UTHSC In the Media


National Transplant Society Honors UTHSC Professor

The Daily News

Marie Chisholm-Burns, dean and professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was given the Clinician of Distinction award from the American Society of Transplantation at the recent 2015 American Transplant Congress in Philadelphia.


Dentist Launches New Website for Denture-Wearers

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Dr. Russell Kirk, an experienced Lebanon dental implant dentist, has launched a new website devoted entirely to helping patients who are struggling with loose or uncomfortable dentures … He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee-Martin in 1990 before graduating with honors from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in 1994.


High honors bestowed upon UTHSC dean

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Distinct honors were recently awarded to Marie Chisholm-Burns, MPH, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, dean and professor in the College of Pharmacy at UTHSC. Dr. Chisholm-Burns received the Clinician of Distinction Award from the American Society of Transplantation at the recent 2015 American Transplant Congress in Philadelphia.


Astronaut from Tennessee inducted into Hall of Fame

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Dr. Margaret Rhea Seddon is a 1973 graduate of the medical school and one of NASA’s first female astronauts … The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis said [that] from 1996 to 2007, Seddon was assistant chief medical officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.


Fewer U.S. Hospitals Send New Moms Home With Formula

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“The first few weeks of breast-feeding can be difficult for many women, and this unfortunately occurs during one of the most stressful and overwhelming times in a mother’s life,” said Dr. Natalie Bishop, assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Behavior specialists analyze what’s behind students attacking teachers

WREG

Malissa Duckworth, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with U-T Health Science Center, worked with childhood behavior issues.


Thompson honored by Tennessee Dental Association

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Graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in 1978, Thompson has practiced dentistry in Murfreesboro since then.


Diabetes May Be a Risk Factor for Developing Alzheimer’s, Studies Find

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“If we prematurely equate diabetes with a condition as severe as dementia or Alzheimer’s, we’d be doing a great disservice to the 29 million people in this country who hold complex positions and fulfill complex job requirements,” says Samuel Dagogo-Jack, a diabetes specialist and professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center