Rheumatology and Immunology

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, 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

The National Scleroderma Foundation has recognized Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a Designated Scleroderma Research and Treatment Center for the second time since 2022.

Numerous additions and appointments during the past year are enhancing Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s missions.

Tracy Frech, MD, MSCI, has been named to direct the division of Rheumatology and Immunology in the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and will assume the new role Sept. 1.