Tanner receives 2025 Patient and Family Choice Award
The award honors employees across Vanderbilt Health who act with compassion and excellence to provide an exceptional experience for patients and their families, by patients and families.
Clinical immunology Center of Excellence leaders named
Annet Kirabo, DVM, MSc, PhD, associate professor of Medicine (Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology), has been apppointed director of the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies Center of Excellence (FCE) at VUMC. Rachel Bonami, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine (Rheumatology and Immunology), will serve as associate director of the Vanderbilt FCE.
Four Department of Medicine faculty receive emeritus distinction
Dr. Balser, President and CEO of VUMC and Dean of VUSM, said the emeritus distinction is bestowed on faculty who “have served the university with distinction and deep abiding commitment to their fields.”
John Sergent retires after providing a legacy of leadership and excellence
John Sergent, MD, Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology and Immunology), who first came to Vanderbilt as an undergraduate student in 1959 and has left an indelible imprint on the University and Medical Center as a student, resident, faculty physician and leader every decade since, is retiring on April 30
Systemic sclerosis program gains a national recognition
The National Scleroderma Foundation has recognized Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a Designated Scleroderma Research and Treatment Center for the second time since 2022.