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
Laura L Lawson, MD, who helped develop the Ascension St. Thomas Breast Cancer Program and served as its Medical Director for over a decade, Eduardo C. Dias, MD, who is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and four advanced practice providers will continue treating patients at their facility in the Midtown Medical… Read More
The blighted Medical Center Towers on The University of Tennessee Health Science Center campus are set to be demolished. The 12-story, 400,000-square-foot tower at 969 Madison Ave. is set to be demolished based on permits filed with the Memphis and Shelby County Department of Planning and Development.
Xiaopeng Zhao, a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering and founding director of the Applied AI Program in the College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies at UT, is part of a collaborative team that has been awarded a $401,090 grant from the National Institutes of Health. Along with Zhao, other members… Read More
Tucked in the hustle and bustle of Memphis, the Frayser Community Urban Garden is a slice of serenity. For the past few years, volunteers have transformed an old, abandoned archery range with the help of Camille James, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and the city of Memphis.
Neurologists, including Dr. Cheran Elangovan of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, are trying to find out why deaths from dementia have tripled over the past 20 years. While there are certain genetic factors that can make people more susceptible, Dr. Elangovan said there are some ways people can reduce their risk.
Wellness and mental health go hand-in-hand, and the University of Tennessee is making both university-wide priorities. This commitment was evident Feb. 1 when Dr. Jessi Gold was named the first chief wellness officer for the University of Tennessee System. She is also an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
For several years, however, a team of surgeons at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, in partnership with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, had been preparing to do this type of surgery in a single day ― a feat that had never been done in Tennessee.
