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 (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
Everyone is invited to join in at the University of Tennessee Space Institute auditorium on March 29 at 10 a.m. for a Women’s History Month celebration with special guest Chandra Alston. Alston serves as the vice chancellor of human resources at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Her 23-year career embraces roles in… Read More
Long before Kennard Brown was spearheading transformational projects at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTSHC), he was just a kid in Chicago, being told by his grandmother to do his homework. A former sharecropper who couldn’t read or write, she understood, as much as anyone, the importance of education. And with Brown’s mother working night… Read More
Crosstown High students were guest lecturers for the day in Dr. Janeane N. Anderson’s Qualitative Research Methods course in the fall of 2022.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has educational and clinical partnerships with an array of hospitals and medical groups, which have helped create a comprehensive local health care ecosystem. Now, the institution is looking to strengthen and expand partnerships like these throughout not just Memphis, but also the entire state — and it’s… Read More
Shelby County commissioners didn’t exactly give a green light Wednesday, March 8, to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ still-forming plan to come up with $350 million in capital funding for a rebuild of Regional One Health. Harris, along with Regional One leaders and leaders of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, are also talking… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has named Paul J. Wesolowski as their first-ever Vice Chancellor for Strategic Partnerships. The vice chancellor will work with hospitals, physician groups, community health, and health system partners to build and expand clinical programs of excellence; develop community engagement and outreach services; and support alliances that enhance research opportunities.
