Chattanooga GME Program Directors
Dharmendra Patel, MD
Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Holly Kell
Coordinator, Cardiovascular Disease and Gastroenterology Fellowships
email: holly.kell@erlanger.org
Program email: UTCardio@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.4465
Benjamin Smith, MD, FACEP
Program Director, Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
email: benjamin.smith@erlanger.org
Velvet Green
Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Residency
email: velvet.green@erlanger.org
Program email: UTEM@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7628
J. Daniel Stanley, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
Clerkship Director, Department of Surgery
Professor, Department of Surgery
email: jdanstanley@gmail.com
Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, CAP
Coordinator II, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
email: maggie.hamblen@universitysurgical.com
Program email: UTSurg@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7695
Frank Tift, MD, FAEMS, FACEP
Program Director, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Velvet Green
Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Residency
email: velvet.green@erlanger.org
Department email: UTEM@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7628
Hollie Daugherty, Administrative Assistant
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship
email: hollie.daugherty@erlanger.org
W. Douglas Gregorie IV, MD, FACEP
Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
email: william.gregorie@erlanger.org
Velvet Green
Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Residency
email: velvet.green@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7628
Department email: UTem@erlanger.org
Steven N. Fox, MD
Program Director, Family Medicine Residency
Director, LifeStyle Medicine Curriculum
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
email: Steven.Fox@erlanger.org
Elissa McCoy, MEd, CAP
Coordinator, Family Medicine Residency
email: elissa.mccoy@erlanger.org
Program email: UTfammed@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.2957
Arslan Kahloon, MD
Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Division of Gastroenterology)
Holly Kell
Coordinator, Gastroenterology and Cardiovascular Disease Fellowships
email: holly.kell@erlanger.org
Program email: UTgastro@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.4465
L. Curtis Cary, MD, FAAP, FACP, MRCP (London)
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Associate Program Director/Resident Liaison, Pediatrics Residency
Associate Professor
Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
email: curtis.cary@erlanger.org
Deborah Fuller
Coordinator II, Internal Medicine Residency
email: deborah.fuller@erlanger.org
Phone: 423.778.7817
Program email: UTIntMed@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.2998
Todd P. Boren, MD
Program Director, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS) Fellowship
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
email:todd.boren@erlanger.org
Janie Boals
Coordinator, MIGS Fellowship
email: janie.boals@erlanger.org
Phone: 423.778.7517
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7515
Harris E. Hawk, MD
Program Director, Neuro-Interventional Surgery Fellowship
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Radiology is a Division of our Department
of Medicine)
email: harris.hawk@erlanger.org
Tara Bode
Coordinator, Neuro-Interventional Surgery Fellowship
Credentialing Coordinator
Tennessee Interventional and Imaging Associates
email: tbode@tia-pc.com
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.6203
Mounzer Yassin-Kassab, MD
Chair and Program Director
Neurology Residency
Professor, Department of Neurology
email: mounzer.yassin-kassab@erlanger.org
Stacey Blanks, C-TAGME, CAP
Coordinator, Neurology Residency
email: stacey.blanks@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.3546
Angela (Angie) Yates, MD
Program Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
email: angela.yates@erlanger.org
Janie Boals
Coordinator, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
email: janie.boals@erlanger.org
Phone: 423.778.7517
Program email: UTobgyn@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7515
Dirk W. Kiner, MD
Professor and Vice Chair
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
email: dirk.kiner@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.9008
Kimberly Davis, MEd, C-TAGME, CAP
Coordinator, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
email: kimberly.davis@erlanger.org
Phone: 423.778.9202
Program email: UTorthosurg@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.9008
Warren E. ("Ren") Gardner II, MD
Program Director, Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
email: warren.gardner@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.9008
Kimberly Davis, MEd, C-TAGME, CAP
Coordinator, Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship
email: kimberly.davis@erlanger.org
Phone: 423.778.9202
Program email: UTorthosurg@erlanger.org
Karla L. Garcia, MD, FAAP
Program Director, Pediatrics Residency
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Child Protection Team
Children's Hospital at Erlanger
email: Karla.Garcia@erlanger.org
Ashley Thurston, C-TAGME, CAP
Coordinator II, Pediatrics Residency
email: Ashley.Thurston@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.6217
Program email: UTPediatrics@erlanger.org
Mark A. Brzezienski, MD, MS, FACS
Chair and Program Director
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency
Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery
email: mark.brzezienski2@erlanger.org
Allison Ellis, CAMA, CST
Program and Research Coordinator
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency
email: allison.ellis@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.763.4549
Erlanger Medical Group Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Patient Office Phone: 423.756.7134
W. Hunter Garrett, MD
Program Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
email: william.garrett@erlanger.org
Elizabeth Eaves, MS, ATC, LAT
Coordinator, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Erlanger Sports Medicine Clinic Manager
email: elizabeth.eaves@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.8644
W. Heath Giles, MD, FACS
Program Director, Surgery Residency
Professor, Department of Surgery
Program Director, Mastery in Surgery
Fellowship (approved by the American College of Surgeons)
email: heath.giles@universitysurgical.com
Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, CAP
Coordinator II, Surgery Residency
email: maggie.hamblen@universitysurgical.com
Program email: UTSurg@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7695
Brittany White
Administrative Assistant (Surgery Residency; Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship,
and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship)
email: brittany.white@universitysurgical.com
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7695
Robert A. Maxwell, MD, FACS
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Professor, Department of Surgery
email: Robert.Maxwell@universitysurgical.com
Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, CAP
Coordinator II
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
email:
maggie.hamblen@universitysurgical.com
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7695
Neelima Katragunta, MD, FACS
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Cindy Rudolph, MS
Coordinator, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
email: cindy.rudolph@universitysurgical.com
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7695
Jessica Lange, MD
Program Director, Urology Residency
Assistant Professor
Department of Urology
UTHSC College of Medicine - Chattanooga
Specialty: Metabolic Kidney Stone Disease, Percutaneous Renal Surgery, and Reconstructive
Urology
email: jessica.lange@erlanger.org
Elizabeth Brinn
Coordinator, Urology Residency
email: elizabeth.brinn@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.4691
Benjamin Waldorf, MD
Program Director
Urology Laparoscopy and Robotic Urologic Surgery
Assistant Professor, Department of Urology
email: benjamin.waldorf@erlanger.org
Elizabeth Brinn
Coordinator, Urology Residency
Laparoscopy and Robotic Urologic Surgery Fellowship
email: elizabeth.brinn@erlanber.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.4691