Staff Spotlight: February 2022
Elizabeth Hinckley
February 17, 2022
February Staff Spotlight: Dr. Kevin Ess
Our Staff Spotlight this month is Kevin Ess, MD, PhD, director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Vanderbilt’s Children’s Hospital. Dr. Ess is the lead neurologist of the rare disease clinics and Co-Director of the Pediatric Rare Disease Center, along with Dr. Rizwan Hamid.
Ess, Warren, Williams elected to American Pediatric Society
Rachel Vitolo
December 16, 2021
https://news.vumc.org/2021/12/16/ess-warren-williams-elected-to-american-pediatric-society/
by Rachel Vitolo
Three pediatric faculty members, Kevin Ess, MD, PhD, Zachary Warren, PhD, and Derek Williams, MD, MPH, have been elected to the American Pediatric Society (APS), one of the nation’s oldest and most renowned academic societies.
The APS, founded in 1888, was the first North American honorary society for academic pediatricians. Members are recognized for leadership, teaching, research and contributions at an international level.
As of this year, there are currently 34 Department of Pediatrics faculty who are members of the APS.
VUMC named a NORD rare disorders center of excellence
Nancy Humphrey
November 22, 2021
https://news.vumc.org/2021/11/04/vumc-named-a-nord-rare-disorders-center-of-excellence/
Clinics created to treat children with genetic disorders
Nancy Humphrey
October 26, 2021
https://news.vumc.org/2021/10/21/clinics-created-to-treat-children-with-genetic-disorders/
Initiative helps physicians interpret genetic test results
Nancy Humphrey
September 1, 2021
https://news.vumc.org/2021/09/01/initiative-helps-physicians-interpret-genetic-test-results/
by Nancy Humphrey
A new institutional initiative will offer a secure and easy way for physicians at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to ask for help interpreting genetic test results for their patients.
The Genetics E-consult initiative, which has completed an eight-month trial run and is ready for a rollout throughout VUMC, allows physicians who have ordered genetic testing to ask for help clarifying the often-complicated results, at no additional cost to the patient.
VSP accredited as a Rare Disease Pharmacy Center of Excellence
Emily Stembridge
August 12, 2021
https://news.vumc.org/2021/08/12/vsp-accredited-as-a-rare-disease-pharmacy-center-of-excellence/
Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy (VSP) has received accreditation from the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) as a Rare Disease Pharmacy Center of Excellence. VSP is the eighth specialty pharmacy in the United States and one of only three health system-based specialty pharmacies to receive this designation.
First ALD Clinic!
July 21, 2021
On Tuesday, July 20th we had our first Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) Clinic at VUMC. ALD is a rare genetic peroxisomal metabolic disorder that affects myelin, the membrane that insulates nerves in the brain and spinal cord. Our patients with ALD can have symptoms that generally impact the nervous system and adrenal glands...
Patient of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt first in world to receive new investigational gene editing therapy
Staff Spotlight: May 2021
May 10, 2021
Our Staff Spotlight this month is Elizabeth Hinckley, Clinical and Translational Research Coordinator for Pediatric Neurology. Elizabeth has been with VUMC since June 2020. Before moving to Nashville, she lived in Ann Arbor, MI and worked at the University of Michigan. At U of M she worked in the Psychiatry Department managing clinical trials that explored the neural mechanisms of mind-body therapies in the treatment of adult post-traumatic stress disorder...
Children’s Hospital, Hunter’s Hope team to fight Krabbe disease
Christina Echegaray
April 14, 2021
https://news.vumc.org/2018/03/08/childrens-hospital-hunters-hope-team-to-fight-krabbe-disease/
Dylan May’s 6-month-old baby photo shows a smiling face and bright blue eyes — the appearance of a seemingly happy, healthy baby.
After a normal pregnancy and perfect delivery, Dylan was the third child for Amy and Phil May, who live in Franklin, Tennessee. Dylan also had a flawless newborn screening, which involves a simple blood test at birth to check for numerous diseases — currently 69.