SURGERY NEWS
VOLUME 6, NO. 3 WINTER 2021
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Message from the Chair . . . . . . . 2 Department News . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Awards and Kudos. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 New Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Welcome to Plastic Surgery. . . . 4 Meet the Department of Surgery Administrative Staff. . . . . . . . . . . 5 International Presence. . . . . . . 6-7 Faculty Announcements. . . . . 7-8 2021 TN-ACS Meeting, Trauma Symposium and ASMBS Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10 Visiting Professors. . . . . . . . . . . 10 Holiday Reception Photos . . . . . 11 Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13 Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-20
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Above: attendees of the inaugural Multicultural and Global Health Symposium, November 6, 2021. The event highlighted the great work being done at UTHSC and brought together experts from Memphis and around the world. See p.6 for additional coverage. Left: Dr. Nia Zalamea and Dr. Denis Foretia thank keynote speaker Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo at the symposium.