According to a study published last week in JAMA Oncology by Alex Bick, MD, PhD (Genetic Medicine) and colleagues, patients who have been diagnosed with clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) are at an increased risk for heart disease following cancer treatment.
This year, several Department of Medicine faculty were appointed to new positions that will help advance the department and medical center missions.
Annet Kirabo, DVM, MSc, PhD, associate professor of Medicine (Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology), has been ranked as a 2025 Top Scholar by the global academic analytics platform ScholarGPS.
VUMC recently held a Directorship Celebration to honor 23 leaders, including seven in the Department of Medicine, from across the enterprise in clinical care, research, education and administration.
According to research recently published in JAMA Dermatology by Elizabeth Phillips, MD, and colleagues, a newly identified genetic marker, HLA-A*34:02, may significantly improve the ability to predict life-threatening reactions to the gout medication allopurinol in U.S. patients.
An international research consortium co-led by scientists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the University of Toronto and University of Pittsburgh has mapped the functional impact of more than 17,000 variants in a major gene associated with the development of premature atherosclerotic heart disease.
Clinicians and scientists from around the world recently attended a symposium at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to honor the 75th birthday of Dan Roden, MD (Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology), a pioneer in personalized medicine and beloved colleague, mentor and friend.
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.
