Tanner Health System News
About 130 cancer survivors, guests and volunteers enjoyed hors d'oeuvres and an inspiring presentation Thursday evening that took them to the peaks of the world’s Seven Summits at Tanner Health System and Tanner Cancer Care’s fourth annual Celebration of Life at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton. Special guest speaker Sean Swarner, a two-time cancer survivor and the first cancer survivor to scale Mount Everest and the other Seven Summits—the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, including Mount ...
Ki-Hon Lin, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has joined the patient care team at Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic and the medical staff for Tanner Ortho and Spine Center. Dr. Lin earned his medical degree from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at New England Medical Center in Boston. Dr. Lin also completed a fellowship in spine surgery at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston. Dr. Lin has a special interest in outpatient, minimally...
A crowd of more than 200 cancer survivors and their guests braved stormy weather Thursday night to turn out for Tanner Health System’s third annual Celebration of Life at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton. The event is Tanner’s annual celebration for local cancer survivors – both those who received their treatment at Tanner, as well as those who received care elsewhere. Keynote speaker, comedian and juggler Scott Burton, who was diagnosed with cancer in his thighbone in his 30s and underwent a procedure ...