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GME Program Directors - Chattanooga

Dharmendra Patel, MD, Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

Dharmendra Patel, MD
Program Director
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology


Ellen Register
Program Coordinator
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

UTCardio@erlanger.org 
423.778.4465 


J. Daniel Stanley, MD, FACS, FACRS
Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellowship

J. Daniel Stanley, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Professor & Program Director
Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellowship
Surgery Clerkship Director
Department of Surgery


Sonalee Kulkarni, B.D.S, M.H.A
Program Manager
Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellowship 
423.778.7695 


Frank Tift, MD, FAEMS, FACEP
Emergency Medical Services Fellowship

Frank Tift, MD, FAEMS, FACEP
Program Director
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine


Allyson Hemsley
Program Coordinator
UTem@erlanger.org
423.778.7628


Benjamin Smith, MD, FACEP, Program Director, Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship (Emergency Medicine)
Emergency Medicine Advanced Ultrasonography Fellowship

Benjamin C. Smith III, MD, FACEP
Professor & Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine

Program Director
Advanced Emergency Medicine  Ultrasonography Fellowship


Allyson Hemsley
Program Coordinator
Department of Emergency Medicine
 UTem@erlanger.org
423.778.7628


Elijah C. Wyatt, MD
Emergency Medicine Residency

Elijah C. Wyatt, MD, FACEP
Interim Program Director
Emergency Medicine Residency
Clinical Instructor
Department of Emergency Medicine


Allyson Hemsley
Program Coordinator
Emergency Medicine Residency
UTem@erlanger.org
423.778.7628


Alexandria Cooke, MD
Family Medicine Residency

Alexandria Cooke, MD
Program Director
Family Medicine Residency

Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine


Elissa McCoy, MEd, CAP
Program Coordinator
Family Medicine Residency
UTfammed@erlanger.org
423.778.2957


Philip Sutherland, MD

  

Elizabeth Swaggerty, MD

Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship at Clinica Medicos

Philip Sutherland, MD
Co-Director, Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship at Clinica Medicos
Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine


Elizabeth Swaggerty, MD
Co-Director, Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship at Clinica Medicos
Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine

Clinica Medicos - Chattanooga
423.760.4000


Arslan Kahloon, MD, Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship
Gastroenterology Fellowship 

Arslan Kahloon, MD
Program Director
Gastroenterology Fellowship 
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology


Rebecca Holloway
Coordinator, Gastroenterology Fellowship

UTgastro@erlanger.org  
423.778.5235


L. Curtis Cary, MD, Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Internal Medicine Residency 

L. Curtis Cary, MD, FAAP, FACP, MRCP (London)
Program Director
Internal Medicine Residency 

Associate Professor
Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics


Internal Medicine Residency Office: 423.778.2998
Pediatrics Residency Office: 423.778.6217


Holly Kell
Coordinator, Internal Medicine Residency
UTIntMed@erlanger.org
423.778.7817 


Harris E. Hawk, MD, Program Director, Neuro-Interventional Surgery Fellowship
Neuro-Interventional Surgery Fellowship

Harris E. Hawk, MD
Program Director, Neuro-Interventional Surgery
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Radiology
[Program is sponsored by the UT Department of Surgery and the Erlanger Department of Radiology]

Please note: The College of Medicine – Chattanooga does not have an official Department of Radiology. Radiology is a Division of our Department of Medicine.


Annette Vickrey, Administrative Assistant
Erlanger Radiology

Radiology Office:  423.778.7371 and 7344


Tara Bode
Credentialing Coordinator
Radiology & Neuro-Interventional Surgery
Tennessee Interventional & Imaging Associates
Credentialing Office:  423.778.6203


Cleopatra Thurman, DO
Neurology Residency

Cleopatra Thurman, DO
Program Director, Neurology Residency
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

423.778.9001


Stacey Blanks, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator, Neurology Residency
423.778.3546


Angela Yates, MD, Program Director, OB/GYN Residency
Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency

Angela Yates, MD
Program Director
Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology


Janie Swanger
Program Coordinator
Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency
423.778.7517
UTobgyn@erlanger.org 
423.778.7515


Robert S. Quigley, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency 

Robert S. Quigley, MD
Program Director
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery


Kimberly Davis, MEd, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
423.778.9202
UTorthosurg@erlanger.org 
423.778.9008 


 Warren Gardner, II, MD, Program Director, Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship

Warren E. ("Ren") Gardner II, MD
Program Director
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship 

Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery


Kimberly Davis, MEd, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship

423.778.9202
UTorthosurg@erlanger.org423.778.9008


Karla L. Garcia, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics Residency

Karla L. Garcia, MD, FAAP
Program Director
Pediatrics Residency 
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Child Protection Team
Children's Hospital at Erlanger


Michelle Bradley, MS
Program Manager
Pediatrics Residency

UTPediatrics@erlanger.org 
423.778.6217


Tammy Elliott
Assistant Coordinator (and Clerkship Administrative Assistant)
Pediatrics Residency
423.778.6696


Mark A. Brzezienski, MD, MS, FACS, Chair and Program Director, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency

Mark A. Brzezienski, MD, MS, FACS
Professor, Chair, & Program Director
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency
Department of Plastic Surgery


Laura Bass, PhD
Program Coordinator, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 
423.763.4549


Erlanger Medical Group Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Patient Office Phone: 423.778.9224


W. Hunter Garrett, MD, Program Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

W. Hunter Garrett, MD
Program Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Assistant Professor, Departments of Family Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgery)


Elizabeth Eaves, MS, ATC, LAT
Program Coordinator, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Erlanger Sports Medicine Clinic Manager

Academic Office Phone:  423.778.8644


Radhika Shah, MD, Program Director
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Shah, Radhika, MD
Program Director
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine


Rebecca Holloway
Program Coordinator
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
UTIntMed@erlanger.org
423.778.2998


W. Heath Giles, MD, FACS, Program Director, Surgery Residency
Surgery Residency

W. Heath Giles, MD, FACS
Professor & Program Director, Surgery Residency 
Department of Surgery


Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator II, Surgery Residency
423.778.7695


Robert Maxwell, MD, FACS, Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Robert A. Maxwell, MD, FACS 
Professor & Program  Director
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Department of Surgery


Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator II
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

423.778.7695


Neelima Katragunta, MD, FACS, Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Vascular Surgery Fellowship

Neelima Katragunta, MD, FACS
Program Director
Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery


Sonalee Kulkarni, B.D.S., M.H.A.
Program Coordinator
Vascular Surgery Fellowship
423.778.7695


Jessica Lange, MD, Program Director, Urology Residency
Urology Residency

Jessica Lange, MD
Program Director, Urology Residency
Assistant Professor, Department of Urology


Elizabeth Brinn
Program Coordinator, Urology Residency 
423.778.4691


Benjamin Waldorf, MD, Program Director, Urology Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery Fellowship
Urology Laparoscopy & Robotic Urologic Surgery

Benjamin Waldorf, MD
Program Director
Urology Laparoscopy & Robotic Urologic Surgery
Assistant Professor
Department of Urology


Elizabeth Brinn
Program Coordinator
Urology
Laparoscopy & Robotic Urologic Surgery Fellowship 
423.778.4691

Nov 2, 2026