VUMC team's COVID-19 research featured on "60 Minutes"

James Crowe, MD, and members of his lab at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who have pioneered rapid development of monoclonal antibody treatments for life-threatening viral diseases including COVID-19, were featured Sunday on a CBS News "60 Minutes" segment titled "The Last Pandemic." View...

New cardiac cath lab opens at Children's Hospital

A new, state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization lab debuted recently at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt to meet the growing volume of the Pediatric Heart Institute. View...

New Clinician Spotlight: Matthews Chacko, MD, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute

Matthews Chacko, MD, has joined Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute as an assistant professor of Medicine, an interventional cardiologist and the director of peripheral vascular interventions. View...

Ben Ho Park shares his vision for giving more people access to precision oncology

From "Momentum" magazine: Ben Ho Park, MD, PhD, has a microscopic focus on solving the molecular mysteries of cancer and a panoramic approach to sharing that knowledge. He is committed to the democratization of precision oncology -- helping more people gain access to the highly personalized medicines that are transforming cancer care. View...

VUMC scientist Edie Sannella celebrates 90th birthday, puts in full day in virology lab

"I don't feel 90. And people say they don't think that I am 90. So, I think I must be doing OK." View...

Weight Loss Center at VWCH helps expand bariatric surgery options

In May 2020, dangerously high blood pressure put 44-year-old Kristian Wernet in the hospital, a tipping point that led him to become one of the first individuals to have gastric bypass surgery at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) as a patient of the new Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center in Lebanon, Tennessee. View...

VUMC sources quoted by Voice of America, NBC News, Associated Press, more

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

Survey Sparks: Preparing for the Joint Commission

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