Patients who participated in the program experienced these improvements within a year of enrollment, Christie F. Michael, MD, associate professor in the department of pediatrics at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and colleagues wrote in the report.
The Erlanger Foundation Board has added the following members for 2024: Kyle Bianco, Lauren Boehm, Lynda Minks Hood, Dr. Jensen Hyde, Iona Jones and Ward Petty. Dr. Hyde was appointed chief medical officer for Erlanger in August 2023. Previously, Dr. Hyde served as chief medical quality officer for Erlanger Medical Group and as a hospitalist… Read More
University of Tennessee System leaders want to prioritize mental health care for students and faculty with the creation of the new chief wellness officer position. Dr. Jessica “Jessi” Gold will oversee mental health and wellness resources and culture across the system when she steps into the role Feb. 1. She plans to use 20 years of… Read More
Data from the St. Jude lifetime cohort study (St. Jude LIFE) revealed that two common biomarkers of cardiac function and damage could better predict cardiomyopathy within five years than routine clinical evaluations in high-risk, asymptomatic childhood cancer survivors. Early detection through screening using these two biomarkers may lead to earlier treatment to prevent and protect against further… Read More
“I would just tell you the team would endeavor to work as hard as they can and continue to put in the hours and time needed to meet the appropriate response depending on the situation,” said Paul Wesolowski, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Partnerships for UTHSC.
Dr. Mary Ellen Hoehn, Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, will discuss how sickle cell disease can possibly lead to vision loss in children and adults.
The American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training is honoring educator and psychiatrist Dr. Iverson Bell Jr., former professor of psychiatry and residency training director at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, for his longstanding work with an award in his name.
Today, Maturana is a Memphis-based doctor and the chief cardiology fellow at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, and he set out to address questions like those. Working with a team of researchers from UTHSC and Christian Brothers High School, he scoured PubMed, the biomedical literature database managed by the National… Read More
