Monthly Archives: October 2020

From “Momentum” magazine: I had been studying breast cancer for more than 20 years when I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma. Continue reading →

Portia Thomas grew up in Doerun, Georgia, a small, rural city named by pioneer hunters as a place with “a perfect doe run,” where the population has hovered around 800 people for the past 30 years. A childhood impression lifted her aspirations beyond h… Continue reading →

Lee Ann Liska, a 30-year veteran of the health care industry, has been named chief operating officer of Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital (VUAH). She will join Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Oct. 19. Continue reading →

Health policy is more than the country’s response to one seismic health crisis — the long tail of policy can reverberate with unexpected implications. Tune into Episode 9 of #ListenDNA to hear why “it’s really hard to argue with facts. But it’s even h… Continue reading →

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has completed its 10,000th organ transplant, a monumental achievement representing nearly 60 years of life-saving work. Continue reading →

VUMC has established a cross-functional team to help ensure we are ready to comply with the rules by Nov. 1. Continue reading →

Leaders at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have announced that the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center (VMAC), currently housed in the Department of Neurology, will become a freestanding institutional center. Continue reading →