Peter F. Buckley, currently a medical leader at Virginia Commonwealth University, will become the leader of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in February. The university system’s board of trustees approved Buckley in a special called meeting Monday afternoon. University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd shared his recommendation for Buckley in late November. “It will be… Read More
Here’s a look at promotions, hirings, movers and newsmakers in the Memphis area business scene: Cynthia Russell has been named vice chancellor for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She has served as the interim vice chancellor for AFSA since December. With almost three decades of service to the… Read More
Dr. Sandy Arnold, division chief of pediatric infectious diseases at Le Bonheur and UTHSC faculty member, said on Sept. 8 there were 12 admitted pediatric COVID-19 patients, down from 30-something a few days before. However, many of the admitted children are seriously sick.
The strain on Memphis hospitals continued to worsen this week, raising the once-inconceivable possibility that hospitals could be forced to triage care based on the probability of survival. Mentions UTHSC’s Dr. Richard Walker.
The former home of the Trolley Stop Market on Madison Avenue is getting a facelift and a second life as part of the 10 acre Orleans Station mixed-use development. The buildings from 694-704 Madison will be renovated and reopened as retail spaces for the larger development. According to a grant application from developer Alex Turley,… Read More
After four months of interim leadership at Shelby County Health Department, on Thursday, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris nominated Dr. Michelle Taylor to be the next director. Taylor holds a Doctor of Medicine from the James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University and a Master of Science-Epidemiology from University of Tennessee Health Science Center.… Read More
Here’s a look at promotions, hirings, movers and newsmakers in the Memphis area business scene: Edwin Jeffres was named director of operations in the Facilities Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Jeffres leads all full-time, part-time and temporary university employees working within the department. He also oversees the day-to-day planning, organizing and… Read More
Rhodes College alumnus and board member Dr. Ryan Mire has been named president-elect of the American College of Physicians (ACP), representing internal medicine physicians, related subspecialists and medical students. His term began May 2 at the conclusion of ACP’s annual business meeting, and he will be formally installed as president in April 2022. Mire earned… Read More
