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VISE Fall Seminar with Victoria Morgan, PhD
Sep. 19, 2024—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Victoria Morgan, PhD Professor in the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Biomedical Engineering Neurology and Neurological Surgery Vanderbilt University Medical Center Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time: 11:45 for lunch; noon start Title: MRI network neuroplasticity in focal epilepsy: biomarkers and beyond Abstract: Patients...
VISE affiliate Keith Obstein receives inaugural Brock Family Center Innovator of the Year Award
Nov. 22, 2023—Keith Obstein, MD, MPH, professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and professor of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, has received the inaugural Innovator of the Year Award from the Brock Family Center for Applied Innovation in recognition of his achievements in developing and commercializing a magnetic, flexible colonoscopy system with the potential to...
VISE Spring Seminar -Shawniqua Williams Roberson, MEng, MD
Dec. 15, 2022—VISE seminar to be led by Shawniqua Williams Roberson, M.Eng., M.D. Assistant Professor Departments of Neurology and Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University Medical Center Vanderbilt University Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Neural Signal Processing Applications in Disorders of...
Labadie named chair of Otolaryngology at MUSC
Jul. 30, 2021—Robert Labadie, MD, PhD, professor of Otolaryngology and Biomedical Engineering, has been named professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Medicine in Charleston, South Carolina.
Medical World News® Inside the Practice: CancerNetwork® and Duke Herrell on a Novel Suturing Technique for Transurethral Anastomosis
May. 6, 2021—CancerNetwork® shares its latest investigation into novel practices for rendering surgical management of prostate cancer from experts at Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering.
VISE Spring Seminar – Eric Shinohara, MD, MSCI
Apr. 9, 2021—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Eric Shinohara, MD, MSCI Ingram Associate Professor and Chair Department of Radiation Oncology, VUMC Date: April 29, 2021 Time: 12:15 p.m. Room Admittance, 12:25 p.m. start Zoom: Details will be sent morning of… Title: The Evolving Landscape of Radiation Modalities in Medicine Speaker Bio: Dr. Eric Shinohara is Ingram Associate...
Surgical robots developed by Vanderbilt researchers could make radical prostatectomy safer and less invasive
Feb. 10, 2021—Researchers at the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering have developed a minuscule robot that could revolutionize surgical procedures for treating prostate cancer, which affects one in nine men in the United States. Using a lifelike model, the team demonstrated that the surgical robot could not only remove the prostate gland and tissues through the urethra,...
Vanderbilt researchers bring paradigm-shifting technology to endoscopic procedures
Nov. 19, 2020—A collaboration between international and Vanderbilt University researchers is helping to update a tried-and-true medical technology for the 21st century. The development of an intelligent and autonomous Magnetic Flexible Endoscope holds the promise of making colonoscopies safer, less painful, more widely available and less expensive.
AI-based Tech to Improve Stroke Outcomes
Oct. 22, 2020—New assistive technologies allowing high-risk neurovascular procedures to be done more widely and easily are being developed by an interdisciplinary team of surgeons and engineers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Vanderbilt Researchers Receive $3.1M Grant for Customizable Cochlear Implant Programming
Jun. 30, 2020—A team of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers has received a $3.1 million NIH grant to develop advanced patient-specific cochlear implant stimulation models for customized implant programming, according to an article published on the Vanderbilt School of Engineering website.
Collaborative project from VISE and VUMC improves intubation box safety for COVID-19 caregivers
May. 13, 2020—As hospital and health care staff across the country continue learning more about the transmission and spread of COVID-19, caregivers for coronavirus patients continue adapting to the changing needs and best practices for personal protective equipment (PPE). Now, a new collaborative project from clinicians at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery...
VISE Spring Seminar – Junzhong Xu, PhD
Jan. 31, 2020—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Junzhong Xu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, VUIIS, VUMC Date: February 13, 2020 Location: Stevenson Center 5326, Time: 12:15 p.m. lunch, with a 12:25 p.m. start Title: Where physics meets medicine: non-invasive assessment of tumor therapeutic response using cell size MR imaging Abstract: Biological tissue microstructural information...
VISE Fall Seminar – Erin A. Gillaspie, MD, MPH
Sep. 28, 2018—to be led by Erin Alexis Gillaspie, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Date: Thursday, October 11, 2018 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time: noon lunch, 12:10 p.m. start Bio: Erin Gillaspie was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario Canada and moved to the US with her family at the...
VISE Spring Seminar – Mitch Edgeworth, MBA
Apr. 4, 2018—VISE Seminar to be led by Mitch Edgeworth, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Vanderbilt University Hospital and Clinics Date: Thursday, April 12, 2018 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time: 12:25 p.m. start, 12:15 p.m. lunch Title: Addressing the Challenges of the Healthcare Landscape, Today and Tomorrow Short Bio: Mitch Edgeworth serves as the Chief Executive Officer for...
VISE Spring Seminar – Eric Tkaczyk, MD, PhD
Mar. 16, 2018—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Eric Tkaczyk, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Cutaneous Imaging Clinic (VCIC) Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Biomedical Engineering Attending Dermatologist, VA Medical Center Date: Thursday, March 29, 2018 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time: 12:25 p.m. start, 12:15 p.m. lunch Title: Bringing New Technology to Dermatology Patients: Initial Experiences of the Vanderbilt...
Spring Seminar – Diandra Ayala-Peacock, M.D.
Feb. 9, 2018—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Diandra Ayala-Peacock, M.D. Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology Vanderbilt University Medical Center Date: Thursday, February 22, 2018 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time: 12:25 p.m. start, 12:15 p.m. lunch Title: Image Guidance in the Management of Gynecologic Malignancies Bio: Dr. Ayala-Peacock is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology specializing in...
VISE Fall Seminar Series: Fabien Maldonado, MD
Nov. 1, 2016—Speaker: Fabien Maldonado, MD Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery, VUMC Date: Thursday, November 3, 2016 Time: 12:05 start, noon lunch Place: Stevenson Center 5326 Title: Interventional Pulmonology: How the changing landscape of lung cancer provides unprecedented opportunities for translational and clinical research Speaker Biography: Fabien Maldonado, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery...