Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is the graduate medical school of Vanderbilt University, a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee. The School of Medicine is primarily hou
Historical entrance to VUSM, used prior to its intra-campus relocation from Medical Center North (pictured) to the nearby Eskind Biomedical Library
The 11-story Doctor's Office Tower of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, which was completed in 2004.
James Tayloe Gwathmey, MD 1899, hailed as the "Father of Modern Anesthesia," with Charles Baskerville
E. Bronson Ingram College
Alfred Blalock
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Alfred Blalock was an American surgeon most noted for his work on the medical condition of shock as well as tetralogy of Fallot – commonly known as blue baby syndrome. He created, with assistance from
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…in 1932. The research happening at Vanderbilt during this time included advancements that had far-reaching implications for the practice of medicine. Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas conducted research into blue baby syndrome that led to their 1933 medical-first neonatal cardiothoracic surgery, which formed the…
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