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Improving Access to Clinical Trials

Nov 02, 2016 at 02:29 pm by admin

Bold goals, like the ones envisioned by the Cancer Moonshot initiative, require new approaches to old problems.While physicians and researchers recognize clinical trials play.... Read More

Assistant Professor Receives $270,000 Grant for Osteoarthritis

Nov 02, 2016 at 02:25 pm by admin

Hongsik Cho, PhD, MBA, assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received a $270,000 grant.... Read More

UTHSC’s Hasan Wins Grant to Study Artery Dilation and Blood Flow

Nov 02, 2016 at 02:22 pm by admin

S. M. Raquibul Hasan, PhD, postdoctoral associate in the Department of Physiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has .... Read More

Work Begins on Methodist’s $280-Million Master Campus Plan

Nov 02, 2016 at 09:46 am by admin

Construction has begun on Methodist University Hospital’s $280 million master campus plan following an October groundbreaking ceremony at the corner of Eastmoreland and Bellev.... Read More

UTHSC’s Mahul B. Amin Selected Editor of Cancer Staging Manual

Nov 02, 2016 at 09:43 am by admin

Mahul B. Amin, MD, who earlier this year was named professor and chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Gerwin Endowed Chair for Cancer Research.... Read More

Tennessee Medical Association Offers Physician Leadership Lab

Nov 02, 2016 at 09:40 am by admin

The Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) Physician Leadership Lab will offer a multi-month course teaching physicians involving skills need to become quality leaders in team-ca.... Read More

Physicians from Area Cancer Clinics join Baptist Cancer Center

Nov 02, 2016 at 09:38 am by admin

Physicians from Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation, The Jones Clinic, Family Cancer Center and Integrity Oncology have become part of the Baptist Cancer Center.“With transformati.... Read More

Physicians from South Sudan and Armenia Studying with Local Orthopedists

Nov 02, 2016 at 09:36 am by admin

Campbell Clinic has welcomed two international orthopedic physicians for various lengths of study.Dr. Ara Aivazyan of Armenia, and Dr. Brian Billy Berto Madison of South Sudan.... Read More

West Cancer Center’s BMT Program Receives FACT Accreditation

Nov 02, 2016 at 09:35 am by admin

The Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program at West Cancer Center has received accreditation for both autologous and allogenic transplantation from the Foundation for the Ac.... Read More

Fertility Associates of Memphis Names Brezina Full Partner

Nov 02, 2016 at 09:30 am by admin

Paul Brezina MD, who joined Fertility Associates of Memphis in 2012, has been named a full partner with the group.Brezina completed his Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinolog.... Read More

Growth of Elderly Population A Challenge for Physicians

Oct 05, 2016 at 06:17 pm by admin

As a growing elderly population faces economic pressures and a societal shift in family dynamics, physicians now are facing different challenges when treating elderly patients.... Read More

Cummins Has Big Shoes To Fill at Medical Society

Oct 05, 2016 at 06:12 pm by admin

Motivated by the personal fulfillment that community service brings, ClintCummins is confident fate placed him in the perfect position. As the new executive vice president of.... Read More

MDVIP Doctor Is a VIP to His Patients

Oct 05, 2016 at 06:06 pm by admin

When the company MDVIP approached William Weiss, MD, seven years ago about joining its nationwide network of doctors, it didn’t require a lot of arm-twisting to convince him t.... Read More

OPINION: Progress in Fight Against Prescription Drug Abuse Not Enough

Oct 05, 2016 at 06:03 pm by admin

A new report from the National Safety Council lists Tennessee as one in just four states “making progress” in the fight against prescription drug abuse.Tennessee meets five ou.... Read More

Genetic Testing Expands Breast Cancer Options

Oct 05, 2016 at 05:52 pm by admin

Two prominent Memphis physicians, Christine Mroz, a breast specialist and surgeon, and Karen Quigley, a plastic surgeon, agree that while there have been major advances in the.... Read More