Publisher: Becker's Hospital Review

Jason Frischer, MD, has been named surgeon-in-chief and chief of pediatric surgery at Le Bonheur Children’s and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, both based in Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn.-based Regional One Health is moving forward with its $1 billion hospital campus project, The Commercial Appeal reported Sept. 29.

At the operational core of academic medical centers are chief operating officers, who ensure that care delivery is efficient, effective and aligned with the mission of advancing medicine.

There are fewer than 500 board-certified adult congenital heart disease specialists in the U.S., according to a study published July 1 in the American Journal of Cardiology, while the number of adults with congenital heart disease is growing by about 5% every year.

A multi-disciplinary team of experts at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, Tenn., recently performed a surgical procedure known as “Jaw in a Day.” The procedure was performed in partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and involved the removal of a tumor from a teenage patient’s face and full jaw reconstruction on the same… Read More

Dr. Eubanks, who is also a professor of surgery and pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, has been with Le Bonheur Children’s since 2002. He became the hospital’s surgeon-in-chief in 2015 and has maintained that role through becoming the hospital’s interim president last March and permanent president in December.

Dr. Gold, a psychiatrist and the UT System’s inaugural chief wellness officer, is an expert in student mental health, healthcare worker mental health, burnout and advocacy. The UT System encompasses multiple campuses, a health science center, an agriculture institute and a public service institute. In addition to her executive role, Dr. Gold serves as a… Read More

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has appointed Trey Eubanks, MD, president of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Dr. Eubanks is also Le Bonheur’s surgeon-in-chief and University of Tennessee Health Science Center Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Surgery.