Internal Medicine Chattanooga Faculty

Harish Manyam, MD
Interim Chair, Department of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Erlanger Chief of Cardiology
Harish.Manyam@erlanger.org

Dr. Manyam received his training at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals (2012-2014) and stayed there as faculty and Assistant Professor of Medicine from 2013-2016. He served as the Head of the Lead Extraction Program at University Hospitals Case Western Reserve prior to joining the UT Cardiology group.

Dr. Manyam currently holds the position of Interim Chair for the UT College of Medicine - Chattanooga.  He is also Chief of Cardiology at Erlanger. Dr. Manyam is actively involved with multiple research trials including monitoring the recurrence of atrial fibrillation, optimizing programing options in patients with biventricular defibrillators, and the assessment of lead extraction risk.

He has extensive experience in complex ablation (atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia), laser lead extraction, and device implantation.

Education and Credentials:  

MD:  American University - Netherland Antilles
Residency: Internal Medicine - Allegheny General Hospital - Pittsburgh, PA
Fellowship:  Cardiovascular Disease - Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Fellowship:  Electrophysiology - Case Western Reserve University Hospitals,
                    Cleveland, OH

Clinical Interests:

• AFib
• Electrophysiology
• Complex Ablation (Atrial Fibrillation and Ventricular Tachycardia)
• Laser Lead Extraction

• Hometown: Louisville, KY
• Medical School: University of Kentucky
• Residency: University of Kentucky (Internal Medicine/Pediatrics)
• Interests: Medical Education, Advocacy, Parasitology

Dr. Cary is from Louisville, KY and attended Western High School located in southwest Louisville. He attended Western Kentucky University for undergraduate studies majoring in history and biology. He attended medical school at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. He completed a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics serving as chief resident during his final year and subsequently served as chief resident of pediatrics following his MedPeds residency training. He worked for UKHealthcare from 2008 - 2017 serving in many roles including MedPeds residency program director and as Master Educator. Dr. Cary joined Erlanger Health System in the spring of 2017 and assumed the program director role for Internal Medicine the following year. His clinical time is split between hospital medicine for both internal medicine and pediatrics. When not at work, Dr. Cary spends time with his family, participating in global health brigades to South America, and going to Disney World

• Hometown: Warwick, NY
• Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
• Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital (Internal Medicine)
• Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
• Interests: Medical Education, Point of Care Ultrasound, Simulation

Dr. Shah grew up in upstate New York close to New Jersey and just outside of New York City. She Then attended the College of New Jersey and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Where she completed a combined 7 year BA/MD program with a major in biology and minor in finance. She subsequently completed her Internal Medicine residency where her interest in medical education began. During her Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Her scholarly activity focused on simulation curriculum and she served as chief fellow her last year for educational activities.

Dr. Shah joined Erlanger Health System in the fall of 2017. Her clinical responsibilities include Medical Intensive Care Unit, Pulmonary outpatient clinic, and Pulmonary inpatient consult service. She joined the UTCOM Chattanooga Internal Medicine Residency program as Associate Program Director in the summer of 2018 where she focuses on simulation curriculum, point of care, ultrasound education, ICU education, and residency evaluation process. When she is not working she loves to cook, spend time with her family, watch movies, run, and listen to new music.

• Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
• Medical School: University of Tennessee Health and Science Center
• Residency: University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga (Internal Medicine)
• Interests: Hospital Medicine, Acute/Critical Illness, Public Health, Pandemic Medicine, Medical education and mentorship

Dr. Hyde was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Vanderbilt University majoring in molecular and cellular biology. She went on to attend medical school at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis where she met her now husband and graduated with induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She went on to complete her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at UTHSC Chattanooga during which she served as President of the House Staff Association and was awarded Resident of the Year and Resident Researcher of the Year. During residency she and her husband also welcomed a baby girl in to the Hyde Clan.

Having fallen in love with this program and this city, she stayed on as an Erlanger Hospitalist and Assistant Professor of Medicine. In 2019, she completed a Masters in Public Health amidst the COVID-19 pandemic as a  Columbia Merit Scholar. In New York, the Dr. Jensen Hyde and her husband, Dr. Glendon Alan Hyde, welcomed their son into the chaos. Dr. Hyde now serves as a practicing hospitalist physician, Erlanger Chief Medical Officer, and Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program. Outside of work she enjoys hiking, watching college football, and eating anywhere with a good patio.

Larissa Wolf, MD
Instructor/Administrative Chief Resident
Department of Medicine
email:  Larissa.Wolf@erlanger.org 

Dharmendra Patel, MD
Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Arslan Kahloon, MD
Associate Professor
Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship

Patrick Koo, MD
Clerkship Director, Department of Medicine (Medical and PA Students)
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Specialty:  Respirator, Pulmonary, and Critical Care

Dr. Patrick Koo, fellowship trained pulmonologist, is the Internal Medicine Clerkship Director for the Department of Medicine and oversees third and fourth year medical students rotating in required rotations in Internal Medicine and its subspecialties.

He is now accepting patients at UT Erlanger Respiratory and Critical Care. Dr. Koo received his medical degree at Ross University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of Connecticut Health Center before completing Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship training at Brown University. He specializes in research and treatment of sleep disorders, lung cancer, diaphragm disease, asthma, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, (COPD). Dr. Koo also serves as Medical Director of Erlanger's Pulmonary Function Lab.

Education/Credentials:

• MD:  Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies
• Residency:  University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT
• Clinical and Research Fellowships:  Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI

Clinical Interests:

• Sleep Disorders
• Lung Cancer
• Diaphragm Disease
• Asthma
• COPD