The Medical District is full of heroes, but don’t just take it from us, check out the Memphis Business Journal’s latest issue spotlighting Memphis’ most admired physicians, innovators, administrators and more! Memphis Medical District Collaborative is proud to share that 17 out of a total of 25 healthcare hero finalists (highlighted in yellow) are located right here in the Medical District including MMDC board member, Dr. Lewis Reich!

Finalists were categorized in the following areas of health care: Administrative Excellence, Community Outreach, Health Care Innovations, Health Care Provider-Non-Physician, and Health Care Provider-Physician Take a look at the full list of awardees below - you may recognize some familiar names!

ADMINISTRATIVE EXCELLENCE

• Florence Jones, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
• Scott Laster, MiCare Path
• Dr. Lewis Reich, Southern College of Optometry
• Pedro Velasquez Rodriguez, Lifedoc Health
• Dr. Dmitry Yaranov, Baptist Memorial Health Care, Stern Cardiovascular

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

• Dr. Chinelo Animalu, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, UTHSC, UT-Methodist Physician Group
• Lisa Beasley, UTHSC
• Center for Youth Advocacy and Well-Being, UTHSC
• Susan Deason, Memphis Allies
• Dennis H. Jones Living Well Network, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

HEALTH CARE INNOVATIONS

• Dr. Tim Jancelewicz, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, UTHSC
• Jaw in a Day team, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, UTHSC
• MOM program, Regional One Health
• PopCheck Technologies
• US Biologic

HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, NON-PHYSICIAN

• Clare Anderson, Choices - Center for Reproductive Health
• Roland Dickerson, Regional One Health, UTHSC
• Rita Hollingsworth, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, UTHSC
• Sharnise Mitchell, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Melinda Wolfe, Baptist Memorial Health Care

HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, PHYSICIAN

• Dr. Sonia Eden, Baptist Memorial Health Care, Semmes Murphey Clinic
• Dr. Derek Kelly, Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital,UTHSC
• Dr. Paul Klimo, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Semmes Murphey Clinic, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, UTHSC
• Dr. Jeffrey Nelson, Regional One Health, University Clinical Health, UTHSC
• Dr. Swapna Thota, UTHSC, St. Jude

Congratulations to all of this year’s Health Care Heroes finalists. We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Award Ceremony at Memphis Botanic Garden on August 14th! Get your tickets here.

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