Dr. Wallace "Skip" Neblett, C'67:

Vanderbilt doctors are elated with separation of conjoined twins

By Chris Echegaray • Published April 23, 2009; THE TENNESSEAN

Conjoined twins are identical twins who develop from the same fertilized egg but don't fully separate in the womb. U.S. doctors perform on average two separations per year, said Dr. Wallace "Skip" Neblett, the lead surgeon in the operation and chairman of the department of pediatric surgery.