“I am delighted [to announce] that Dr. Meranze will join Dr. Penn and me in the Office of Faculty Affairs. Steve has earned wide respect among leaders at VUMC for his effectiveness as chair of the VUH credentials committee and for his thoughtful handling of faculty affairs matters within the department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences,” Raiford said. "Meranze brings considerable strengths and experience to the Office of Faculty Affairs."
Steven Meranze, MD, professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Surgery and Urology and vice chair of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, will work with the department chairs, center directors and other School of Medicine leaders to promote and optimize faculty involvement in the School of Medicine’s academic missions.
His responsibilities will include reviewing nominations for endowed chairs in the School of Medicine and staffing and support of department chair searches. He will also be a consultant in senior level faculty recruitment, will manage VUMC faculty conflict of interest issues and will be a liaison with the Vanderbilt Office of Compliance and Corporate Integrity.
Meranze is a specialist in vascular and interventional radiology. His current clinical and research interests focus on the treatment of primary and metastatic liver malignancies through either percutaneous or endovascular regional therapies. He earned his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine and completed a residency in Radiology and a fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he then served on the faculty with a strong emphasis in gastrointestinal interventions. He joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 1992.
“I’m honored to have the opportunity to work more closely with Dr. Raiford, Dr. Penn and the staff of the Office of Faculty Affairs in this new role. I have greatly enjoyed collaborating with my colleagues on prior occasions and look forward to serving with them as a resource for the School of Medicine faculty,” said Meranze.
