VUMC Infection Prevention continues to monitor coronavirus situation
As the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19) continues to spread, with new cases reported in, among other places, Italy, Iran, Japan, and South Korea, VUMC continues to monitor the outbreak closely. View...
Enhance the VUMC experience: Complete all four Defining Personalized Care segments
Defining Personalized Care -- Elevating Our Culture of Service is a multiyear initiative designed to help us improve the service we provide each other, our patients, and their family members. Each segment was designed to build on each other and should be completed in order. View...
Richard Hosner knew he needed a liver transplant. It turned out he needed a kidney, too. On one amazing day, he received both.
The pair of complex surgeries took 13 hours. When he woke up, he felt like a new person. Since 2011, there have been 38 liver-kidney transplants at VUMC, helping establish Vanderbilt as one of the leading sites in the country for multiple-organ transplants. View...
A friend said, "Want to climb Kilimanjaro?" Soha Patel said, "Sure!"
Months of hard training. Seven days of climbing. Severe oxygen deprivation. But the view was worth it. View...
Discovery Lecture to feature head and neck cancer expert Jennifer Grandis
Her lecture, "Head and Neck Cancer Precision Medicine," will begin at 4 p.m. in 208 Light Hall. It is sponsored by the Department of Otolaryngology. Grandis is the Robert K. Werbe Distinguished Professor in Head and Neck Cancer at the University of California, San Francisco. View...
Vanderbilt Health scores with Nashville Soccer Club; complimentary tickets all claimed but discount still available
Nashville Soccer Club and Vanderbilt Health have announced a strategic, multi-year relationship that includes Vanderbilt Health becoming an official sponsor of Nashville SC and the team's exclusive health care provider. View...
Post-transplant diabetes may be reversible: study
Post-transplantation diabetes mellitus, a common complication of immunosuppressive drugs that are given to prevent transplant rejection, may be reversible and at least partially preventable, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center report. View...
"Momentum": Cancer survivor Adam Kindness counts his blessings
Blessings come in all shapes and sizes. Lately, I have been seeing them all around me. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...