medicine
VISE affiliate to use portion of $2.3 million grant on robot technology to help patients avoid invasive colectomies
Aug. 25, 2022—Robert Webster, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at Vanderbilt University, is part of a collaborative team that has received a more than $2.3 million grant to further develop technology that seeks to prevent patients from having invasive colectomies by using steerable robot-like instruments
2020 VISE Physicians-in-Residence selected
Feb. 12, 2020—Alexander Langerman, MD, SM, FACS, and Rohan Chitale, MD, have been selected as the 2020 Vanderbilt 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 “Cleopatra” wearable...
Fall Seminar – Jonathan Sorger, PhD
Oct. 12, 2018—to be led by: Jonathan Sorger Vice President, Research, Intuitive Surgical Title: “Surgical Robotics – A History of Intuitive + Opportunities for Research and Collaboration” Abstract: Intuitive Surgical was founded 23 years ago as a spinoff from SRI in Menlo Park, CA to create innovative, robotic-assisted systems that help empower doctors and hospitals to make...
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...
VISE sponsors new group for women in science, medicine, and engineering
Sep. 5, 2017—Twenty women recently celebrated the creation of the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering’s new group designed to support women in the STEM fields. The group adds a new way for women to build community among the ten VISE-affiliated labs as well as host discussion about translational research, networking, mental health, and navigating work environments....
VISE Summer Instructional Seminar – Stanislav Emelianov, PhD
May. 24, 2017—Provost Research Studio in Ultrasound Imaging Research to be delivered by Stanislav Emelianov, PhD, Professor, Joseph M. Pettit Chair, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech & Emory School of Medicine Moderator: Brett Byram, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Date: Friday, June 2, 2017 Time: 1:40pm start, 1:30 pm snacks Title: Clinical Translation of Emerging Ultrasound Imaging...
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...
Tennessean article: Neurotargeting uses data to combat neurological disorders
Jul. 8, 2016—A Vanderbilt University neurosurgeon and two Vanderbilt engineers have launched a medical database that they hope will have a significant impact on addressing neurological diseases, including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and epilepsy.