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Radiologist Took Path Less Traveled to MD

Feb 07, 2017 at 01:26 pm by admin

Daniel K. Powell, MD, graduated from Yale University with a degree in literature – not the conventional preparation for a career in medicine.But he eventually made it to medic.... Read More

Opinion: To Offer Compassion While Collecting Money Is an Art

Feb 06, 2017 at 05:54 pm by admin

Note: Susan Childs, FACMPE, is a popular national speaker and noted healthcare consultant. Her talk at a recent MGMA meeting in Memphis was highly praised. She has graciously.... Read More

AMA’s Gurman Says Court Order Halts Bad Deal for Elderly Patients

Feb 06, 2017 at 04:23 pm by admin

Andrew W. Gurman, MD, President, American Medical Association said a recent court order was good news for one large group of patients.“Elderly patients were the big winners as.... Read More

EMHC Celebrates 20 Years of Providing Ambulance Service

Feb 06, 2017 at 04:19 pm by admin

EMHC, the Memphis area’s largest locally owned ambulance provider, marked its 20th year in the ambulance service industry.Beginning its operation in 1997 with three ambu.... Read More

Christ Community Health Services Names Leatherwood CEO

Feb 06, 2017 at 04:15 pm by admin

Shantelle Leatherwood, who grew up in South Memphis and began working at Christ Community Health Services (CCHS) as an administrative assistant in 1999, is the organization’s.... Read More

UTHSC Addiction Center Gains National Attention

Feb 06, 2017 at 04:11 pm by admin

The College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) brought the national spotlight to Memphis when its new Center for Addiction Science was na.... Read More

Memphis Medical Society Installs New Officers, Board Members

Feb 06, 2017 at 04:09 pm by admin

Phillip R. Langsdon, MD, FACS a facial plastic surgeon at The Langsdon Clinic, has been officially installed as the 2017 president of the Memphis Medical Society during the an.... Read More

Methodist Wins Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Center

Feb 06, 2017 at 04:07 pm by admin

Methodist University Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Adv.... Read More

Saint Francis to Offer Specialized Prostate MRI Biopsy

Feb 06, 2017 at 04:05 pm by admin

The Urology Cancer Center at Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis will offer MRI fusion biopsy, a specialized type of biopsy which was the subject of a recent study in the Journal o.... Read More

St. Jude’s Leslie Robison Honored by American Cancer Society

Feb 06, 2017 at 04:01 pm by admin

Leslie L. Robison, chair of the department of epidemiology and cancer control at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is one of three outstanding individuals to receive the.... Read More

Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Requests Nominations

Feb 06, 2017 at 03:59 pm by admin

The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame, an initiative to honor Tennessee’s finest healthcare leaders, is accepting nominations for its 2017 class via the organization’s websit.... Read More

Dermatologist Robert Kaplan Honored by UT President’s Council

Feb 06, 2017 at 03:57 pm by admin

Robert J. Kaplan, MD, a Memphis dermatologist, philanthropist, and long-time patron of the University of Tennessee, was awarded the Jim and Natalie Haslam Presidential Medal d.... Read More

AMA Publishes Newly Updated Code of Medical Ethics

Feb 06, 2017 at 03:48 pm by admin

Completely updated after an eight-year modernization project, a revised edition of the Code of Medical Ethics is available from the American Medical Association (AMA) in hardc.... Read More

TMA Training New Class of Physician Leaders

Feb 06, 2017 at 03:45 pm by admin

The Tennessee Medical Association is training 16 Tennessee physicians representing a variety of medical specialties through its 2017 Physician Leadership Lab.The 2017 class in.... Read More

TMA’s ‘Doctors’ Day on the Hill’ Set for Scheduled March 7

Feb 06, 2017 at 03:43 pm by admin

Approximately 300 physicians from across Tennessee are expected to convene at Legislative Plaza in Nashville on Tuesday, March 7, for the Tennessee Medical Association’s annua.... Read More