Rhett Layman, MD

Rhett Layman, MD joined Memphis Radiological P.C. in 2023.  Dr. Layman received an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry/Cellular and Molecular Biology from University of Tennessee.  He earned his medical degree at the University of Tennessee and completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at UTHSC Methodist. He completed his fellowship in Interventional Radiology a the University of Alabama Birmingham.

Dr. Layman is board certified by the American Board of Radiology. His professional memberships include the American Board of Radiology, American College of Radiology, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Society of lnterventional Radiology, and the Radiology Society of North America.

RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS

University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center

Assigning Objective Value to Consultative lnterventional Radiology; June 2022-March 2023; Analyzed billing data from new IR consult service at a major academic center. Preceptor: Junaid Raja, M.D.

University of Tennessee Health Science Center/Methodist Radiology Residency

Down to the Wire: Identifying Time Differences in Outpatient lnterventional Procedures; May 2019-current; Analyzing patient flow in the lnterventional Radiology department for outpatient procedures to identify inefficiencies and decrease patient hospital time. Preceptor: Wesley Angel, M.D.

lncidentalomas in Trauma; January 2019-2022; Reviewing radiology reports from a level one trauma center to identify incidence and follow up of incidentalomas. Preceptor: Jeremiah Deneve, M.D.

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Student Research Assistant; Memphis, TN; January 2016-June/2017; Assisted in the quality improvement project helping a surgical team identifying the financial savings from avoiding pre­ made surgery packs. Preceptor: Martin Fleming, M.D.

NIH Research Fellow; Memphis, TN; May 2014-August 2014; Studied the role of Hypoxia Inducible Factor in the process of metastasis of breast cancer. Preceptor: Tiffany Seagroves PhD.

PUBLICATIONS

University of Tennessee Health Science Center/Methodist Radiology Residency

Layman, D. R., Shankar, S. Necrotizing Pancreatitis. Case in Point. December 2019.

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Hewgley, W. P., Layman, D. R., Waddey, K. A, Guerrero, W., Premji, A, Speaks, T., … & Fleming, M. D. (2018). Surgeons in Value-Based Medicine: The Melanoma Care Cycle. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 227(4), e143-e144.

Guerrero, W., Layman, D., Wise, A, Gilman, W., Izaguirre, E., Farmer, M., & Fleming, M. (2017, February). Mind the Gap: A Case for Interdisciplinary Cooperation in the Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer. In ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY(Vol. 24, pp. S163-S163). 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA: SPRINGER.

PRESENTATIONS

University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center

Oral Presentation; Assigning Objective Value to Consultative lnterventional Radiology; Society of lnterventional Radiology National Meeting; 03/2023

Educational Exhibit; Peripheral Nerve Injury and Regeneration: Overview of the Sunderland Classification and What it Means for Pain Intervention; Society of lnterventional Radiology National Meeting; 03/2023

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Poster Presentation; Unpacking the Truth: Reducing Cost and Maintaining Quality in Melanoma Surgery; UTHSC Longitudinal Scholars Project poster presentation; 05/2017