Tag: Department of Emergency Medicine

Diving into Medicine: Emergency Medicine Physician Remains Calm in High Pressure Environments

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical Care

What do emergency medicine and deep-sea diving have in common? Nothing, one might say. Richard Walker, MD, would beg to differ. For Dr. Walker, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at UT Health Science Center, both involve staying calm and making life-and-death decisions under extreme conditions. At 51, Dr. Walker is board certified in… Read More

Walker Named Chair of Emergency Medicine at UTHSC College of Medicine

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical Care
Dr. Richard Walker

J. Richard Walker III, MD, MS, FACEP, has been named chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He is also the founder and director for the Emergency Medicine Residency program at UTHSC. A 2005 graduate of the UTHSC College of Medicine, Dr. Walker has served as the… Read More