Matt Batcheldor

1 week ago | news.vumc.org | Matt Batcheldor

The Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network (VHAN) looked back on its past and ahead to its future in a recent member webinar. “Transforming Health Care Together: VHAN’s 2024 Impact & Future Vision,” featured Cindy Powell, MD, VHAN executive director and chief medical officer, along with other VHAN leadership. Here are some highlights:Powell reflected on the network’s 12 years of service.

2 weeks ago | news.vumc.org | Matt Batcheldor

Amanda Atkins of Atlanta remembers visiting a hospital where she was considering getting a lung transplant and hearing the words “end-stage lung disease” over and over. While the words were accurate, every utterance left her more disappointed and demoralized. Looking for a second opinion, she traveled to Nashville and the Vanderbilt Transplant Center. “That experience was the antithesis of my first experience,” she said. “I felt so cared for immediately.

3 weeks ago | news.vumc.org | Matt Batcheldor

Jeffrey Johns, MD, associate professor and vice chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), has been elected to serve as the chair of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR) for a three-year term, beginning Aug. 1. Founded in 1947, the ABPMR is the national medical certifying board for the specialty of PM&R. It is one of 24 medical specialty boards that make up the American Board of Medical Specialties.

1 month ago | news.vumc.org | Matt Batcheldor

David Gaston, MD, PhD, medical director of the Molecular Infectious Diseases Laboratory, is committed to his colleagues. He leads by example. One example is when Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories largely relocated from the Main Campus to its new 110,000-square-foot MetroCenter location on March 1, 2024. To ease the transition, Gaston volunteered for a week of overnight shifts.

1 month ago | news.vumc.org | Matt Batcheldor

Heather Burich remembers that Thursday in December 2022 like it was yesterday. She was 23 weeks pregnant and didn’t understand why she was struggling to breathe. The symptoms started shortly after she became pregnant at 35, and she chalked it up to normal discomfort. But her condition was serious enough that she sought an echocardiogram at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to make sure nothing was wrong with her heart.