MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare today announced that Trey Eubanks, MD, has been named president of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Eubanks is also Le Bonheur’s current Surgeon-in-Chief and University of Tennessee Health Science Center Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Surgery.
Eubanks has served in the role of Le Bonheur’s interim president since March 2023. He will assume the permanent position later this month. Dr. Eubanks also holds the Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and is a member of the medical staffs at MLH, St. Jude and Regional One
MLH President and CEO Michael Ugwueke, DHA, FACHE, formed an accomplished search committee of well-respected physicians and leaders to conduct a national search. The committee was led by Dr. James Downing, president and CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Edith-Kelly Green, local business leader and MLH board member.
Eubanks has served at Le Bonheur for more than 20 years. In addition to his role as surgeon-in- chief and many leadership roles at Le Bonheur, he has served as chief of the medical staff and president of the medical staff for MLH. Among his many accomplishments, Eubanks was instrumental in Le Bonheur earning national verifications as both a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and Level I Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons; and has helped Le Bonheur be recognized for the 13th consecutive year as a “Best Children’s Hospital” by U.S. News & World Report.
“Trey is a strong leader who has helped Le Bonheur serve children in our community well and for many years. He is the right person to lead Le Bonheur’s incredible pediatric experts as they continue to grow in national reputation and community support,” Ugwueke said.
“I am honored and humbled to be chosen as Le Bonheur’s president,” said Eubanks. “I appreciate Michael and the search committee for placing this trust in me. Le Bonheur is an incredibly special place and all the people who work here show up every day to do what’s right for kids. I believe in our mission and I am honored to stand beside our stellar faculty and staff as we continue to provide excellent care for kids to help them live healthy lives.”
Le Bonheur is nearing completion of a $95 million expansion set to open in 2024 that will provide needed space, technology and infrastructure for the nationally-renowned Le Bonheur Heart Institute and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. During Eubanks’ tenure as interim president, Le Bonheur has raised more than $12 million in new funding, opened the new Seacrest Studio at Le Bonheur, and become the first and only hospital in Tennessee to achieve the Children’s Surgical Center Level I Verification.
