Vanderbilt University Medical Center to No Longer Perform ‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgeries on Adults

by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 23, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has confirmed it will no longer perform “gender-affirming” plastic surgeries on adult patients, citing “operational limitations and lack of surgical coverage.” VUMC said that while it will no longer offer sex-change...

Anesthesiologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center Arrested on Child Sexual Exploitation Charges

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 23, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

A doctor who works for the Department of Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been arrested and charged with child sexual exploitation charges, arrest records provided by the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office show. Dr. Kevin J. Preece was...

Reporter Tom Pappert: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Appears to an Incubator for Teens with Mental Health Problems to Turn into Adults with Gender Identity Issues

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 23, 2024 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said it “makes sense” how Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) appears to have some sort of role in introducing teenagers and children with mental health problems to transgenderism for further treatment. On...

Reporter Tom Pappert: Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Connection to Covenant Killer Is the Most Significant Revelation of Entire Case

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 20, 2024 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said he believes Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) connection to Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the Covenant School killer, is the “biggest part” of the unraveling story. On June 7, The Star was the first to report...

Reporter Tom Pappert Offers Thoughts on Why Vanderbilt University Medical Center Refuses to Answer Press Inquiries Surrounding Covenant Killer Case

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 11, 2024 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star who has reported extensively on The Star’s obtaining of more than 80 documents related to the case of Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the Covenant School killer, said Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has refused to...