Departments & Chairs: UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga

Department of Emergency Medicine

Benjamin C. Smith, MD, III, FACEP
Interim Chair
(also Program Director, Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship)

GME Programs Sponsored:

• • Emergency Medicine Residency
  • Emergency Medical Services Fellowship
  • Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship

Residency and Fellowship Program Coordinator
Allyson Hemsley
Academic Office:  423.778.7628

Department/Program email:  UTEM@erlanger.org 

Department of Family Medicine

Leslie C. Griffin, MD, MPH
Associate Professor and Chair

GME Programs Sponsored:

• • Family Medicine Residency
  • Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship at Clinica Medicos
  • Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

Residency Program Coordinator (Family Medicine)
Elissa McCoy, MEd
Program email:    UTfammed@erlanger.org
Academic Office: 423.778.2957

UT Family Practice Center
Practice Office:  423.778.8837 

Fellowship Program Coordinator (Primary Care Sports Medicine)
Elizabeth Eaves, MS, ATC, LAT
Academic Office: 423.778.8644

Fellowship Co-Director
(Family Medicine Obstetrics)
Elizabeth Swaggerty, MD
Clinica Medicos Office: 423.760.4000

Department of Medicine

Harish Manyam, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Medicine
Erlanger Chief of Cardiology

GME Programs Sponsored:

• • Internal Medicine Residency
  • Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
  • Gastroenterology Fellowship
  • Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship

Residency Program Coordinator II and Department Manager (Internal Medicine)
Deborah Fuller
Program email: UTintmed@erlanger.org 
Department Phone:  423.778.2998

Fellowship Coordinators

• Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
  Holly Kell, Program Coordinator
  Program email:  UTCardio@erlanger.org 
  Academic Office: 423.778.4465
• Gastroenterology Fellowship
  Holly Kell, Program Coordinator
  Program Email: UTgastro@erlanger.org
  Academic Office:  423.778.4465
• Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
  Rebecca Holloway, Program Coordinator
  Department email:  UTintmed@erlanger.org 
  Academic Office:  423.778.2998

Department of Neurology

Mounzer Yassin-Kassab, MD, MS
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology; 
Program Director, Neurology Residency; and
Medical Director, 
Erlanger Neuroscience Institute

UT Erlanger Neurology Practice Office Phone: 423.778.9001

GME Program Sponsored:

• • Neurology Residency

Residency Program Coordinator
Stacey Blanks, C-TAGME, CAP
Academic Office:  423.778.3546

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Stephen DePasquale, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair

GME Programs Sponsored:

• • Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
  • Minimally Invasive Gynecologic and Laparoscopic Surgery Fellowship (MIGS)

Residency and Fellowship Program Coordinator:
Janie Swanger
Coordinator Office:  423.778.7517

Department email: UTobgyn@erlanger.org
Academic Office:  423.778.7515

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Jeremy R. Bruce, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

GME Programs Sponsored:

• Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
• Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship
• Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

Program Coordinators:

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

Department email:  utorthosurg@erlanger.org 
Academic Office: 423.778.9008

• Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
  Elizabeth Eaves, MS, ATC, LAT, Fellowship Program Coordinator
  Academic Office: 423.778.8644

Department of Pediatrics

William (Bill) Basco, MD, MS
Professor and Chair 
Department of Pediatrics

GME Program Sponsored:

• Pediatrics Residency

Residency Program Coordinator II
Ashley Thurston, MEd,
C-TAGME, CAP
Pediatrics Residency
Program email:UTpediatrics@erlanger.org 
Academic Office: 423.778.6217

Department of Plastic Surgery

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

GME Program Sponsored:

• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency

Residency Program Coordinator:
Allison Ellis, CCMA, CST
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency and Research Coordinator
Academic Office: 423.778.9663

Erlanger Medical Group Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Practice Phone: 423.778.9224

Department of Surgery

Benjamin W. Dart, MD, FACS, Professor and Chair

GME Programs Sponsored:

• Surgery Residency
• Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
• Neuro-Interventional Surgery Fellowship
• Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
• Vascular Surgery Fellowship

Residency and Fellowship Program Coordinators --

Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, CAP, Program Coordinator II

• Surgery Residency 
• Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellowship
• Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Academic Office: 423.778.7695

Cindy Rudolph, MS, Program Coordinator, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Academic Office: 423.778.7695

Tara Bode, Credentialing Coordinator, Radiology and Neuro-Interventional Surgery
Radiology Office: 423.778.7371

Department of Urology

Amar Singh, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair

GME Programs Sponsored:

• Urology Residency
• Urology Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery Fellowship

Elizabeth Brinn
Program Coordinator
Urology Residency and Urology Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery Fellowship
Academic Office Phone:  423.778.4691