We welcome ten new faculty members to the Department of Medicine and UMMC this month!
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Fellow Focus: Dr. Garner Bell
Get to know Garner Bell, PGY-V hematology/oncology fellow, Hattiesburg native, and Formula 1 fan.
Resident Spotlight: Dr. Taylor Harvey
Dr. Taylor Harvey is a native of Jackson, MS and will be graduating residency this month before beginning pulmonary and critical care fellowship here at UMMC. Here, he shares why he chose to stay at UMMC and some of what he has learned along the way.
Dr. Blake LeBlanc, categorical internal medicine PGY-1, was chosen as a recipient of the Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award by the third year medical student class. Congratulations Dr. LeBlanc!
Introducing the 2022-2023 Chief Medical Residents
Welcome to our new chief medical residents: Drs. Peyton Reves, Hillary Daugherty, Aayush Patel, and Thor Goodfellow.
Dr. Yang Guo is an assistant professor in the the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at UMMC. Here, he shares about his path to Mississippi, current role, and future plans.
Congratulations to all the residents, fellows, and faculty who received awards this year and best of luck to all graduating and moving on either in their training or into practice!
Dr. Drew Daniels, PGY-IV cardiology fellow, was named ER Consultant of the Year and Dr. Ben Billingsley, categorical internal medicine PGY-1, was named ER Rotator of the Year. Congratulations to Drs. Daniels and Billingsley!
As we face the notorious July 1st excitement of entering house officers, chief residents, fellows, and new faculty members, we will have opportunities to be ambassadors reflecting the positive goals set by the University of Mississippi Medical Center….
Dr. Fred Asher, Division Director of Hospital Medicine, and Dr. Elizabeth Fryoux, Assistant Professor in the Division of General Medicine, were elected to the Medical Executive Committee.
Fellow Focus: Dr. David Lott
Get to know Dr. David Lott – father, fellow, and fisherman.
Congratulations to Dr. Licy Yanes Cardozo on celebrating 20 years at UMMC! Dr. Cardozo is a physician-scientist in both the Departments of Medicine and Molecular and Cell Biology and serves as the Director of Resident Research for the Internal Medicine Residency Program.
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