Dr. Dagogo-Jack Contributes Column on Diabetes
Scientists from the CDC have defined a geographical area, known as the “Diabetes Belt,” where residents are more likely to have type 2 diabetes.
UTHSC In the Media
On the Move: Joan Han
Joan Han joins the University of Tennessee Health Science Centera as associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, and founding director of the new UT-Le Bonheur Pediatric Obesity Center. Dr. Han will also be director of the Pediatric Obesity Program on Le Bonheur’s clinical staff.
Dr. Nair Treats Hepatitis C Patients with New Drug Sovaldi
Satheesh Nair, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and medical director of Transplant Hepatology at Methodist University Hospital, says that he and his partner have treated about 200 patients with the drug since its release in December and the results have been astonishing.
Dr. Waters Appointed Chair of Preventive Medicine
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine has announced the appointment of Teresa Waters as chair for the Department of Preventive Medicine in the UTHSC College of Medicine. She began her new role Aug 1.
UTHSC Professor Receives $2.5 Million Grant
Donna K. Hathaway, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Advanced Practice and Doctoral Studies in the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, a subsidiary of the National Institutes of Health. The award will… Read More
UTHSC Honors Four With Alumnus Awards
Four physicians will receive the 2014 Outstanding Alumnus Awards from the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center on Aug. 14.
UTHSC Receives $3.1 Million in Federal Grants
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center nine federal grants totaling more than $3.1 million for a variety of programs and research projects.
Dr. DeVincenzo’s new treatment fights common infant virus
DeVincenzo is also medical director of Le Bonheur’s Molecular Diagnostic and Virology Laboratories and professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine.