Chattanooga GME Program Directors

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

Dharmendra Patel, MD
Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology)

Holly Kell
Program Coordinator, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowships
Program email:  UTCardio@erlanger.org 
Academic Office:  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

Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator II
Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellowship 
Dept Office:  423.778.7695 

Brittany White
Administrative Assistant, Surgery Residency
Dept Office: 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

Velvet Green
Program Coordinator
Emergency Medical Services Fellowship
Dept email:  UTem@erlanger.org
Dept Office: 423.778.7628

Hollie Daugherty
Administrative Assistant
Department of Emergency Medicine
Dept email:  UTem@erlanger.org  
Dept Office: 423.778.7628

Emergency Medicine Advanced Ultrasonography Fellowship

Benjamin Smith, MD, FACEP
Professor and Program Director
Emergency Medicine Advanced Ultrasonography Fellowship

Velvet Green
Program Coordinator
Emergency Medicine Advanced Ultrasonography Fellowship
Dept email:   UTem@erlanger.org   
Dept Office: 423.778.7628

Hollie Daugherty, Administrative Assistant
Department of Emergency Medicine
Dept email:  UTem@erlanger.org 
Dept Office: 423.778.7628

Emergency Medicine Residency

W. Douglas Gregorie IV, MD, FACEP
Program Director
Emergency Medicine Residency 
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine

Velvet Green
Program Coordinator
Emergency Medicine Residency
Program email:  UTem@erlanger.org 
Academic Office:  423.778.7628

Family Medicine Residency

Steven N. Fox, MD
Program Director
Family Medicine Residency
Director, LifeStyle Medicine Curriculum
Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine

Elissa McCoy, MEd, CAP
Program Coordinator
Family Medicine Residency
Program email:  UTfammed@erlanger.org
Academic Office: 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
UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga

Elizabeth Swaggerty, MD
Co-Director, Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship at Clinica Medicos
Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine
UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga

Clinica Medicos (Chattanooga)
Practice and Fellowship Office: 423.760.4000

Gastroenterology Fellowship 

Arslan Kahloon, MD
Program Director
Gastroenterology Fellowship 
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Division of Gastroenterology)

Holly Kell
Coordinator, Gastroenterology and Cardiovascular Disease Fellowships
email:  holly.kell@erlanger.org 

Program email:  UTgastro@erlanger.org  
Dept Office: 423.778.4465 

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

Deborah Fuller
Coordinator II & Dept Manager
Internal Medicine Residency
Dept email:  UTIntMed@erlanger.org
Coordinator's Office:  423.778.7817 
Internal Medicine Academic Office: 423.778.2998

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS) Fellowship

Todd P. Boren, MD
Program Director, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS) Fellowship
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Janie Swanger
Program Coordinator, MIGS Fellowship
Coordinator's Office:  423.778.7517
Dept email: UTobgyn@erlanger.org 
Dept Office:  423.778.7515

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]

Note:  The UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga does not have an official Department of Radiology,  Instead, "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

Mounzer Yassin-Kassab, MD
Professor, Chair, & Program Director
Neurology Residency
Department of Neurology
Medical Director,
Erlanger Neuroscience Institute
UT Erlanger Neurology Practice Office: 423.778.9001

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

Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency

Angela (Angie) Yates, MD
Program Director, Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Janie Swanger
Program Coordinator
Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency
Coordinator's Office: 423.778.7517
Dept email:  UTobgyn@erlanger.org 
Dept Office:  423.778.7515

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency 

Dirk W. Kiner, MD
Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Professor & Vice Chair
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Kimberly Davis, MEd, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Coordinator's Office: 423.778.9202
Dept email: UTorthosurg@erlanger.org 
Dept Office 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
email:  kimberly.davis@erlanger.org 
Coordinator's Office:  423.778.9202
Dept Office:  423.778.9008
Dept email:  UTorthosurg@erlanger.org 

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

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

Tammy Elliott
Assistant Coordinator (and Clerkship Administrative Assistant)
Pediatrics Residency
Office:  423.778.6696

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency

Mark A. Brzezienski, MD, MS, FACS
Professor, Chair, & Program Director
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency
Professor
Department of Plastic Surgery

Allison Ellis, CAMA, CST
Program & Research Coordinator
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency
Academic Office:  423.763.4549

Erlanger Medical Group Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Patient Office Phone:  423.756.7134

Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

W. Hunter Garrett, MD
Program Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Assistant Professor, Departments of Family Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgery)
[The fellowship is sponsored by the UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga 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
Dept email:  UTIntMed@erlanger.org
Academic Office:  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
Academic Office: 423.778.7695

Brittany White
Administrative Assistant, Surgery Residency
Academic Office: 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
Dept Office: 423.778.7695

Brittany White
Administrative Assistant, Surgery Residency
Academic Office: 423.778.7695

Vascular Surgery Fellowship

Neelima Katragunta, MD, FACS
Program Director
Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga

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

Urology Residency

Jessica Lange, MD
Program Director, Urology Residency
Assistant Professor, Department of Urology
UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga
Specialty: Metabolic Kidney Stone Disease, Percutaneous Renal Surgery, & Reconstructive Urology

Elizabeth Brinn
Program Coordinator, Urology Residency 
Academic Office: 423.778.4691

Urology Laparoscopy & Robotic Urologic Surgery

Benjamin Waldorf, MD
Program Director
Urology Laparoscopy & Robotic Urologic Surgery
Assistant Professor
Department of Urology
UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga

Elizabeth Brinn
Program Coordinator
Urology Laparoscopy & Robotic Urologic Surgery Fellowship 
Academic Office: 423.778.4691