Chattanooga GME Program Directors
Dharmendra Patel, MD
Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Samantha Bond
Fellowship Coordinator, Cardiovascular Disease and Gastroenterology
Coordinator email: samantha.bond@erlanger.org
Program email: UTCardio@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.4465
J. Daniel Stanley, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
email: jdanstanley@gmail.com
Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator II, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
Coordinator 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
Velvet Green
Program Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Residency
Coordinator 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
email: william.gregorie@erlanger.org
Velvet Green
Program Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Residency
Coordinator email: velvet.green@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7628
Department email: UTem@erlanger.org
Steven Fox, MD
Program Director, Family Medicine Residency, and Director of the LifeStyle Medicine
Curriculum
email: Steven.Fox@erlanger.org
Elissa McCoy, MEd, CAP
Program Coordinator, Family Medicine Residency
Coordinator email: elissa.mccoy@erlanger.org
Program email: UTfammed@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.2957
Arslan Kahloon, MD
Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship
Samantha Bond
Fellowships Coordinator, Gastroenterology and Cardiovascular Disease
Coordinator email: samantha.bond@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 Professor
Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
email: curtis.cary@erlanger.org
Deborah Fuller
Program Coordinator II, Internal Medicine Residency
Coordinator email: deborah.fuller@erlanger.org
Program email: UTIntMed@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.2998
Todd Boren, MD
Program Director, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS) Fellowship
Jessica Howell, RN
Program Coordinator, MIGS Fellowship
Also, Navigator for Erlanger Women's Health (GYN Oncology)
email: Jessica.Howell@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7515
Harris E. Hawk, MD
Program Director, Neuro-Interventional Surgery Fellowship
email: harris.hawk@erlanger.org
Brittany Faulkner
Program Coordinator, Neuro-Interventional Surgery Fellowship
email: bfaulkner@tiiarad.com
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.6296
Mounzer Yassin-Kassab, MD
Chair and Program Director
Neurology Residency
email: mounzer.yassin-kassab@erlanger.org
J. Hayden Morris, NeurologyProgram Coordinator
Coordinator email: hayden.morris@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.3546
Angela Yates, MD
Program Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
email: angela.yates@erlanger.org
Janie Boals, Program Coordinator, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
Coordinator email: janie.boals@erlanger.org
Program email: UTobgyn@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7515
Dirk Kiner, MD
Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
email: dirk.kiner@erlanger.org
Kimberly Davis, MEd, C-TAGME
Program Coordinator, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Coordinator email: kimberly.davis@erlanger.org
Coordinator 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
email: warren.gardner@erlanger.org
Kimberly Davis, MEd, CAP
Program Coordinator, Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship
Coordinator email: kimberly.davis@erlanger.org
Coordinator Phone: 423.778.9202
Program email: UTorthosurg@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.9008
Karla L. Garcia, MD, FAAP
Program Director, Pediatrics Residency
email: Karla.Garcia@erlanger.org
Ashley Thurston, C-TAGME, CAP
Program 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
Professor, Chair, and Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency
email: brzezienskim@refinedlooks.com
Allison Ellis
Program and Research Coordinator, Plastic Surgery Residency
Coordinator email: ellisa@refinedlooks.com
Academic Office Phone: 423.763.4549
W. Hunter Garrett, MD
Program Director, Primary Sports Medicine Fellowship
Department of Family Medicine
email: william.garrett@erlanger.org
Elizabeth Eaves, MS, ATC, LAT
Fellowship Coordinator and Sports Medicine Clinic Manager
Coordinator email: elizabeth.eaves@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.8644
W. Heath Giles, MD, FACS
Program Director, Surgery Residency
email: heath.giles@universitysurgical.com
Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator II, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Coordinator email: maggie.hamblen@universitysurgical.com
Program email: UTSurg@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7695
Robert A. Maxwell, MD, FACS
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
email: Robert.Maxwell@universitysurgical.com
Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator II, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Coordinator email:
maggie.hamblen@universitysurgical.com
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7695
Neelima Katragunta, MD, FACS
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Cindy Rudolph, MS
Department of Surgery Lead Coordinator and Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Coordinator
Coordinator email: cindy.rudolph@universitysurgical.com
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7695
Benjamin Smith, MD, FACEP
Program Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship
Velvet Green
Program Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Residency
Coordinator email: velvet.green@erlanger.org
Program email: UTEM@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7628
Anand Shridharani, MD
Program Director, Urology Residency
email: anand.shridharani@erlanger.org
Stacey Blanks, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator, Urology Residency
Coordinator email: stacey.blanks@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.4691
Benjamin Waldorf, MD
Program Director, Urology Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery
email: benjamin.waldorf@erlanger.org
Stacey Blanks, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator, Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery Fellowship
Coordinator email: stacey.blanks@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.4691