Publisher: Memphis Medical News


College of Nursing Dean to Lead UT Health Science Center’s Statewide Rural Health Initiative

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Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc APRN-Bc, FAAN, FAANP, dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, will fill a new role as executive director and special advisor on rural health for the university.


New Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications and Marketing Named at UTHSC

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After an extensive nationwide search, Karla Leeper, PhD, MBA, MA, a highly accomplished communicator with decades of leadership experience in higher education and health care, has been named the new vice chancellor for Strategic Communications and Marketing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Two New Providers Join West Cancer Center

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Dr. Cory Barrows is joining our palliative care team.


PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Childbirth Reimagined

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In a time when cesarean section rates have once again been rising across the nation, Alok Kumar, MD, Medical Director of Women’s and Children’s Services at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto, is working to reverse that trend.


A New Hope for Autism Treatment Arises at UT Health Science Center

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Il Hwan Kim, PhD, a researcher at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has witnessed firsthand the challenges and heartaches faced by parents raising children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States.


Dr. Donald J. Bearden named Chief of Pediatric Psychology and Behavioral Health at Le Bonheur

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Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has named Donald J. Bearden, PhD, ABPP-CN, its first chief of Pediatric Psychology and Behavioral Health. Bearden will be an associate professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


West Cancer Center Welcomes Three New Physicians

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West Cancer Center is pleased to announce that these fine physicians have joined their practice recently as West expands its women’s health footprint in the Mid-South.


Regional One Health Cancer Care Earns Prestigious Accreditation

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The Regional One Health Cancer Care program marked a major achievement and milestone by earning accreditation as an Academic Comprehensive Cancer Program from the Commission on Cancer (CoC).