UTHSC Medicine & Campus news
- Debra L. Palazzi, MD, MEd, has been named the Dunavant Chair of Pediatrics at UT Health Science Center’s College of Medicine and Pediatrician-in-Chief at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. She will begin her new roles on July 1, 2026. A nationally […]
- New Chair of Neurosurgery Honors Longstanding Clinical Partnership, Sets Sights on Future InnovationPaul Park, MD, a highly respected neurosurgeon specializing in spine surgery, minimally invasive techniques, complex spinal reconstruction, and degenerative conditions, has been named the J.T. Roberston Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery in the College of Medicine at the University […]
- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, Feb. 6, at 10:30 a.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. On the agenda: While the meeting will be conducted in person, it […]
- After 25 years as a heart surgeon and health care leader, A. Brian Wilcox, Jr., MD, asked himself a question: “How do I give back to what was given to me?” The answer brought him to his current role as […]
- “Our postdoctoral scholars are not just trainees — they are the research leaders of tomorrow,” Jessica Snowden, MD, vice chancellor for Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, said at the recent 18th Annual Postdoctoral Research Showcase. Hosted […]
- In 2025, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center didn’t just advance science, it reshaped what’s possible for research, health care, and collaboration across Tennessee and beyond. From achieving the highest national research designation to leading statewide initiatives and driving […]
- When Trey Fisher, PhD, walked into the vascular biology lab led by Deidra Mountain, PhD, at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Knoxville more than a decade ago, he was a graduate student looking for […]
- Demolition of the old Holiday Inn tower at 969 Madison Avenue on the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Memphis campus has entered its final phase. The effort to take down the abandoned building has spanned several years, as funding […]