High Notes

Editor Tom Wilemon

Contributing Writers

Matt Batcheldor, Danny Bonvissuto, Jill Clendening, Nancy Humphrey, Tom Wilemon

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Sandra Dionisi, Donn Jones, Erin O. Smith, Susan Urmy

Design & Art Direction

Diana Duren

Director of Publications

Kathy Whitney

Executive Director of Digital Publications

Wayne Wood

Cover Photograph

Adobe Stock

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Editorial Board

Deb Friedman, MD, Laura Goff, MD, Theresa Sberna, MPH, Scott Hiebert, PhD, Orrin Ingram, Beth Jones, MA, Teresa Knoop, MSN, RN, Ben Ho Park, MD, PhD, Sydnie Hochstein, Julie Bulger

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© 2024 Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Momentum is published twice a year by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, in cooperation with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Office of News and Communications. The editor welcomes letters and comments from readers at the above address.

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Summer 2024

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center is committed to principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is committed to principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action.