The 2026 Griffith-Pinkston Memorial Golf Tournament was held at Lake Caroline Golf Club on November 11th, a day of beautiful weather and exceptional golf!
Happy 20th work anniversary to Catherine Wells, NP, Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology!
The Department of Medicine and American College of Physicians hosted the 2026 ACP Abstract Day on October 29th in the Student Union.
Welcome four new faculty to UMMC!
Subahana Aboobucker, MD
Chaning Burnett, MD
Armando R. C. LeĂłn S., MD
Hunter Sylvester, Ph.D.
UMMC received NIH renewal of its Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study/Women Interagency HIV Study Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS). Dr. James “Ben” Brock, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, serves as UMMC site PI of the study.
Meet Dr. Lyba Naseer – Memphian, PGY-2 internal medicine resident, and proud cat mom. Here, she shares her path to UMMC and what has made it memorable thus far.
Dr. Hall presented the 2026 Department Awards at the annual State of the Department Grand Rounds. Congratulations to all the winners!
Dr. Newton B. Wiggins has joined UMMC as Section Chief of Electrophysiology in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Meet Dr. Erin Sears – Monticello native, Mississippi State alum, and third-year internal medicine resident. Here, she shares her journey to UMMC, the highs and
Welcome two new faculty to UMMC!
Dr. Apeksha Kakkar and Dr. Jyoti Saroya
Congratulations to Dr. Morgan McLeod and Dr. Meredith Sloan for being elected Members-at-Large to the Medical Executive Committee for the 2026-2028 term.
Welcome to our new chief medical residents!
Jason Thomas, MD
Cara Heath, MD
Melanie Baker, MD
Niall Mehaffey, MD
