Memphis Obstetrics and Gynecological Association Welcomes Dr. Jason Williams
The physicians of Memphis Obstetrics and Gynecological Association, PC (MOGA) are pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Jason Williams to their medical staff.
Dr. Williams graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 2004 with a B.S. in Chemistry. During his college tenure, he also spent a semester at Curtin University in Perth, Australia, through a study-abroad program. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 2010 and recently completed his residency.
Dr. Williams grew up in a healthcare-focused family. His father works as a pulmonologist and his mother was a NICU nurse. He has a son who is ten years old, and enjoys attending his soccer and basketball games. Additionally, he enjoys mountain bike riding, running, sailing, and following the University of Tennessee’s football and basketball teams. His favorite travel destination is the Caribbean.
LifeLinc Announces Promotion
LifeLinc Anesthesia is pleased to announce the promotion of Drew Eaton to HR/Provider Relations Manager. In his new position, Eaton will head the HR department and contribute to LifeLinc’s goals through planning, implementing and evaluating employee relations and human resource policies, programs andpractices. His department currently provides services for 25 corporate staff members, 50 clinical providers (anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists) and maintains a network of over 50 on-call anesthesia providers.
Eaton began working in HR for LifeLinc in March of last year as a graduate assistant. He graduated from the University of Memphis, this spring, with his Masters in Healthcare Administration (MHA) and was presented the award for the highestgrade-point average in the full-time MHA program. He also holds his Bachelor’s of Business Administration from the University of Mississippi and his Associate’s Degree in Radiologic Technology. Eaton brings five years of clinical experience to LifeLinc, providing an appreciation for the dedication involved in patient care.
UTHSC College of Medicine Forms New Department
David M. Stern, MD, executive dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine, has announced the formation of a new department on the Memphis campus, the Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics (GGI). Professor Robert W. Williams, PhD, the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair in Computational Genomics, will serve as the department’s founding chair.
GGI will focus on three areas of biomedical research:
Genetics, with a focus on the causes of variation in disease risk in humans -- both genes and the environment;
Genomics, defined broadly to include many types of research questions and high throughput molecular approaches including DNA sequencing; and
Informatics, defined to include bioinformatics and clinical health informatics.
Starting with five core faculty with primary appointments, the plan is to grow by offering joint appointments to faculty in many other departments, colleges, campuses and institutions — including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of Memphis.
A faculty member in the UTHSC Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology for 25 years, Dr. Williams is a renowned experimental neurogeneticist, founder of the Complex Trait Consortium, and editor-in-chief of Frontiers in Neurogenomics. His current research is funded by three NIH institutes, the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Mental Health, as well as by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Sherman Joins Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics As Physician
Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics has hired Henry “Hank” Sherman, M.D., as a sports medicine family practice physician. He will work from the group’s Southaven clinic.
Dr. Sherman comes to the clinic after having served as Medical Director for The University of Mississippi’s athletic program since 2012. While serving the Rebels’ student-athletes, Sherman also filled the role of Assistant Professor for The University of Mississippi Medical School’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.
A graduate of The University of Chicago and The University of Illinois College of Medicine, Sherman completed a residency at Methodist Family Practice in Peoria, IL in 2000. He also completed a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine with Methodist Sports Medicine in Indianapolis, IN.
EMG Clinics of Tennessee Opens Germantown Location
EMG Clinics of Tennessee opened a nerve and muscle testing location in Germantown. Dr. Ronald C. Bingham and Dr. Miles M. Johnson bring their expertise with 24 years of experience and state-of-the-art equipment to a new location.
Dr. Bingham and Dr. Johnson are board-certified physicians by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. All of EMG Clinics’ technologists are certified through the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM). EMG Clinics of Tennessee holds the prestigious Electrodiagnostic (EDX) Laboratory Accreditation with Exemplary Status.
Dr. Bingham founded EMG Clinics of Tennessee, PLLC in 1989. The practice specializes in nerve and muscle testing (electromyography or EMG). In addition to the Germantown location, EMG Clinics of Tennessee has clinics in eight West Tennessee/North Mississippi communities.
SVMIC Receives Rating
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company (SVMIC) has again received an “A” (Excellent) financial strength rating from A.M. Best Company. SVMIC has maintained an “A” or better rating for more than 30 years.
The A.M. Best Company is the oldest, most experienced rating agency in the world and has been reporting on the financial condition of insurance companies since 1899.
Pediatrics East Adds Two New Pediatricians
Pediatrics East announces the addition of Andrew Irwin, MD and Daniel Chatham, MD.
Dr. Irwin received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He then completed his pediatric residency through the University of Tennessee, training at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the Regional Medical Center.
Dr. Chatham graduated medical school from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He completed his pediatric residency at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center through the University of Tennessee where he was awarded the Russell Chesney Award for Excellence in Pediatrics.
Edward Rafalski Appointed to TNCP Board of Examiners
Edward M. Rafalski, Senior Vice President for Strategic Planning and Marketing for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, has been appointed by the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE) to the 2014 Board of Examiners. Each year, the TNCPE award program recognizes local, regional, and statewide organizations that demonstrate excellence in business operations and results.
As an examiner, Rafalski is responsible for reviewing and evaluating organizations that apply for the TNCPE Award. The Board of Examiners comprises experts from all sectors of the regional economy, including health care, service, nonprofit, manufacturing, education and government. All members of the Board of Examiners must complete extensive training in the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence.
MSK Group, P.C. Announces CFO
MSK Group, P.C., an integrated orthopaedic group of 36 physicians, with 9 area offices known as Memphis Orthopaedic Group, OrthoMemphis, and Tabor Orthopaedics, is pleased to announce that Mr. Christopher M. “Chris” Ruscitto joined the group on July 10, 2014, as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Ruscitto was selected after an exhaustive national search. He has served in a similar capacity for several large multi-specialty groups including The Christ Hospital Physicians, Southcoast Physician Group, and was mostly recently CFO of a 300 physician practice outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Chris and his wife, Tara, have four children and two of them will relocate here to complete high school.
Walgreens Healthcare Clinics Open in Collaboration with Baptist Medical Group
Healthcare Clinics at select Walgreens in collaboration with Baptist Medical Group, which offers coordinated and expanded health care services, officially begins.
Baptist Medical Group, Baptist Memorial Health Care’s wholly-owned multi-specialty physician organization, will work with11 Memphis-area Healthcare Clinics at select Walgreens to handle care needs outside the clinics’ scope of practice and help manage the treatment of chronic diseases. While Walgreens strongly encourage all patients to have a designated primary care physician and medical home for ongoing needs, the collaboration will provide patients access to quality care seven days a week overseen by Baptist Medical Group. The collaboration will include direct communication between Baptist Medical Group physicians and Healthcare Clinics nurse practitioners to facilitate care coordination, sharing of patient information and enhanced awareness of Baptist Medical Group services.
With health care plans and needs evolving, both organizations will be working to help keep the community healthy.
Walgreens Healthcare Clinics partnering with BMG include:
1501 Goodman Rd. W, Horn Lake, Miss., 38637 1863 Union Ave, Memphis, Tenn., 38104 4154 Elvis Presley Blvd, Memphis, Tenn., 38116 6697 Stage Rd, Bartlett, Tenn., 38134 6958 Goodman Rd, Olive Branch, Miss., 38654 8001 Winchester Rd, Memphis, Tenn., 38125 8046 Macon Rd, Cordova, Tenn., 38018 4680 Poplar Ave, Memphis, Tenn., 38117 4625 Summer Ave, Memphis, Tenn., 38122 43 Tabb Dr., Munford, Tenn., 38058 3177 S. Perkins Rd., Memphis, Tenn., 38118
Methodist Names Schearer VP Cardiovascular Services
Sue Schearer, RN, has joined Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare as Vice President, Cardiovascular Services. In this role, she will lead the development and implementation of a system-wide cardiovascular strategic plan.
Schearer comes to Methodist from OSF Healthcare in Peoria, Ill., where she led the development of a system-wide CV Service Line. She is a 6 Sigma Black Belt with more than 30 years of healthcare experience in Nursing, Case Management and other leadership areas.
She holds a Master’s of Health Services Administration from the College of Saint Francis in Joliet, Illinois, and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in nursing from Bradley University in Peoria.
Campbell Foundation Celebrates 2014 Graduation
The University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering and the Campbell Foundation celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2014 Orthopaedic Surgery Residents and Orthopaedic Fellows in June at the Memphis Country Club.
The graduating residents presented the Willis C. Campbell Aesculapian Award for Teaching Excellence to William A. Albers, MD. The Aesculapian Award recognizes the most outstanding contribution to resident education in orthopaedic surgery, and the recipient is selected by the orthopaedic surgery residents. Dr. Albers, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, retired June 30.
During the ceremony, Chief Resident Robert F. Murphy, MD was given the Hugh Smith Research Presentation Award for his presentation, “Morbid Obesity Increases the Risk of Systemic Complications in Patients with Femoral Shaft Fractures,” presented at the 2014 Ingram Memorial Lecture. The award was established by the family of former Campbell Clinic Chief-of-Staff, Dr. Hugh Smith, in tribute to him and his belief in the transformative power of research and innovation.