Profiles

Michaela D. Poizner Named Chair of Baker Donelson's Health Law Group

Apr 10, 2023 at 03:19 pm by Staff

Nashville - Baker Donelson has named Michaela D. Poizner, a shareholder in Baker Donelson's Nashville office, as chair of the Firm's Health Law Group, one of the largest.... Read More

Two Prominent Nashvillians to Join Ascension Saint Thomas Board

Apr 03, 2023 at 09:29 am by Staff

  NASHVILLE - Ascension Saint Thomas is pleased to announce that Dr. Shanna L. Jackson, president of Nashville State Community College, and Gil Beverly, senior vice pres.... Read More

Crowe, Harris, Young elected as new AIMBE fellows

Apr 02, 2023 at 02:19 pm by Staff

  by Mia Garchitorena   Three Vanderbilt University faculty members have been elected to the 2023 College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Bio.... Read More

VUMC researcher selected for Global Scholars Program

Apr 02, 2023 at 02:01 pm by Staff

  by Leigh MacMillan Vanderbilt researcher P. Brent Ferrell, MD, is leading one of five projects selected by the 2022 NIBR (Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Rese.... Read More

Family’s gift will support pediatric cancer research

Apr 02, 2023 at 01:59 pm by Staff

  by Nancy Humphrey   Lily Hensiek’s cancer diagnosis in 2008 has inspired three generations of her family to devote time and financial support to research.... Read More

Sandler named co-chair of ACR’s Lung Cancer Screening Steering Committee

Apr 02, 2023 at 01:55 pm by Staff

by Tom Wilemon Kim Sandler, MD, associate professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has been named co-chair of the Lung Cancer Screening Steering Committee for the Am.... Read More

Urology fellowship program celebrated after 20 years

Apr 02, 2023 at 01:46 pm by Staff

  by Craig Boerner   A two-year urology fellowship training program focused on women’s urologic health and reconstruction, known as Female Pelvic Medicine a.... Read More

Ovarian cancer expert Odunsi to deliver next Discovery Lecture

Apr 02, 2023 at 01:44 pm by Staff

by Leigh MacMillan Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, director of the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, will deliver the next Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 6..... Read More

Reminders for clinicians improve prescribing for high cholesterol

Mar 27, 2023 at 11:10 am by Staff

  by Paul Govern   Statins are drugs used to treat high cholesterol and thereby help prevent cardiovascular disease. According to guidelines, most patients with a.... Read More

Study sheds light on drug’s impact on diabetes progression

Mar 26, 2023 at 10:14 pm by Staff

  by Craig Boerner   A 10-year study of a treatment to delay the development of Type 1 diabetes in individuals at high risk did not meet the study goals of delayi.... Read More