GME Program Directors - Chattanooga

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Urology Residency
Jessica Lange, MD
Program Director, Urology Residency
Assistant Professor, Department of Urology
Elizabeth Brinn
Program Coordinator, Urology Residency
423.778.4691

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


