A University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) researcher is a member of a prestigious team that has just received a highly competitive Endeavor Award totaling $3 million from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research. Liza Makowski, PhD professor in Hematology and Oncology at the UTHSC Center for Cancer Research, is a co-principal investigator on… Read More
Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics, a leader in orthopedic care with nine outpatient clinics and two ambulatory surgery centers in the southeast region, has welcomed five new physicians to its growing team of providers. OTW spoke with Campbell Clinic Chief of Staff Frederick Azar, M.D. about the new physicians. Dr. Azar told OTW, “One of our main priorities is… Read More
Dr. Jay Lieberman, an allergist-immunologist at University of Tennessee Health Science Center, said studies show neffy should work comparably to auto-injectors during allergic reactions.
Kathryn Wellen, PhD, professor of Cancer Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, and Liza Makowski, PhD, professor of Medicine in Hematology-Oncology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, are also co-principal investigators on the Endeavor Award team.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has secured a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to improve emergency care for people with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the Mid-South Delta region.
“Since the 1980s, there has been an increase in the incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer for those younger than age 50,” William K. Oelsner, MD, from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, said at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting. “This incidence is set to double by 2030. While the exact mechanism for this rise is still… Read More
Dr. Maturana earned his medical degree from the University of Valparaíso, Chile, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Now, Dr. Maturana, is a chief cardiology fellow in the Department of Internal Medicine in the UTHSC College of Medicine.
“Alcohol relapse after liver transplant for alcoholic liver disease is frequent, with incidence ranging from 4% to 95% of LT recipients,” Jiten P. Kothadia, MD, a transplant hepatologist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, told Healio. “This leads to poor graft function, low medication adherence and decreased overall survival.”
