn ways to connect to additional resources to support their needs. It is led by Lauren Dettilo, PhD. View...

Five surgeries in nine days. A month in intensive care. An amazing recovery.

Kyle Mullicane's lungs, kidneys and pancreas were failing and as he became critically ill in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), he started hallucinating. One of the hallucinations took place at a Vegas steakhouse. View...

Fourth quarter DAISY Awards honor four extraordinary nurses

DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries. This is Vanderbilt's latest group. View...

Same-day cochlear implant surgeries reduce travel burden, wait times

Nearly 20 years ago, Sue Baskette woke up with a loss of hearing in her good ear. After years of struggling with hearing aids, she asked her doctor in Johnson City, Tennessee, whether she might be a candidate for cochlear implants. She was referred to David Haynes, MD, professor of Otolaryngology, Neurosurgery and Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...

VUMC in the news

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...