Author: Peggy Reisser

UT/Methodist Transplant Institute Recruits Internationally Known Transplant Surgeon as Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical Care

Internationally known transplant surgeon and researcher Daniel G. Maluf, MD, has been named professor of surgery, surgical director of liver transplantation, and director of live donor transplantation for the UT/Methodist Transplant Institute. He will also hold the Transplant Institute Endowed Professorship in Liver Transplantation at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. “This is a… Read More

UTHSC Research Student Daniel Bastardo Ready to Change the World

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Education

College of Graduate Health Sciences student Daniel Bastardo considers himself a citizen of the world. Born in Venezuela, the 27-year-old is primed to explore what the world has to offer. But for now, he’s happy to live in Memphis and be working toward his PhD in biomedical sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science… Read More

UTHSC Key Supporter in City’s New Bike Share Program

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Public Service

Janine Twitchell is new to Memphis, but as an avid cyclist, she was happy to be part of the team from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center that took part in the inaugural bike ride today to kick off Explore Bike Share, the city’s new bike share program. “I love Memphis,” the administrative assistant… Read More

Military Induction Service Highlights College of Dentistry 2018 Spring Commencement

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Education

When the College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center graduated its 2018 class of 113 new dentists and dental hygienists on Thursday, one of its most distinguished alums returned for a special ceremony to recognize those joining the military services. Colonel Tom Goksel, commander of the dental corps of the United… Read More

Community Health Collaborative Honors UTHSC’s Ken Brown for Visionary Leadership

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Public Service

One has to look no further than the new Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to see an example of the outstanding leadership of Ken Brown, JD, MPA, PhD, FACHE, the university’s executive vice chancellor, chief operations officer, and the visionary behind the $39.7 million building.… Read More

The Story of Her Life: UTHSC Alumna Helps Others Overcome Through OT

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical Care

Caroline Dickey says she’s a walking billboard for her profession. A 2017 graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Master of Occupational Therapy program, Dickey says OT is about adapting, working with what you have, and figuring out how to do what you want to do. “That’s the story of my life,” she… Read More

UTHSC’s Altha Stewart Becomes First African-American President of the American Psychiatric Association

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical Care

  Memphian Altha Stewart, MD, took office as president of the American Psychiatric Association at the close of the APA’s 2018 annual meeting May 9, vowing to promote collaboration among members and across medical specialties, increase mentoring and leadership opportunities for the next generation in the profession, and improve access to mental health care for… Read More

UTHSC Occupational Therapy Professor Writes Second Book on Back-to-Basics Parenting

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Education

In 2013, when Anne Zachry, PhD, OTR/L, wrote her first book about back-to-basics parenting of babies, she queried many publishers before the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) accepted it for publication. That book, “Retro Baby,” was so popular that the AAP asked Dr. Zachry, a professor and chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy at… Read More