Vanderbilt University Medical Center

When Every Minute Matters

Mar 13, 2019 at 07:00 pm by Staff

Updates in Trauma Care According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, trauma is the leading cause of death in the first half of life spanning ages 1-44. Nationwi.... Read More

Dr. Ashish Shah: A Heart for Transplant Patients

Feb 12, 2019 at 04:46 pm by Staff

Shah the Driving Force Behind Growth, Innovation at VUMC "The first time I watched a heart transplant, I said, 'This is it.'" More than 200 hearts transplants later, Ashish S.... Read More

Heart Monitor

Feb 12, 2019 at 04:29 pm by Staff

Mark Your Calendars AHA Women of Color Breakfast Feb. 23 • 9 am Cal Turner Family Center, Meharry Meharry Medical College is hosting the American Heart Association and America.... Read More

March of Dimes Honors 17 Area Nurses

Feb 12, 2019 at 02:23 pm by Staff

As 2018 drew to a close, nurses from throughout Middle Tennessee gathered at Belmont University to celebrate the ninth annual March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards. The gala.... Read More

AMA Celebrates Five Years of VUSM Education Innovation

Jul 10, 2018 at 02:32 pm by Staff

On June 5, representatives from the American Medical Association's Accelerating Change in Medical Education (ACE) leadership team visited Vanderbilt University School of Medic.... Read More

Nashville Biosciences Launches

May 09, 2018 at 09:58 am by Staff

VUMC Harnesses Power of Genomic, Bioinformatics Resources Last month, officials with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announced the creation of a wholly owned subs.... Read More

March of Dimes Honors Outstanding Middle Tennessee Nurses at Annual Gala

Jan 15, 2018 at 02:28 pm by Staff

Now in it's eighth year, the March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards recently honored 17 outstanding leaders who embody compassion and professional excellence across 16 catego.... Read More

Novel Knee Surgery Uses Patient's Regrown Cartilage Cells

Oct 05, 2017 at 09:48 am by Staff

Vanderbilt's Scott Arthur, MD, recently performed the state's first knee surgery using a newly approved implant containing a patient's regrown cartilage cells. Trademarked und.... Read More

A Cut Above

Oct 05, 2017 at 09:48 am by Staff

Area Orthopaedic Providers Rolling out Latest Technology, Research There's never been a better time ... or place ... for orthopaedic care. Throughout Middle Tennessee, surgeo.... Read More

New Antiviral Drug Inhibits Epidemic SARS, MERS & More

Sep 11, 2017 at 02:16 pm by Staff

A new antiviral drug candidate inhibits a broad range of coronaviruses, including the SARS and MERS coronaviruses, a multi-institutional team of investigators recently reporte.... Read More