An ASMBS member since 2005, Northup has served the society as vice president, board member and chair of a committee that aimed to expand insurance coverage for metabolic and bariatric surgery.

He is nationally recognized for his expertise and research interest in genetic factors that may influence donor outcomes and long-term kidney health.

The most common reason for initial denials was “non-medically acceptable” indications, or drugs prescribed “off-label,” which means using a drug outside its formally approved indication.

The VMG Outpatient Imaging Centers provide X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, mammography and bone density imaging services at more than 30 Middle Tennessee locations.

Patient Lea Braun donated one of the favorite photographs she’s taken: It’s of a bald eagle, taken in her home state of Iowa.

The Primary Care Patient Care Center coordinates primary care and internal medicine clinics in 30 locations throughout Middle Tennessee.