The Doctor is In - Lee McCallum, M.D.

Lee McCallum, M.D., was born in Jackson, Tennessee and raised in Henderson, Tennessee. He received his B.S. degree from Rhodes College in Memphis. After performing bladder cancer research for two years in Memphis with a nationally known urologist, he completed his medical training at the University of Tennessee, Memphis. Dr. McCallum attended the Family Medicine [...]

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On the Journey to Health:Memphians Combine Efforts to Reduce Disease and Get Fit

David Howard recalls the moment he decided to take control of his health. It was almost a year ago, sitting on the bed in the emergency room after checking himself in for troubled breathing. He lingered somewhere between consciousness and twilight sleep as the physician spoke to him about his condition.

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Select Specialty Hospital Handles Tough Bariatric Cases

It was a complicated case involving multiple diagnoses, pre-existing conditions and complications. The bariatric patient needed ventilator weaning and physical therapy - a more extended, specialized hospital experience. Fortunately for Philip Braxton, there was Select Specialty Hospital in Memphis. Braxton, 30, from Isola, Miss., had been transferred from Baptist Memorial Hospital DeSoto where he had been [...]

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