Movers & Shakers
Dr. Jock C. Lillard, a neurosurgeon, recently joined Semmes Murphey Clinic and brings to the clinic a background and fellowship training in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery.
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Dr. Marion Dugdale championed hemophilia patients in clinics and classrooms
Dr. Marion Dugdale, one of the early women to earn a medical degree from Harvard University, changed the standard of care for hemophilia patients in Memphis, starting in 1958.
Movers & Shakers
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett recently selected Felisha Pettis as the hospital’s new Nursing Director of Medical Surgical Services.
Outgoing leader navigated health department through turbulent times
After a turbulent four-year tenure as director of the Shelby County Health Department, Dr. Michelle Taylor said she is leaving the department in better shape than when she took over.
UTHSC chancellor named to leadership of global health care group
Dr. Peter Buckley, chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been named to the steering committee for the Alliance of Academic Health Centers International.
Opinion: Regional One’s billion-dollar modernization is ‘flawed vision for Memphis’
Regional One Health has long been a cornerstone of health care in Memphis — no one disputes that.
Arts Beat: Novel shares summer reading list with a local twist
The Daily Memphian asked area booksellers and hosts of book signings to recommend four recently published titles with local ties.
Le Bonheur doc retires from Heart Institute he built
When Dr. Jeffrey Towbin, 73, retires from his storied 40-year career in cardiology at the end of June, one of his greatest legacies will be the pediatric heart program at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.