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Office
University of Tennessee Regional One Physicians
880 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor
Memphis, TN 38104Phone+1 901-545-7222Fax+1 901-545-8292
Summary
- Dr. Nia Zalamea is a general surgeon based in Memphis, TN with experience in a range of surgical procedures including breast, general, colorectal, and thyroid surgery, as well as global health. She completed her residency in Surgery at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital from 2004-2009 after graduating from East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Zalamea is currently the Assistant Dean Student Affairs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, a General Surgeon at UT Regional One Physicians, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Her research has been published in various medical journals such as The Journal of Surgical Research and International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. Among her awards, she has received the Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.
Education & Training
- University of North CarolinaMPH candidate, 2015
- Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2009
- East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of MedicineClass of 2004
- University of VirginiaBA, 1995 - 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2006 - Present
- TN State Medical License 2013 - 2026
- AR State Medical License 2013 - 2017
- VA State Medical License 2009 - 2016
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Graduate Dale Carnegie Institute, 2015
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- The David Daigneault Clinical Pharmacology Award 2004
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Superior Mesenteric Artery to Gastric Artery Bypass to Correct Diffuse Gastric Ischemia in a Patient With Diffuse Vasculopathy, Congenital Absence of the Celiac Axis, ...Clarisse S Muenyi, Elizabeth Gaudio, Erica L Mitchell, Evan S Glazer, Leonard Baidoo
The American Surgeon. 2024-12-01 - Chemotherapy-associated pneumoperitoneum in cancer patients: a scoping review.Renee M Maina, Caroline Rader, Jeevan Kypa, Constantine Asahngwa, Hilary M Jasmin
Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 2024-05-01 - Interests and Barriers to Medical Students Participation in a Dedicated Global Surgery Curriculum.Clarisse S Muenyi, Alexander F Bowers, Adegbemisola Aregbe, Jessica Smith, Renee M Maina
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024-03-01
Press Mentions
- UTHSC Extends Reach to Advance Health Equity Locally and GloballyJune 4th, 2021
Committees
- Member, SAGES Humanitarian Outreach Committee 2015 - Present
- Member, SAGES Go Global Surgery Committee 2015 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
External Links
- Memphis Mission of Mercy Bloghttp://memphismissionofmercy.wordpress.com
- Memphis Mission of Mercy http://www.memphismission.org
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