Employee Spotlight
Collection of “Star Wars” Legos makes sure the force stays with child psychiatrist Yasas Tanguturi
By Jessica Pasley
Why are they at his office? "One, I ran out of space, and two, my wife doesn’t want them at home.”
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Patient Spotlight
Marching in the Tournament of Roses Parade after knee surgery? Check. Carrying a 30-lb. drum set? That, too.
By Emily Stembridge
It was a long journey for Jill Griffin to that iconic New Year’s Day parade, and her surgeon Rick Wright made it possible
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Employee Spotlight
Neurosurgery resident David Voce competes on new season of “Survivor”
By Nancy Humphrey
Stamina and focus are key to neurosurgery; how much will they help him on the island?
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Patient Spotlight
“Tough guy” actor gets tender care at VUMC
By Nancy Humphrey
He's been a villain on "Weeds" and "Queen of the South"; he says his health care team members are heroes
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Employee Spotlight
The doctor’s closet was a mess. Her friends conspired to have a Netflix show organize it for her.
By Christina Echegaray
Whitney Browning, a pediatrician at Children's Hospital, is featured on the Netflix show "Getting Organized with the Home Edit" thanks to her sneaky friends
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Tales of VUMC Past
The Vanderbilt doctor who told his story of battling AIDS on “60 Minutes”
By Wayne Wood
He wrote a bestseller, was interviewed on "60 Minutes," and his story showed a more hopeful future for people infected with HIV
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Tales of VUMC Past
When ABC’s “World News Tonight” was broadcast live from VUMC
By Wayne Wood
A specially built platform outside the hospital allowed anchor Peter Jennings to deliver the news with a VUMC backdrop
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VUMC in the Community
Volunteer Christi Williams and Layla the “Rehab Lab” featured in national dog food commercial
By Kristin Smart
“She loves it; she goes in tail wagging."
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Employee Spotlight
The inside story of how the “Today” show surprised a VUMC nurse on the air
By Craig Boerner
There was singing. There were hugs. There was laughter. There were tears.
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