Pediatrics Chattanooga Graduates
In the last five years, residents who have graduated from our program have had many opportunities available to them.
General Pediatrics
- Fifty percent of our residents have gone into general pediatrics.
- Of those that have gone into general pediatrics, 89% are in private practice and 11% are in a hospital based practice.
- Eighty-nine percent of these residents practice in the Southeastern United States.
Fellowships
Fifty percent of our residents have gone to fellowships. These fellowships include:
- Medical College of Georgia, Augusta
- LSU, New Orleans
- LSU, Shreveport, LA
- Massachusetts General, Harvard University
- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
- University of Virginia
- University of Texas, Southwestern
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
- Arnold Palmer, Orlando, FL
- CHOP, Philadelphia, PA
- University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
- University of Tennessee, Memphis
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- University of Alabama Birmingham
- University of Oklahoma, OK
- Children's Mercy Kansas City
- Nationwide Children's Hospital-Columbus, OH
- Akron Children's, Akron, OH
- Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
- University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
- SUNY, Stoneybrook, NY
- Seattle, Washington
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
- Nationwide Children's Hospital-Columbus, OH
- Univ of Louisville, Louisville, KY
- UCLA
- CHOP, Philadelphia, PA
- SUNY Downstate, New York, NY
- Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
- University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
- Emory University SOM, Atlanta, GA
- Children's Mercy, Kansas City, MO
- University of Alabama, Birmingham
- Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
- Oklahoma Univ of Health Sciences, Oklahoma City
- University of Alabama- Birmingham
- St. Louis University
- University of Tennessee, Memphis
- University of Kentucky, Lexington
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
- University of Utah, Salt Lake City
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Baylor, Houston, TX
- University of Tennessee, Memphis
- UAB, Birmingham, AL
- University of Texas, Southwestern
- New York University, New York City
- Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- University of Tennessee, Memphis
- Yale, New Have, CT
- University of Wisconsin
Graduated Residents
Danielle Allen, MD
8/1/2021-7/31/2024
Private Practice
Gallatin, TN
Cole Atkins, MD
7/1/2021-6/30/2024
Private Practice
Chattanooga, TN
Daniel Hughes, MD, PhD
7/1/2021-6/30/2024
Private Practice
Greenville, SC
Brittney Johnston, DO
7/1/2021-6/30/2024
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
UAB, Birmingham, AL
Katelyn O'Brien, MD
7/1/2021-6/30/2024
Private Practice
Dalton, GA
Keelan Passmore, MD
7/1/2021-6/30/2024
Private Practice
Braselton, GA
Dan Pham, DO
7/1/2021-6/30/2024
Private Practice
Springfield, MO
Alexander Pope, MD
7/1/2021-9/13/2024
Private Practice
Gallatin, TN
Pahola Rodriguez, MD
7/1/2021-6/30/2024
Private Practice
Athens, GA
Joshua Bland, MD
7/1/2020-6/30/2023
Private Practice
Portland, TN
Tanner Cabbage, DO
7/1/2020-6/30/2023
Neonatology Fellowship
UTHSC, Memphis, TN
Jenna Dedeker, MD
7/1/2020-6/30/2023
Pediatrics Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Baystate Med Center, Springfield, MA
Kathleen DeMars, MD
7/1/2020-6/30/2023
Private Practice
Chattanooga, TN
Merla Fisher, MD, PhD
7/1/2020-6/30/2023
Pediatric Hospitalist Fellowship
UTHSC, Memphis, TN
Daniel Mathis, MD
7/1/2020-6/30/2023
Private Practice
Gallatin, TN
Nikita Patil, DO
7/1/2020-6/30/2023
Pediatrics Emergency Medicine Fellowship
UAMS, Little Rock, AR
David Sheron, II, MD
7/1/2020-6/30/2023
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
Jared Amos, MD
7/1/2019-6/30/2022
Private Practice
Chattanooga, TN
Jeremiah Arnold, DO
7/1/2019-6/30/2022
Private Practice
Chattanooga, TN
Elizabeth Brooke, MD
8/24/2020-9/25/2022
Private Practice
Oxford, MS
Marlie Campbell, DO
7/1/2019-6/30/2022
Private Practice
East Lansing, Michigan
Caroline Hawes, MD
7/1/2019-8/9/2022
Private Practice
Chattanooga, TN
Sarah Rodriguez-Sawao, DO
7/1/2019-8/9/2022
Chief Resident 2022-2023
Pediatrics Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Akron Childrens
Jacob White, MD
7/1/2019-8/9/2022
Private Practice
Bowling Green, KY
Perrin Windham, MD
7/1/2019-8/9/2022
Private Practice
Mobile, AL
Meg Armour-Jones, MD
7/1/2018-6/30/2021
Private Practice
Portland, OR
Alexandra Biller, DO
7/1/2018-6/30/2021
Pediatrics Gastroenterology Fellowship
Children's Mercy, Kansas City, MO
Sarah Jane Camper, DO
7/1/2018-6/30/2021
Private Practice
Dyersburg, TN
Lindsey Gordon, DO
7/1/2018-06/30/2021
Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
UAB, Birmingham, AL
Rupa Harigopal, MD
7/1/2018-6/30/2021
Neonatology Fellowship
Baylor, Houston, TX
Stephanie Mueller, MD
7/1/2018-06/30/2021
Private Practice
Dayton, TN
Kathryn Oelsner, MD
7/1/2018-6/30/2021
Chief Resident 2021-2022
Private Practice
Chattanooga, TN
Michael Palmieri, MD
7/1/2018-6/30/2021
Private Practice
Medford, NJ
Michael Facciolo, MD
7/1/2017-6/30/2020
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
Norton Children's, Louisville, KY
Jordan Foutch, MD
7/1/2017-6/30/2020
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
MUSC, Charleston, SC
William Gaylord, MD
7/1/2017-6/30/2020
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Indiana Univ/ Riley Children's, Indianapolis, IN
Faith Lindsay, MD
7/1/2017-6/30/2020
Endocrinology Fellowship
Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH
Parker Plant, DO
7/1/2017-6/30/2020
Non-invasive Orthopedics Fellowship
Norton Children's, Louisville, KY
Aslam Qureshi, MD
7/1/2018-6/30/2020
Private Practice
Fort Myers, FL
Meredith Stroud, DO
7/1/2017-6/30/2020
Private Practice
Chattanooga, TN
Ana Varela Windemuller, MD
7/1/2017-6/30/2020
Private Practice
Chattanooga, TN
Jack Whitehead, MD
7/1/2017-6/30/2020
Private Practice
Brentwood, TN
Tayo Adeyemo, MD
7/1/2016-6/30/2019
Neonatology Fellowship
Univ of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Hannah Cox, MD
7/1/2016-6/30/2019
Private Practice
Oak Ridge, TN
Ryan Dyess, MD
Endocrinology Fellowship
Univ of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Rachel Keilman, MD
7/1/2016-6/30/2019
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
Arnold Palmer Hosp for Children, Orlando, FL
Loretta Parker, MD
7/1/2016-6/30/2019
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Oklahoma Univ Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Joseph Vukin, MD
7/1/2016-6/30/2019
Private Practice
Raleigh, NC
Cole Webster, MD
7/1/2016-6/30/2019
Private Practice
Tifton, GA
Ann Blake, MD
7/1/2015-6/30/2018
Neonatology Fellowship
Baylor COM, Houston, TX
Christie Cherian, MD
7/1/2015-6/30/2018
Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship
Yale, New Haven, CT
Lauren Fox-Bergvin, DO
7/1/2015-6/30/2018
Private Practice
Crossville, TN
Lourdes Gonzalez, MD
7/1/2015-6/30/2018
Private Practice
Washington, DC
Jeswin John, MD
7/1/2015-6/30/2018
Administrative Chief Resident/Instructor
Department of Pediatrics
UTCOM Chattanooga
Jared Onley, MD
7/1/2015-6/30/2018
Captain, US Air Force
Vacaville, CA
Elizabeth Peeler, DO
7/1/2015-6/30/2018
Child Abuse Fellowship
UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Amit Shah, MD
7/1/2015-6/30/2018
Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Kimberly Akridge, MD
7/1/2014-6/30/2017
Private Practice, Huntsville, AL
Melinda Belgrave, MD
7/1/2013-6/30/2017
Private Practice, CA
John Clinton, MD
7/1/2015-6/30/2017
Private Practice, Houston, TX
Joanne dela Pena Arce, MD
7/1/2014-6/30/2017
Private Practice, Las Vegas, NV
Audrey Fenin, MD
12/1/2013-11/30/2016
Neonatology Fellowship, MUSC
Alissa Guarneri, MD
7/1/2014-6/30/2017
Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship
Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH
Sarah Harding, MD
7/1/2014-6/30/2017
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Gordon Myers, MD
7/1/2014-6/30/2017
Allergy/Immunology Fellowship, LSU-NO
Joanna Niklinska, MD
7/1/2014-6/30/2017
Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Andrea Schweikert, MD
7/1/2014-6/30/2017
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Nationwide Children's Hosp, Columbus, OH
Samirah Ashraf, MD
7/1/2013-6/30/2016
Private Practice, Dalton, GA
Stacie Hamley, MD
7/1/2013-6/30/2016
Private Practice, Atlanta, GA
Jaime Herrera, MD
7/1/2014-6/30/2016
Private Practice, Houston, TX
Julia Katsuura, MD
7/1/2013-6/30/2016
Instructor/Administrative Chief Resident
Children's Hospital at Erlanger
Maci McDermott, MD
7/1/2013-6/30/2016
Private Practice, Tallahassee, FL
Lyndsay Smith, MD
7/1/2013-7/31/2016
Private Practice Savannah, TN
Albert Chan, MD
7/1/2012-6/30/2015
GI Fellowship
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Heather Gilliam, DO
7/1/2012-6/30/2015
General Pediatrics
Children's Hospital at Erlanger, Chattanooga, TN
Tarah Kuschel Popp, MD
7/1/2012-6/30/2015
Cardiology Fellowship
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Jonathan Mikail, MD
7/1/2012-6/30/2015
Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Children's Mercy, Kansas City, MO
Grace Nguyen, MD
7/1/2012-11/31/2015
Locum Tenens
Atlanta, GA
Vanessa Pigg, MD
7/1/2012-6/30/2015
General Pediatrics
Children's Hospital at Erlanger
Richa Tevatia, MD
7/1/2012-6/30/2015
Private Practice, Portland, OR
Chad Ward, DO
7/1/2012-6/30/2015
Critical Care Fellowship
University of Tennessee, Memphis
Steven Allen, MD
7/1/2011-6/30/2014
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Neetu Bali, MD
7/1/2011-6/30/2014
GI Fellowship
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Thomas Barros, DO
7/1/2011-6/30/2014
United States Navy Practice
Anna Rose Carlson, MD
7/1/2011-8/31/2014
Private Practice, Chattanooga, TN
Zainab Kagen, MD
7/1/2011-6/30/2014
Private Practice, Wisconsin
Christy Ott, MD
7/1/2010-6/30/2014
Private Practice, Chattanooga, TN
Kendra Simpson, MD
7/1/2011-6/30/2014
Instructor/Administrative Chief Resident
UTCOM Chattanooga, Dept of Pediatrics
Brian Wakefield, MD
7/1/2011-6/30/2014
Private Practice, Elizabethton, TN
Jerry Walkup, MD
7/1/2011-6/30/2014
Cardiology Fellowship
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Merritt Adams, MD
7/1/2010-6/30/2013
Non-invasive Ortho Fellowship
University of Wisconsin SOM and Public Health, Madison, WI
Colleen Forsyth, DO
7/1/2010-6/30/2013
Genetics Fellowship
Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
J. Austin Hamm, MD
7/1/2010-6/30/2013
Genetics Fellowship
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Michael Malandra, MD
7/1/2010-6/30/2013
GI Fellowship
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Vanessa Slots, MD
7/1/2010-6/30/2013
Private Practice, Las Vegas, NV
Esther Wilson, MD
7/1/2010-6/30/2013
Private Practice, Charleston, SC
Sumeet Arora, MD
7/1/2009-6/30/2012
Private Practice, India
Jennifer Hamm, MD
7/1/2009-6/30/2012
Administrative Chief Resident
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
University of Alabama- Birmingham
Samreen Khan, MD
7/1/2009-6/30/2012
Private Practice, Houston, TX
Paige Klingborg, MD
7/1/2009-6/30/2012
Critcal Care Fellowship
University of Tennessee, Memphis
Richa Sood, MD
7/1/2009-6/30/2012
Private Practice, Phoenix, AZ
Vijay Vishwanath, MD
7/1/2009-6/30/2012
Neurology Fellowship
New York University, New York City, NY
Fernando Windemuller, MD
7/1/2009-6/30/2012
Gastroenterology Fellowship
SUNY Downstate, NY