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As CMO at UCH, Dr. Canada Enjoys Doing Double Duty

Feb 13, 2020 at 01:34 pm by admin

Dr. Robert Bradley Canada doesn't quite fit the image of the traditional chief medical officer of a multi-physician healthcare practice. Even though he's held that title at Un.... Read More

Pediatric Cardiologist Helps Build Excellence

Feb 13, 2020 at 01:27 pm by admin

Jeffrey Towbin Assists in Elevating Le Bonheur's Program Dr. Jeffrey Towbin has spent more than 30 years building pediatric cardiology programs in Houston, Cincinnati and, si.... Read More

Multi-Tasking a 'Life Passion' For HEI's Busy Penny Asbell

Jan 20, 2020 at 10:58 am by admin

Despite her extensive list of professional credits and global recognition in the field of vision and ophthalmology, native New Yorker Penny Asbell, MD, FACS, MBA, FARVO, now c.... Read More

BURNOUT:

Nov 19, 2019 at 10:45 am by admin

Self-Care is the Prescription With the demand to perform in a stressful, and sometimes chaotic, environment for long hours at a time, physician and nurse burnout has become su.... Read More

New Hope, More Options For Breast Cancer Patients

Oct 14, 2019 at 10:40 am by admin

Advancements in Technology, Medicine Are Improving Outcomes A number of medical and surgical oncologists in the Memphis area who specialize in breast cancer say they believe l.... Read More

Le Bonheur's New Leader: 'We're All in This Together'

Sep 13, 2019 at 04:11 pm by admin

"I can't imagine a better reason to get out of bed than to go and do good things for children," said Michael Wiggins, the new President and CEO of Le Bonheur, while reviewing.... Read More

At 7 Ana Karabell Knew Her Life's Calling

Sep 13, 2019 at 04:06 pm by admin

'Always Wanted to Help Other People, Particularly Children' When Ana Helena de Luca Karabell, MD, was a young girl growing up in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, she already.... Read More

Alex Trebek's Cancer News Not All Hollywood Fluff

Jul 17, 2019 at 03:18 pm by admin

Memphis Physician Examines Surprising Report In March of this year, the longtime host of "Jeopardy!," Alex Trebek, made a brief, startling announcement before resuming his rol.... Read More

Son Couldn't Resist Father's Specialty

Jun 12, 2019 at 12:26 pm by admin

Rusty Shappley Balked But Ultimately Chose His Dad's Practice Against considerable odds, Drs. Vance and Rusty Shappley are among the eight physicians who compose The Urology G.... Read More

Nursing Profession's Evolving Role

May 15, 2019 at 02:51 pm by admin

Leaders Discuss the Issues, Challenges and Demands The role of a nurse has expanded and evolved. Today, nurses must undergo more intense, formal education than in years past.... Read More

Healthcare Real Estate: As Space Shrinks, Creativity Grows

Apr 15, 2019 at 04:52 pm by admin

Decision Makers Finding Other Ways to Meet Challenge A changing Memphis landscape in healthcare real estate is forcing those involved to refocus their plans and become more cr.... Read More

Building Cars Good Training for Performing Surgery

Apr 15, 2019 at 04:26 pm by admin

Dr. Rangarajan Worked on Autos Before Working on Patients As a Michigan native, Sanjeet Rangarajan, MD honed his manual dexterity skills and his interest in solvin.... Read More

Radiation Oncologist Targets Cancer Inequities

Mar 14, 2019 at 03:16 pm by admin

Dr. David Schwartz Attempting 'Something Remarkable' When David Schwartz, MD, was finishing college at Stanford, he wasn't sure what was next. There was possibly law school, a.... Read More

Genomic Medicine Making Impact

Feb 15, 2019 at 03:14 pm by admin

Progress of Research Is Raising Hopes Benefitting from an increase in genomic research during the past decade, Memphis-area researchers have been able to make significant str.... Read More

Growing Challenges in a Shrinking Field

Jan 22, 2019 at 11:30 am by admin

Memphis' Dr. Lauren Ditta Is One of Nation's Few Neuro-ophthalmologists As one of only a very small number of pediatric neuro-ophthalmologists in the nation, in a field that m.... Read More