September, 2016
VISE Fall Seminar: Alexander J. Langerman, MD
Sep. 29, 2016—POSTPONED Speaker: Alexander J. Langerman Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology Date: Thursday, October 6, 2016 Time: 12:05 start, noon lunch Place: Stevenson Center 5326 Speaker Bio: Dr. Alexander Langerman, MD is a head and neck surgeon and researcher who studies the operating room. He has a diverse surgical practice, with special interest in parapharyngeal and infratemporal fossa lesions,...
VISE Fall Seminar Series: Thursday, September 22
Sep. 19, 2016—Title: Engineering Precision Medicine in Epilepsy Speaker: Martin J. Gallagher, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Division, VUMC Date: Thursday, September 22, 2016 Time: 12:05 start, noon lunch Place: Stevenson Center 5326 Abstract: Epilepsy is a very heterogeneous disorder that is associated with a multitude of etiologies and can produce seizures...
Vanderbilt is at the forefront of robotic surgery
Sep. 9, 2016—Robots are used in many large hospitals to deliver supplies and assist doctors with delicate surgical procedures. In the future, robotic surgery will become the routine rather than the exception. Some of those tools of tomorrow are being developed today at Vanderbilt University’s Medical Engineering and Discovery Lab (MED). It is one of several labs...
VISE names first fellow: Smita De explores the intersection of surgery and engineering
Sep. 8, 2016—The Vanderbilt Institute in Surgery and Engineering is pleased to announce its first VISE Fellow, a biomedical engineer and M.D. who specializes in urology and spent a research year at the manufacturer of the da Vinci surgical robot. Smita De first developed an interest in medical device development as an undergraduate at Duke University, majoring...
Vanderbilt team competes at NSF I-CORPS
Sep. 7, 2016—I-Corps prepares scientists and engineers to extend their focus beyond the laboratory, and broadens the impact of select, NSF-funded, basic-research projects.
VISE Fall Seminar Series: Thursday, September 8
Sep. 2, 2016—Title: Data-driven Healthcare: Perspectives from the Interface of Data Science, Research & Development, and Clinical Medicine Speaker: Nicholas Marko, MD, Chief Data Officer & Director of Neurosurgical Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery, Geisinger Medical Center Date: Thursday, September 8, 2016 Time: 12:10 start, noon lunch Place: Stevenson Center 5326 Short Biography: Dr. Nicholas Mark, MD graduated...