Cataracts
Dr. Aaron Waite is director of Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Diseases at the Hamilton Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
UTHSC In the Media
Two Diet Studies, Two Approaches to Weight Loss
Frankie B. Stentz, MS, PhD, associate professor of Medicine-Endocrinology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, presented results of an ADA-funded study …
Tremont camp provides speech therapy
That was the hope of Tricia Hedinger, clinical assistant professor in the University of Tennessee’s Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology and one of the camp leaders.
Untreated Sleep Apnea Boosts Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke
… wrote Miklos Z. Molnar, MD, PhD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and colleagues, in the journal Thorax.
Synthetic biology: Engineered cells detect diabetes and cancer
It is a very exciting initial foray into this fairly novel field. There is a need for better faster diagnosis of metabolic perturbations in people with diabetes,” said Dr. Samuel Dagogo-Jack, president of medicine and science for the American Diabetes Association.
National Transplant Society Honors UTHSC Professor
Marie Chisholm-Burns, dean and professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was given the Clinician of Distinction award from the American Society of Transplantation at the recent 2015 American Transplant Congress in Philadelphia.
Dentist Launches New Website for Denture-Wearers
Dr. Russell Kirk, an experienced Lebanon dental implant dentist, has launched a new website devoted entirely to helping patients who are struggling with loose or uncomfortable dentures … He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee-Martin in 1990 before graduating with honors from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in 1994.
High honors bestowed upon UTHSC dean
Distinct honors were recently awarded to Marie Chisholm-Burns, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, dean and professor in the College of Pharmacy at UTHSC. Dr. Chisholm-Burns received the Clinician of Distinction Award from the American Society of Transplantation at the recent 2015 American Transplant Congress in Philadelphia.