What do emergency medicine and deep-sea diving have in common? Nothing, one might say. Richard Walker, MD, would beg to differ. For Dr. Walker, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at UT Health Science Center, both involve staying calm and making life-and-death decisions under extreme conditions. At 51, Dr. Walker is board certified in… Read More
There’s no shortage of noteworthy research duos at UT Health Science Center, but it’s unusual to find two researchers who are father and son. Ramesh Narayanan and Arvind Ramesh are such a pair. Each is making important research contributions in their own right at UT Health Science Center. And each draws inspiration from the other.… Read More
Emma Bougard, a retired FedEx customs specialist, knows firsthand why blood pressure is important. A year ago, she visited ShelbyCares on 3rd for the first time, and was shocked to learn she had high blood pressure. “I could not believe it,” recalls Bougard, who felt perfectly healthy at the time. “It was a little scary.”… Read More
Anthony Sheyn, MD, associate professor in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Department of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat), has been named the division chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology at UTHSC and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. He replaces Jerome Thompson, MD, MBA, who is stepping back from the division chief role after 16 years. Dr. Sheyn has… Read More
Alex Dopico, MD, PhD, and Anna Bukiya, PhD, research collaborators and faculty in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, have just finished editing a comprehensive book on cholesterol. “Cholesterol: From Chemistry and Biophysics to the Clinic,” was published by Elsevier. It will be released in May. “It was a… Read More
A UTHSC research team has been awarded $2.85 million from the National Institute on Aging for a project that will deepen understanding of how mitochondria influence the aging process and age-related diseases. David Ashbrook, PhD, assistant professor of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, is the principal investigator on the study examining how sex, diet, age, and… Read More
Leadership Memphis has honored Jon McCullers, MD, as one of ten 2022 Change Makers for his work in infectious disease. Besides helping leaders and laypeople understand the complexities of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the various treatments, he was at the forefront of building testing and vaccination systems that quickly benefited everyday citizens. Change Makers are… Read More
In the early, frightening days of the COVID-19 pandemic, UTHSC College of Medicine alumna, Kelly Arnold, MD, (’06) and the rest of the staff at Clínica Médicos in Chattanooga took a hard look at what was happening in their city. Clinics were closing all around them. Clínica Médicos, they said, would not. Acting quickly, Dr.… Read More
