College of Medicine Chattanooga Department Chairs

Department of Emergency Medicine
Sudave Mendiratta, MD, FACEP
Chair
Contact: Velvet Green
Program Coordinator
Emergency Medicine Residency and
Emergency Medical Services Fellowship
Phone: 423.778.7628

Department of Family Medicine
James W. Haynes, MD, FAAFP
Professor and Chair
Contact: Robbin Williams, C-TAGME
Program Coordinator
Family Medicine Residency
Phone: 423.778.2957

Department of Medicine
Louis R. Lambiase, MD, MPH, FACP
Professor and Chair
Contact: Deborah Fuller
Program Coordinator
Internal Medicine Residency
Phone: 423.778.2998

Department of Neurology
Abdelazim Sirelkhatim, MD
Interim Chair, Department of Neurology
Department of Neurology Phone: 423.778.9001
Traci Jennings, Neuroscience Program Administrative Director
Phone: 423.778.3437

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Stephen DePasquale, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair
Contact: Paula Barnett
Program Coordinator
OB/GYN Residency
Jessica Howell, RN
Department Manager and Erlanger Women's Oncology Navigator
Phone: 423.778.7515

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Scott P. Steinmann, MD
Professor and Chair
Contact: Donna Gibson, BS
Program Coordinator
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Phone: 423.778.9008

Department of Pediatrics
Charles R. Woods, Jr, MD, MS
Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Chief Medical Officer, Children's Hospital at Erlanger
Contact: Ashley Thurston, CAP
Program Coordinator
Pediatrics Residency
Phone: 423.778.6217

Department of Plastic Surgery
Mark A. Brzezienski, MD, MS, FACS
Professor and Chair
Contact: Tara Gray, MPH
Program Coordinator
Plastic Surgery Residency
Phone: 423.778.3512 and 423.763.4526

Department of Radiology
Justin Calvert, MD
Chief, Erlanger Department of Radiology
Contact: Heidi Andrus
Administrative Assistant
Erlanger Department of Radiology
Phone: 423.778.7371

Department of Surgery
R. Phillip Burns, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair
Contact: Cindy Rudolph, MS
Surgery Deartment Lead Coordinator
Phone: 423.778.7695

Department of Urology
Amar Singh, MD, FACS
Chair
Contact: Stacey Blanks, CAP
Program Coordinator
Urology Residency
Phone: 423.778.4691