UTHSC News


Clinical and Translational Science Institute Awards More Than $280,000

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The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UTHSC awarded four grants to experienced researchers. The first-time awards were made through the CTSI Pilot Projects Program.


Raza Dilawari, MD, Assumes New Roles at UTHSC, UTMG, and MUH

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Raza Dilawari, MD, FACS, has been named associate chief medical officer for UTMG, as well as professor and chairman of the UTHSC Department of Surgery and vice chairman for Methodist University Hospital in the Department of Surgery.


Christopher Knott-Craig Named Chief, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Christopher J. Knott-Craig, MD, has been appointed chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at UTHSC and co-director of the Pediatric Cardiovascular Institute at Le Bonheur.


Master of Health Informatics and Information Management Earns Approval

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The Master of Health Informatics and Information Management program in the College of Allied Health Sciences at the UTHSC received designation as an “Approved Program.”


Dennis D. Black, MD, Appointed Buckman Chair at UTHSC

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The UTHSC College of Medicine has appointed Dennis D. Black, MD, to the John Dustin Buckman Endowed Professorship in Pediatrics.


UTRF Revenue Sharing Policy Change

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The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) has adopted changes to its revenue sharing policy.


Dean William R. Frey, PhD, to Retire from UTHSC

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Today UTHSC Chancellor Hershel P. Wall, MD, announced that William R. Frey, PhD, dean of the College of Allied Health Sciences, will retire from his position in December.


Mona Wicks Named a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow

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A national fellowship focused on leading the country’s health care system into the 21st century has been awarded to Mona N. Wicks, PhD, RN, associate dean for Research at the UTHSC College of Nursing.