January 12, 2021

Jane Freedman, MD, will join VUMC as director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the physician-in-chief of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, effective Aug. 1. She comes to Vanderbilt from University of Massachusetts Memorial Heart & Vascular Center. View...

VUMC mourns loss of otolaryngologist and surgeon Russell Ries


William Russell Ries, MD, professor of Otolaryngology and Carol and John S. Odess Professor of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died Jan. 5. He was 67. View...

Heather Jackson aims to improve lives, no matter where she serves


She was honored with the Five Pillar Leader Award at the latest virtual Leadership Assembly. View...

A story of Christmas past: Carols being sung by a choir and a Vanderbilt nurse saving a life


The Sunday before Christmas, Patricia Wright, RN, was in church to hear her mother sing in the choir. Then she heard a call for help. View...

VUMC sources quoted in The Globe and Mail, The Washington Post, CNN, more


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

Survey Sparks: Malignant hyperthermia


Part of a series of Joint Commission readiness tips. For more information, go to: https://www.vumc.org/mysite/ View...