PHYSICIAN HIGHLIGHT EXPANDING EXPERT OB/GYN CARE With your support, Dr. John Schorge is expanding access to expert OB/GYN care When Dr. John Schorge came to Regional One Health to lead the OB/GYN service, he knew he was stepping into an epicenter of health care disparity in America. He recalls a conversation with a colleague after seeing a patient with stage 4 cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is preventable, detectable, and treatable when caught early – but lack of access to care meant too many women in the MidSouth were suffering. “We were talking about the suffering we see from this type of advanced cancer, and I mentioned that it is hard as a doctor to see someone with that kind of burden,” Dr. Schorge recalls. “He said, ‘As a human, it’s hard to see someone with that kind of burden.’” As both a doctor and human, Dr. Schorge was drawn to Memphis and Regional One Health by the chance to ease that burden. To donate scan the QR Code After nearly four years, he has built a team that is having a major impact on the health of women in our community. With the support of system leadership, Women’s Services providers, and the Regional One Health Foundation, the hospital continues expanding access to expert care. An early calling Growing up in rural Michigan, Dr. Schorge didn’t have much exposure to academic medicine. He isn’t sure exactly when his interest in the field was sparked, but the caption next to his senior photo in his high school yearbook states his plans to become a physician. He studied molecular biology in college and attended medical school at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. “Like most students, I went into medical school not knowing exactly what I wanted to do. During my OB/GYN rotation, I was inspired by the variety of care that’s provided, and I had role models who ended up going into gynecologic oncology,” he said. “After learning about the need for that expertise across the country, I decided that’s what I wanted to do.” He attended Harvard University for his residency and fellowship, then started caring for patients as a specialist in gynecologic oncology and complex gynecologic surgery. 20 2025 GRATITUDE REPORT
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