Tag: Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital

Physicians at UT Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Participate in $3 Million NIH Grant on Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease

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Research

Le Bonheur and University of Tennessee Health Science Center physicians Jonathan D. Finder, MD, and Terri Finkel, MD, PhD, were recently named co-principal investigators of a five-year, $3 million National Institutes of Health research project (R01) grant, “Integrative Genomics of Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease.” The multicenter grant uses genetic data from Le Bonheur and UT… Read More

Dr. Trey Eubanks Leads with a People-Centered Vision for Excellence

Written by Christopher Green

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Clinical CareEducation

Raised by a mother and father who were both pharmacists in Tunica, Mississippi, Trey Eubanks, MD, has always seen the importance of taking care of people. “In that type of small community, when people get sick, they often go to the pharmacy first,” he says. “Some of them never went to the doctor and just… Read More

UT Health Science Center Senior Faculty Physician Named President of Le Bonheur

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducation

After a nationwide search, Trey Eubanks, MD, professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and surgeon-in-chief at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, has been appointed president of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Dr. Eubanks has served as Le Bonheur’s interim president since March 2023. He… Read More

College of Nursing Academic-Practice Partnership with Le Bonheur Receives National Recognition

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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Clinical CareEducation

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital are being recognized with the 2023 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Award. It is one of three academic-practice partnerships that will be acknowledged during the upcoming AACN Academic Nursing Leadership Conference October 28-30 in Washington, DC. Established in… Read More

UTHSC, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Hold One of Most Diverse Biorepositories in Nation

Written by Jane Roberts

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EducationPublic ServiceResearch

Memphis, a city where 64% of the population is Black, now has one of the largest genetic databases of people with African ancestry in the United States. This winter, researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with the Regeneron Genetics Center, sequenced the DNA of… Read More

Two from UTHSC College of Medicine Among Those Honored In Memphis Business Journal’s 40 Under 40

Written by Alan Burns

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Clinical CareEducationPublic Service

Dustin Fulton, EdD, assistant dean for Admissions in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Nicholas Hysmith, MD, assistant professor of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases at UTHSC and medical director of infection prevention at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, have been selected as members of the Class of 2021 of the… Read More

Jon McCullers, MD, Named to Shelby County Board of Health

Written by Jackie Denton

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Clinical CareEducation

Jon McCullers, MD, has been appointed to the Shelby County Board of Health. Dr. McCullers is the senior associate dean for Clinical Affairs and chief operating officer for the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and pediatrician-in-chief at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Dr. McCullers, who is also chair of Pediatrics… Read More

UTHSC’s Professor Chester Brown Named to List of Inspiring Black Scientists

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

Chester Brown, MD, PhD, St. Jude Chair of Excellence in Genetics at UTHSC and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, is listed among “1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America,” by the journal, Cell Mentor, which is affiliated with Cell Press. Dr. Brown is also a UTHSC professor of Pediatrics, professor of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, and Genetics… Read More