VUMC PM&R Resident PGY4's Drs. Devon Shannon, Paige Chase and Bailey Frei, along with Education Faculty Member Aaron Yang, published their findings in the PM&R Journal (July 18, 2024) looking at which medical schools produce the most PM&R residents. To read the article, click here.
The NIH formed the National Commission on Lymphatic Diseases (NCLD), which commenced in Dec 2023! PM&R's own Dr. Paula Donahue is a member of this commission. This is a huge win for the field of lymphatics. To read more, click here.
Dr. D.J. Kennedy was featured in the March 15, 2024 edition of First for Women/Yahoo News "Starting Your Day With This One Simple Move Thwarts Upper Back Pain, Doctor Says." by Marisa Iallonardo and reviewed by Dr. D.J. Kennedy. Read article here.
Dr. D.J. Kennedy is featured in two articles: March 20, 2024 article in Next Avenue/PBS "Coccydynia: A Pain in the Tail" by Laurie Saloman Read article here.
Kudos to Dr. Jeff Johns as co-author of the article, "Baseline characteristics and outcomes for people with and without COVID-19 diagnoses receiving Inpatient Rehabilitation Care across the US in 2020-2021" in the Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation Volume 5, Issue 3 - September 2023, 100281. Read article here.
Dr. Jeffery Johns has been invited to become an Associate Editor of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, the official journal of the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals.
Congratulations to Jacob Jeffers for passing his brain injury subspecialty board exams. Along with Drs. Plummer and Martin, Dr. Jeffers is the third physician in the VUMC Department of PM&R with this certification out of only 8 in the state of Tennessee.
Dr. CJ Plummer was selected to be part of the 2023 class of the AAP’s Program for Academic Leadership (PAL). This is a highly competitive training program for academic leaders and a great honor. Congratulations!
PM&R’s own Dr. Mosi Jones acted as a session moderator and a session speaker at the American Academy of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) Annual Meeting in Nashville September 21-24, 2022. Along with Dr. Jones, Vanderbilt colleagues Drs. Lauren Porras, Stephen Schaaf and Byron Schneider also participated in the session, “An Update on MSK Injections and Injectables." The session included thoughtful discussions on topics such as "Orthobiologic: The Role of Corticosteroid Injections, Local Anesthetic Chondrotoxicity, and The Importance of Using Ultrasound Guidance When Doing These Injections." #AANEM.
PM&R's own Dr. Aaron Yang was named an Inaugural member of the Vanderbilt Academy for Excellence in Clinical Medicine Excellence (AECM). The AECM was created in 2021 by leaders of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to recognize and advance exceptional patient care.
Dr. Paula Donahue and her collaborators are pleased to announce the publication of their work, "3.0 T relaxation time measurements of human lymph nodes in adults with and without lymphatic insufficiency: Implications for magnetic resonance lymphatic imaging" in the Journal of NMR Biomed.