People: Alumni

New Chair of Neurosurgery Honors Longstanding Clinical Partnership, Sets Sights on Future Innovation

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Dr. Paul Park

Paul Park, MD, a highly respected neurosurgeon specializing in spine surgery, minimally invasive techniques, complex spinal reconstruction, and degenerative conditions, has been named the J.T. Roberston Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Park completed his medical degree and neurosurgical residency at… Read More

Advisory Board Holds Winter Meeting Feb. 6

Written by Chris Green

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Photo of the Mooney Building

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, Feb. 6, at 10:30 a.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. On the agenda:  While the meeting will be conducted in person, it will also be available to view online. The webcast link, more information about the UT Health… Read More

From Memphis Training to Nashville Leadership, Dean Advances Tennessee Medicine

Written by Allyson Lawson

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Dr. Brian Wilcox's headshot

After 25 years as a heart surgeon and health care leader, A. Brian Wilcox, Jr., MD, asked himself a question: “How do I give back to what was given to me?” The answer brought him to his current role as associate dean of Clinical Affairs and Graduate Medical Education of the University of Tennessee Health… Read More

Top Research Stories of 2025: UT Health Science Center’s Year of Impact

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research
Photo of researcher in lab

In 2025, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center didn’t just advance science, it reshaped what’s possible for research, health care, and collaboration across Tennessee and beyond. From achieving the highest national research designation to leading statewide initiatives and driving breakthroughs in cancer, neuroscience, and infectious disease, UT Health Sciences emerged as a powerful force… Read More

Health Informatics and Information Management Program Celebrates More Than 50 Years

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducation
Dr. Rebecca Reynolds

In 1954, a program was established by Baptist Memorial Hospital to help ease a shortage of registered medical record librarians (RRLs) in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The demand was great for these professionals in hospitals across the region.  That program was the seed of what today is the Health Informatics and Information Management program at… Read More

Winter 2026 College of Medicine Magazine Explores Advances in Care and Discovery

Written by Chris Green

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Medicine Magazine Cover

The College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is beginning a new chapter in its commitment to making Tennessee healthier. The winter 2026 issue of Medicine Magazine explains some of the many ways the college’s alumni, students, faculty, and programs are shaping a brighter future for health care across the state.… Read More

First Day Jitters Deserve a Dose of Dr. Jack Wilson: Beloved Professor a Gross Anatomy MVP for Decades

Written by Allyson Lawson

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Education
Dr. Wilson reading one of his student's letters

For many former medical students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, their inaugural course and pivotal gross anatomy subject also equate to the cherished Jack Wilson, PhD. From his teaching style and compassion to his calm and forward-thinking, more than 14,000 medical students have experienced his skilled and impactful pedagogy. “I didn’t realize my career would be… Read More

Education = Prevention: Physician Called to Educate Public on Infectious Disease Prevention

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CarePublic Service
Portrait of Dr. Chinelo Animalu

Here’s how Chinelo Animalu, MD, describes her role as an infectious disease physician:  “We deal with those cases that make everybody else run in the opposite direction,” she says.  An associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the College of Medicine at UT Health Science Center, Dr. Animalu is also the medical director for Infectious Disease and Geographic Medicine for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare… Read More