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2 weeks ago | news.vumc.org | Doug Campbell

Amanda Toye, MD, has been named division chief of Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, after serving as the interim division chief since November 2023. Toye is an assistant professor and the clinical service chief of the Comprehensive Pain Service. She came to VUMC in 2020 after working in private practice. Toye said being named chief of the Division of Pain Medicine is an honor.

3 weeks ago | news.vumc.org | Andy Flick |Doug Campbell

Evolution often makes a deal with the devil, creating challenges for treating human disease. By mass, the muscles of thoroughbred racehorses consume more than twice the oxygen of elite human athletes. Yet, oxygen produces free radicals, which damage organ tissues. Balancing energy production with oxidative stress is also a major challenge for extending lifespan, as well as treating epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease. How did horses overcome this ubiquitous challenge to become paragons of athleticism?

3 weeks ago | news.vumc.org | Andy Flick |Doug Campbell

Evolution often makes a deal with the devil, creating challenges for treating human disease. By mass, the muscles of thoroughbred racehorses consume more than twice the oxygen of elite human athletes. Yet, oxygen produces free radicals, which damage organ tissues. Balancing energy production with oxidative stress is also a major challenge for extending lifespan, as well as treating epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease. How did horses overcome this ubiquitous challenge to become paragons of athleticism?

4 weeks ago | news.vumc.org | Erin Wides |Doug Campbell

Nicole Werner, PhD, has been named director of the Center for Research and Innovation in Systems Safety (CRISS). Werner is an associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and comes to Vanderbilt University Medical Center from Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington. CRISS uses a wide range of human factors and systems engineering, cognitive psychology, biomedical informatics and implementation science techniques to study performance during patient care.