2012-2013 Residents and Fellows
PGY-1 Residents
KeVan Harris, MD
Education: Meharry Medical College
Jennifer McCullough, MD
Education: Mercer University School of Medicine
Veronica Murphy, MD
Education: the University of Illinois College of Medicine
Akinkunmi Oladiran, MD
Education: Meharry Medical College - Nashville, TN
University of Missouri - Columbia, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Home State: Tennessee
Hobbies/Interests: Playing tennis, basketball, soccer, hiking and digital photography
Favorite Quote: "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" -- John Lennon
Future Plans: Geriatric Psychiatry fellowship and perhaps working for the VA
Alana Pearson, MD
Education: University of Alabama School of Medicine
PGY-2 Residents
Elizabeth Barnes, MD
Education: Xiang Ya Medical College - China
University of Memphis, MS in Molecular Science
Home State/ Country: China
Previous Experience: Research Associate at Cornell Medical School Department of Surgery for 1 year, multiple years at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on clinical trials for cancer & gene therapy.
Hobbies: Travel, cooking and Chinese folk dance
Favorite Quote or Saying: "Happiness is a choice."
Danielle Bell, MD
Education: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences- Little Rock, AR.
Home State/ Country: Arkansas
Previous Experience: Summa cum laude at UAMS. Lyon College- Batesville, AR. BS in Biology.
Hobbies: Working on my house...landscaping, decorating, painting/craft projects, cooking, throwing social gatherings!!!
Favorite Quote: "Be who you are and say what you feel because the people who mind don't matter and the people who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss
Future Plans: Possible Geriatric fellowship
Faiz Faseehuddin, MD
Education: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Memphis, TN
The University of Colorado, Boulder - Bachelors in Anthropology, Molecular Biology, Philosophy
Home State: Colorado
Previous Experience: Research in Inflammation and Leishmaniasis, Summer Science Instructor, Camp Counselor, Professional Board Game Referee, Spokesperson for 'Alpaca As Green Transportation' Foundation.
Interests: Playing the guitar, drums, drawing, painting, photography, writing, documentaries, spending time with family & skiing with my lovely wife.
Favorite Quote: "Let the beauty of what you love be what you do" --Rumi
Sangil Park, MD
Education: University of Virginia School of Medicine- Charlottesville, VA
Home State/Country: Virginia
Hobbies: Running, listening to music, going out for a walk with our family dogs.
Favorite Quote:" To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived – that is to have succeeded."--Ralph Waldo Emerson
PGY-3 Residents
Andrew Elliott, MD
Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Memphis, TN
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, AR, Bachelors in Biology & Psychology
Home State/ Country: Arkansas
Hobbies: I like to play the piano, paint abstract art in acrylics and oils, and play with my dog - a miniature schnauzer.
Future Plans: I currently plan to pursue a Child and Adolescent Fellowship. I eventually would like to practice in an inpatient academic setting where I have the ability to teach regularly.
Renee R. Minirth, MD
Education: University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Home State/ Country: Texas
Previous Experience: Worked as a Design and Visual artist in Austin, TX & NYC, Advocate and local supporter for the American Diabetes Association & the Juvenile Diabetes Association.
Hobbies: Painting, photography, film, literature, riding horses, world travel, cooking, anything outdoors, animals of every type and size, and remodeling my 1948 home in Memphis.
Favorite Quote: "Life is too important to be taken seriously."-- Oscar Wilde
"Sweet are the uses of Adversity."-- William Shakespeare
Annie Naik Gadiparth, MD
Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Memphis, TN
Home State/ Country: Born in Michigan but grew up in Tennessee
Hobbies: Spending time with my husband and our families, eating out, reading, writing, shopping, learning to cook, and watching movies
Favorite Quote: "Be the change you wish to see in the world."--Gandhi
Future Plans: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Giao Nguyen, MD
Education: Tufts University School of Medicine- Boston, MA
Home State/ Country: Virginia
Previous Experience: Boston Medical Center- Boston, MA
Hobbies: Meditative walks
Favorite Quote: "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." --Albert Einstein
Future Plans: Federal, state, or county government Psychiatrist position.
PGY-4 Residents
Chika Iwueke, MD
2012-2013 Psychiatry Chief Resident
Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN
Home State/ Country: Currently Tennessee, originally Nigeria
Previous Experiences: Home Health Care staff 2002-2005
Hobbies: Enjoy soccer (Super Eagles of Nigeria), movies (kung fu) and traveling. I am easy going, love to joke and laugh and can hold my own in soccer!
Favorite Quote or Saying: "Don't let your yesterday affect your tomorrow."
Future Plans: My future plans include finishing residency here at UTHSC. After residency, I would like to practice somewhere close to Nashville and ultimately would like to return to Nigeria after 25-30 years of practicing.
Min Wang, MD, PhD
Education: Xuzhou Medical School (MD)- Xuzhou, China; Peking Union Medical College (PhD)- Beijing, China
Home State/ Country: China
Previous Experiences: Assistant Research Professor (University of Chicago), Research Scientist (Japan), Rheumatologist & Nephrologist (China)
Hobbies: Playing soccer, swimming, cooking
What would you like others to know about you? "I hope I can do some research in the field of Psychiatry."
Favorite Quote or Saying: "I like a new challenge."
Future Plans: Finish my residency, do some research, & write something about my experiences in the Chinese and American cultures.
Child Fellows - First Year
Ethel Cobbett, MD
Education: East Tennessee State University/ James H. Quillen College of Medicine- Johnson City, TN
Home State/ Country: Tennessee
Hobbies: Travel, Photography, Drawing and Spending time with family and friends
Inspirational Quote: "Arrange whatever pieces come your way" -- Virgina Woolf
Jack London Gills, MD
Education: Ross School of Medicine - Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies
Home State/ Country: California
Child Fellows - Second Year
Adewale Oyemade MD
Education: Howard University College of Medicine
University of California - Los Angeles
Home State/ Country: Maryland
Hobbies: basketball, football
Favorite Quote: "I'm the master of my fate; I'm the captain of my soul!"
Elizabeth Vannucci, MD
Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center- Memphis, TN
Home State/ Country: Tennessee
Previous Experiences: Bachelor of Science in Biology from UT, Knoxville
Hobbies: saltwater reefkeeping, scrapbooking, cooking
Please contact Chief Residents for any questions you have.
