“This grant gives us the opportunity to elevate obstetric care for families living in rural areas in targeted communities in West Tennessee. It will have a huge impact on improving outcomes for moms and babies,” said Kerri Brackney, MD, who specializes in maternal fetal medicine at Regional One Health and is an assistant professor in… Read More
Brendan Tunstall, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology in the College of Graduate Health Sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was recently awarded $423,500 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for his exploration of a new approach to treat opioid dependence, a pressing global health issue.
Approaching his first anniversary as president of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Trey Eubanks, MD, is thankful to be practicing a career he loves, and appreciative of those whose support made it all possible.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a $144,469 grant from the West Cancer Foundation that will support innovative educational opportunities to prepare nurses and nursing students to meet the specific needs of oncology patients.
Assistant Professor Christie Manasco, PhD, RN, CNE, has been named Assistant Dean of Student Affairs for the UT Health Science Center College of Nursing. In her position as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Manasco will report directly to College of Nursing Dean Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP. Her primary responsibilities will be student recruitment and… Read More
Terri Finkel, MD, PhD, a tenured professor and the interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Pediatrician-in-Chief at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, was the primary physician advocate before the Tennessee Legislature for the groundbreaking legislation that requires TennCare coverage for rapid whole genome sequencing (rWGS) of… Read More
As Regional One Health continues to grow and strengthen its cancer program, national leader and expert in liver, pancreatic, and hepatobiliary cancers, Evan Glazer, MD, a surgical oncologist with Regional One Health Cancer Care and associate professor of surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center now performs hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy or HIPEC.
Michael Ulm, MD, a Gynecological Oncologist for the West Cancer Center with offices in Germantown, Tenn., and other locations in the region, specializes in treating ovarian, uterine, cervical, vulvar and vaginal malignancies. Fortunately, women who live in the Memphis region now have access to antibody-drug conjugates that target tumors while sparing healthy tissue for patients… Read More
