Edwards receives American Pediatric Society's top award
Kathryn Edwards, MD, who holds the Sarah H. Sell and Cornelius Vanderbilt Endowed Chair in Pediatrics and is a professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, is the recipient of the 2020 John Howland Award, the highest honor given by the American Pediatric Society (APS). View...
Launch of living liver transplant program to increase availability of organs
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is launching a living liver donor transplant program, significantly increasing the number of available organs for life-saving transplants. The program will allow relatives to donate part of their liver to their loved one. View...
No such thing as a low-risk surgery for frail patients
Even a minor surgery such as a laparoscopic gallbladder removal can prove to be a high-risk and even fatal procedure for frail patients, according to new research published in JAMA Surgery. View...
HIV/AIDS expert Nabel to deliver today's Discovery Lecture
Nabel's lecture, "Tackling AIDS and Cancer with Novel Antibody Therapeutics," will begin at 4 p.m. in 208 Light Hall. It is sponsored by the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center. View...
Pets of VUMC 2019 -- Collection #6: Here's looking at you, part 2
Just one look. That's all it took. This is the sixth installment of photographs submitted by VUMC employees to the 2019 VUMC Voice Pet Photo Contest. View...