UTHSC News


College of Dentistry Opens its First Dedicated Endodontics Clinic on the Memphis Campus

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Memphis, Tenn. (Sept. 5, 2013) – The College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) opens a new state-of-the-art endodontics clinic in the Winfield C. Dunn Building at 875 Union Ave., on Friday, Sept. 6. The Dentsply Tulsa Endodontics Graduate Clinic, located on the north side of the fifth floor of… Read More


Researcher, Clinician and Professor Samuel Dagogo-Jack of The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Honored as Physician of the Year by National Medical Association

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Memphis, Tenn. (Aug. 19, 2013) – Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, FRCP, FACP, FACE, professor of medicine and director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been selected as the Internal Medicine Section Physician of the Year by the National Medical Association. In late July, he… Read More


Journal Publishes Paper on UTHSC Research that May Lead to Breakthrough in Treating Most Deadly Form of Brain Cancer

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Memphis, Tenn. (Aug. 9, 2013) – Despite the advances in cancer treatment during the last few decades, there has been little improvement in the care of patients with the deadliest form of brain cancer, glioblastoma. The median survival rate for patients with this aggressive form of brain cancer, which took the life of U.S. Sen.… Read More


UTHSC Officially Names First Dermatology Department the Kaplan-Amonette Department of Dermatology

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Rex Amonette, MD, and Robert Kaplan, MD Memphis, Tenn. (July 30, 2013) — The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Dermatology Department in the College of Medicine has been officially named the Kaplan-Amonette Department of Dermatology, in honor of Robert Kaplan, MD, and Rex Amonette, MD. Drs. Kaplan and Amonette, both UTHSC dermatology alumni,… Read More


UTHSC Leaders Meet with Legislators to Discuss UTHSC Economic Impact, Campus Master Plan and Possible Joint Venture with the MED

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Ex. Vice Chancellor & COO Ken Brown gives state and local legislators a tour of the campus, including the $70 million pharmacy building. Leaders of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) recently hosted members of the Memphis City Council, Shelby County Commission and state legislature to update them on the economic impact of… Read More


Core Teaching Hospitals for The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Continue to Rank Among Best in Nation

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Memphis, Tenn. (July 19, 2013) – U.S. News & World Report rankings have once again recognized several core teaching hospitals for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) as among the best in the nation. This year, four of UTHSC’s core teaching hospitals appear on the U.S. News list — Methodist University Hospital and… Read More


Sheila T. Champlin Promoted to Assistant Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing

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Memphis, Tenn. (July 11, 2013) – Sheila T. Champlin has been named the assistant vice chancellor for the Communications and Marketing Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), effective July 1. Since May 2006, she has served as director of the department, managing a staff of seven professionals and a variety of… Read More


Preventive Medicine Researcher at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Co-Authors Abstract on Interaction of Calcium & Vitamin D with Hormone Therapy

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Memphis, Tenn. (June 26, 2013) – Can taking calcium and vitamin D help prevent bone fractures among women taking postmenopausal hormone therapy? That’s the question that researchers and more than 60,000 women have tried to answer through a Women’s Health Initiative study. Over more than 19 years, postmenopausal participants aged 50 to 79 years enrolled… Read More