VUMC designated as a Chest Pain Center with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Resuscitation
Hospitals that earn ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditation have proven exceptional competency in treating patients with heart attack symptoms.
Peebles, Shah honored at 2025 Vanderbilt Translational Research Forum
Translational research brings discoveries from the laboratory and preclinical studies to clinical trials and studies in humans.
$20 million grant supports sweeping study of human viruses
The grant will help establish the Vanderbilt-coordinated Virus Characterization Center and support a Vanderbilt University Medical Center research team venturing to broadly characterize the role of viruses in human health and disease.
Heart transplant program reaches new landmark
The program recently celebrated a milestone — its 2,000th heart transplant.
Year in Review 2024: Appointments strengthen Medical Center’s missions
Numerous additions and appointments during the past year are enhancing Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s missions.
Proteomic signature a key to early detection of fatty liver disease: study
Currently, methods to detect early, obesity-related accumulation of fat in the liver other than a liver biopsy — the surgical removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination — are limited. But there is hope.
Dr. Freedman named Chair of Department of Medicine
Dr. Jane Freedman will succeed Wright Pinson as Deputy CEO and Chief Health System Officer in July 2025.