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Ohio University trustees tap Louisville’s Lori Stewart Gonzalez as its next president

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Before coming to the University of Louisville, Gonzalez was the vice chancellor for academic, faculty and student affairs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.


Michael Wiggins named new president of Dell Children’s, including upcoming Medical Center North location

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Other previous roles Wiggins served in include senior vice president at Children’s Health System of Texas in Dallas and vice president of operations at Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham. Currently, Wiggins works as an assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and he serves on multiple boards.


UTHSC College of Nursing expands partnerships

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) College of Nursing’s added three colleges to their enrollment program. Panership Enrollment Programs (PEP) has now eight colleges in the Mid-South and New Orleans.


Developmental delay tied to higher complication rate with tonsillectomy

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Jordan B. Luttrell, M.D., from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and colleagues retrospectively reviewed the charts of 400 children undergoing tonsillectomy during a one-year period to assess the relationship between DD and postoperative complications.


Regional One, new schools plans face critical moment at county commission

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Regional One is currently the hospital where University of Tennessee students becoming doctors get their hands-on training. “This investment, to us, is the only way that we believe we’ll be able to preserve the integrity of the academic program for generations to come,” Kennard Brown, executive vice chancellor of UTHSC told commissioners during March 8… Read More


Reginald Frye named dean of the College of Pharmacy at UTHSC

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After a national search, Reginald F. Frye, PharmD, PhD, FCCP, a renowned academic leader in pharmacogenetics, has been named dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He begins his tenure at UTHSC on June 1. Dr. Frye comes to UTHSC from the University of Florida (UF) College of… Read More


Hamilton Eye Institute’s Matthew Wilson, MD, looks to farther horizons

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Dr. Matthew Wilson has witnessed significant changes in the medical landscape during the two decades he’s practiced in Memphis. Now, as the renowned ophthalmologist approaches a quarter century in the Mid-South market, he anticipates seeing even more. This summer, Wilson will celebrate his first anniversary as the Barrett G. Haik Endowed Chair for the Department… Read More


Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare names Dr. Jason Vanatta Program Director of Methodist Transplant Institute

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Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH) recently announced the appointment of Jason Vanatta, MD, to program director of its transplant institute. Vanatta assumes the role after serving as interim director since August. A veteran of MLH, Vanatta previously held the position of the transplant institute’s surgical director of liver transplantation. He also is the endowed chair… Read More