Quillen Physicians
Quillen ETSU Physicians are affiliated with the Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University. The physicians are unique in that all are both practicing doctors and professors at the College of Medicine. They have a passion for patient education.
Their practices include more than 150 doctors in the specialties of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Sports Medicine and Cardiology.
Quillen College of Medicine
Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University is ranked sixth in the nation for excellence in rural medicine education, according to US News & World Report (2011). Quillen College of Medicine has also been recognized by the American Academy of Family Physicians as one of the top 10 schools in the nation for producing family physicians.
Research
The primary mission of the Quillen College of Medicine is to educate future physicians, especially those with an interest in primary care, to practice in underserved rural communities. In addition, the College is committed to excellence in biomedical research and is dedicated to the improvement of health care in Northeast Tennessee and the surrounding Appalachian Region.
Listed below is just a sampling of some of the exciting advances in research being made by faculty at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine:
- Tests of pharmaceutical agents that may prove effective in destroying antibiotic resistant bacteria
- The role of various peptides and how they affect cardiac functions
- Effective therapies for preventing bone loss
- New clinical trial studies that bring state-of-the-art cancer treatment and prevention to the patient’s bedside
- An investigation into the possible role of vitamin E in preventing colon cancer
- Further development of a new surgical procedure called myocardial regeneration that uses myogenic stem cells from skeletal muscle, usually taken from the leg, and places the cells on failing heart muscle, thus “regenerating” the heart muscle
Our Mission
SERVE the health care needs of our patients, offering a comprehensive range of the highest quality health care services for people of all ages; EDUCATE our students and residents; and IMPROVE the overall health of the people of the region.
Our Pledge
To deliver tomorrow’s healthcare today! Total quality care for you and your family!