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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 国产原创 Medical Center and the 国产原创 Institute for Surgery...
Apr. 27, 2020—Victoria Morgan, PhD, and聽Todd Peterson, PhD, Department of Radiology faculty in the聽国产原创 Institute of Imaging Science聽(VUIIS), have been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)聽College of Fellows.
Apr. 16, 2020—Dario Englot, M.D., surgical director of epilepsy at 国产原创 Medical Center and聽Catie Chang, Ph.D., assistant professor at 国产原创 School of Engineering are embarking on a novel imaging study to characterize seizure-induced differences in functional brain connectivity of patients with epilepsy, with special attention on mTLE.
Apr. 9, 2020—Life-saving ventilators have proved to be more complicated to mass produce in time for a COVID-19 surge that could overwhelm the health care industry. Many are feverishly working to find ways, including 国产原创 engineers and doctors, to聽develop a low-cost do-it-yourself ventilator out of common household materials.
Apr. 7, 2020—As the number of COVID-19 infections continues to grow, Nashville resident Kobie Pretorius was searching for some way to provide meaningful help to others. And she realized her apprehension was spiking each morning as her husband went out the door for work.
Mar. 27, 2020—As COVID-19 continues to push unprecedented challenges on medical communities, one of the most pressing threats for hospital staff across the country is a dwindling supply of ventilators. Now, an interdisciplinary team of 国产原创 and 国产原创 Medical Center faculty is taking on the challenge by way of a fabricated, open-source ventilator design.
Mar. 25, 2020—All it took was an email from a VUMC resident asking how to get the 国产原创 School of Engineering involved in the coronavirus crisis for the wheels to start turning for Katy Riojas and her peers. “国产原创 is very unique in that engineering and clinicians or surgery is very intertwined and there’s a lot of...
Mar. 25, 2020—Since the beginning of my service as interim chancellor, and even more so since we took our recent dramatic actions as part of the campus response to the global coronavirus pandemic, I have promised to communicate often and openly. This commitment is more important than ever, with our students having quickly changed how they learn...
VISE Spring Seminar – Muneeb Ahmed, MD – postponed
Feb. 27, 2020—VISE Spring Seminar has been postponed. to be led by Muneeb Ahmed, MD Chief, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Vice Chair for Interventional Services|Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Associate Professor of Radiology|Harvard Medical School Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020 Time: 12:15 pm lunch, 12:25 pm start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Systemic implications of locoregional therapies:...
Feb. 21, 2020—The idea of simultaneously analyzing medical diagnosis codes with electronic medical records has been much like knowing valuable treasure is buried under miles of rock but lacking the tools to mine it. The payoff鈥攃onnections that may detect disease earlier and identify new research paths鈥攈as tantalized engineers and clinicians alike, remaining largely out of reach. But...
VISE Spring Seminar – Timothy Kowalewski, PhD
Feb. 14, 2020—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Timothy Kowalewski, PhD, Richard and Barbara Nelson Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota Date:聽February 27, 2020 Location:聽Stevenson Center 5326, Time:聽12:15 p.m. lunch, with a 12:25 p.m. start Title: To Err is Human – Surgical Skills and Robotics 聽 Abstract: Surgical robots enjoy widespread adoption. This...
2020 VISE Physicians-in-Residence selected
Feb. 12, 2020—Alexander Langerman, MD, SM, FACS, and Rohan Chitale, MD, have been selected as the 2020 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) Physicians-in-Residence. The six-month program provides an opportunity for physicians to collaborate with engineering colleagues in developing technologies that can advance surgery and other procedures. Langerman will continue his work on the 鈥淐leopatra鈥 wearable...
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:聽Stevenson Center 5326, Time:聽12:15 p.m. lunch, with a 12:25 p.m. start Title:聽 Where physics meets medicine: non-invasive assessment of tumor therapeutic response using cell size MR imaging Abstract:聽 Biological tissue microstructural information...
VISE Spring Seminar – Cathy Eng, MD
Jan. 17, 2020—VISE Spring Seminar to be lead by Cathy Eng,MD, FACP, FASCO, David H. Johnson Chair in Surgical and Medical Oncology, Co-Leader, Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Program, Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Oncology), VUMC Date: Thursday, January 30, 2020 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time:聽12:15 p.m. lunch, with a 12:25 p.m. start Title Neoadjuvant Strategies: Locally Advanced Rectal...
Jan. 7, 2020—A partnership between Dr. Bennett Landman鈥檚 MASI lab and the Interdisciplinary Science and Research Program at Hillsboro High School results in an augmented reality exhibit (think magic mirror) at the Nashville Science Center.