Departments & Chairs - Chattanooga

Department of Emergency Medicine
Benjamin C. Smith, MD, III, FACEP
Interim Chair
Program Director, Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship
GME Sponsored Programs
Emergency Medical Services Fellowship
Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship
Residency and Fellowship Program Coordinator
Allyson Hemsley
Academic Office: 423.778.7628
Department/Program email: UTEM@erlanger.org

Department of Family Medicine
Leslie C. Griffin, MD, MPH
Associate Professor and Chair
GME Sponsored Programs
Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship at Clinica Medicos
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Family Medicine Residency Program Coordinator
Elissa McCoy, MEd
Program email: UTfammed@erlanger.org
423.778.2957
UT Family Practice Center
423.778.8837
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program Coordinator
Elizabeth Eaves, MS, ATC, LAT
423.778.8644
Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship Co-Director
Elizabeth Swaggerty, MD
Clinica Medicos 423.760.4000

Department of Medicine
Harish Manyam, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Medicine
Erlanger Chief of Cardiology
GME Sponsored Programs
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship
Internal Medicine Residency Program Coordinator II and Department Manager
Deborah Fuller
Program email: UTintmed@erlanger.org
Academic Office: 423.778.2998
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Program Coordinator, Holly Kell
Program email: UTCardio@erlanger.org
Academic Office: 423.778.4465
Gastroenterology Fellowship
Program Coordinator, Holly Kell
Program Email: UTgastro@erlanger.org
Academic Office: 423.778.4465
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program Coordinator
Rebecca Holloway
Program email: UTintmed@erlanger.org
Academic Office: 423.778.2998

Department of Neurology
Mounzer Yassin-Kassab, MD, MS
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
Program Director, Neurology Residency
Medical Director, Erlanger Neuroscience Institute
GME Sponsored Programs
Residency Program Coordinator
Stacey Blanks, C-TAGME, CAP
Academic Office: 423.778.3546
UT Erlanger Neurology 423.778.9001

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Stephen DePasquale, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair
GME Sponsored Programs
Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
Residency Program Coordinator
Janie Swanger
423.778.7517
Department email: UTobgyn@erlanger.org
Academic Office: 423.778.7515

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Jeremy R. Bruce, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
GME Sponsored Programs
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Coordinator
Kimberly Davis, MEd, C-TAGME
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship Coordinator
Kimberly Davis, MEd, C-TAGME
Department email: utorthosurg@erlanger.org
Academic Office: 423.778.9008
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Coordinator
Elizabeth Eaves, MS, ATC, LAT,
Academic Office: 423.778.8644

Department of Pediatrics
William (Bill) Basco, MD, MS
Professor and Chair
Department of Pediatrics
GME Sponsored Programs
Residency Program Coordinator II
Ashley Thurston, MEd,
C-TAGME, CAP
Program email: UTpediatrics@erlanger.org
Academic Office: 423.778.6217

Department of Plastic Surgery
Mark A. Brzezienski, MD, MS, FACS
Professor and Chair
Plastic Surgery Residency
Program Director
GME Sponsored Programs
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency
Plastic & reconstructive Surgery Residency and Research Coordinator
TBD
Academic Office: 423.778.9663
Erlanger Medical Group Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 423.778.9224

Department of Surgery
Benjamin W. Dart, MD, FACS, Professor and Chair
GME Sponsored Programs
Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
Neuro-Interventional Surgery Fellowship
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Program Coordinator II, Surgery Residency, Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, CAP
Academic Office: 423.778.7695
Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program Coordinator Cindy Rudolph, MS
Academic Office: 423.778.7695
Radiology and Neuro-Interventional Surgery Credentialing Coordinator Tara Bode
Radiology Office: 423.778.7371

Department of Urology
Amar Singh, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair
GME Sponsored Programs
Urology Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery Fellowship
Program Coordinator
Urology Residency and Urology Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery Fellowship Elizabeth Brinn
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.4691


