Specialty: Medicine - Endocrinology

Certification(s): Dr. Hughes is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Location(s):

Medical Degree: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Internship: (Straight Medicine) St. Joseph's Hospital, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska

Residency: Washington University Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

Fellowship: (Endocrinology) The University of North Carolina Department of Medicine, Chapel Hill.

Academic Title: Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, Memphis

Special Interest:

• Arteriosclerosis
• Diabetes
• Lipid Disorders
• Lipoprotein Analysis

Professional Memberships:

• American Heart Association, Council on Arteriosclerosis, Fellow
• American Academy of Clinical Endocrinologists
• American Diabetes Association 

Additional Information:

• Cora Louise Carson Award, American Heart Association, Tennessee Chapter
• Diabetes Consultant to Merck & Co.
• Diabetes Education Faculty, Bristol-Myers, Squibb
• Listed in Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
• List in Best Doctors in America: Midwest Region
• Guest reviewer for several medical journals