Sixty-four percent of the Memphis physicians named in the 2025 Top Doctors list from national health care research firm Castle Connolly are affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Of the 452 Memphis physicians on the annual Top Doctors list, 291 are affiliated with UT Health Science Center. The list for Memphis is published in the June issue of Memphis Magazine.
“As the state’s public academic health care institution, we not only train tomorrow’s clinical workforce, but our faculty physicians, residents, medical students, and distinguished alumni provide the highest-quality care in Memphis and across Tennessee,” said UT Health Science Center Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD.
This testament to the clinical excellence of UT Health Science Center physicians comes as the College of Medicine prepares to welcome new Executive Dean Michael Hocker, MD, MHS, who joins the university this month. It also speaks to the outstanding leadership of G. Nicholas Verne, MD, who led the college as the interim executive dean for almost two years.
UT Health Science Center trains a majority of the future physician workforce for Tennessee.
UT Health Science Center physicians and other health care providers also care for patients at multiple partner hospitals in Memphis. These include Regional One Health, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Methodist University Hospital, Baptist Memorial Health Care, LT. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. (Memphis) VA Medical Center, and Saint Francis Hospital.
Statewide, UT Health Science Center physicians are among the staff at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, and West Tennessee Healthcare – Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson.
UT Health Science Center physicians also serve on the staff at esteemed clinical practice partners, including Semmes Murphey Clinic, Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics, West Cancer Center, and many other practices in Memphis and across the state.