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Runge, Sizemore And Wright Appointed To Erlanger Health Board Of Directors

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Erlanger announces Lorie S. Runge, James (Jay) Sizemore, MD, MSPH, and Larvizo Wright, CPA, MBA, as new members of its board of directors. These appointments mark the first additions to the board since Erlanger’s transition to a private non-profit hospital in July 2023.


RefinedLooks Plastic Surgery And Hayes Hand Center Join Erlanger Medical Group

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Erlanger announce that The Plastic Surgery Group – RefinedLooks Plastic Surgery and Hayes Hand Center will join Erlanger Medical Group on Monday.


Erlanger Family Medicine Adds Dr. Ryan Shibata

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Dr. Shibata received a bachelor of science degree in biology from Cal State University, Fullerton in Fullerton, Ca. He then obtained his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, West Indies. In 2023, he completed his family medicine residency at Erlanger, affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of… Read More


Erlanger Cardiology Performs Tennessee’s 1st Atrial Leadless Pacemaker Implant

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Harish Manyam, MD, chief of cardiology at Erlanger and Chair of Medicine for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Chattanooga, completed Tennessee’s first atrial leadless pacemaker implantation Wednesday.


Erlanger Gastroenterology Team Instrumental To International Study Success, Publication

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In partnership with Erlanger, researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Chattanooga were part of a major multicenter international study just published in the journal Lancet Digital Health.


Partnership with Erlanger Providing Job Shadowing Experience For 76 UTC Students

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During the 2024 spring semester, a collaboration between the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga pre-health advising program, Erlanger and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Chattanooga is providing a new opportunity for students to gain much-needed and hard-to-find job shadowing experience.


Erlanger Pulmonary And Critical Care Fellowship Receives ACGME Accreditation

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Erlanger Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, in partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Chattanooga, was awarded the accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).


Erlanger Foundation Board Announces 6 New Members

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The Erlanger Foundation Board has added the following members for 2024: Kyle Bianco, Lauren Boehm, Lynda Minks Hood, Dr. Jensen Hyde, Iona Jones and Ward Petty. Dr. Hyde was appointed chief medical officer for Erlanger in August 2023. Previously, Dr. Hyde served as chief medical quality officer for Erlanger Medical Group and as a hospitalist… Read More