College of Medicine Administration
Scott E. Strome, MD
Robert Kaplan Executive Dean and Vice Chancellor of Clinical Affairs
sstrome@uthsc.edu
Clinical Affairs
Jonathan McCullers, MD
Senior Executive Associate Dean and COO, Clinical Affairs
jmccul10@uthsc.edu
Jimmie Mancell, MD
Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs
Methodist University Hospital
jmancel1@uthsc.edu
Faculty Affairs
Alicia Diaz-Thomas, MD, MPH
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs
adiaztho@uthsc.edu
Finance and Administration
Teresa Hartnett, EdD, MPA
Senior Associate Dean, Finance and Administration
thartnett@uthsc.edu
Helen Parsons, MBA
Director, Finance and Administration
hparsons@uthsc.edu
Dorothea Owens
Director, Analysis and Planning
dowens22@uthsc.edu
Jo Jow
Financial Analyst
jjow@uthsc.edu
Graduate Medical Education and Continuing Medical Education
Natascha Thompson, MD
Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official
nstone@uthsc.edu
Aaron Haynes
Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education
ahaynes@uthsc.edu
Mark Bugnitz, MD
Assistant Dean, Program Improvement
mbugnitz@uthsc.edu
Diversity and Inclusion
Claudette Shephard, MD
Associate Dean, Diversity & Inclusion
cshephard@uthsc.edu
Community Health Engagement
Altha Stewart, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Community Health Engagement
astewa59@uthsc.edu
Medical Education
Michael Whitt, PhD
Associate Dean and Chair, Medical Education
mwhitt@uthsc.edu
Angela R. Cantrell, PhD
Senior Assistant Dean, Basic Science Curriculum
acantrel@uthsc.edu
Ryan Sheehy, PhD
Assistant Dean, Basic Science Curriculum
rsheehy@uthsc.edu
Kristen A. Bettin, MD
Senior Assistant Dean, Clinical Curriculum
kbettin@uthsc.edu
William “Bill” Dabbs, MD
Assistant Dean, Clinical Curriculum
wdabbs@utmck.edu
G. Stephen Nace, MD, FACP
Assistant Dean, Curriculum Integration
gnace@uthsc.edu
Research
Andrew Griffith, MD, PhD
Senior Associate Dean, Research
agriff51@uthsc.edu
Student Affairs and Admissions
Catherine R. Womack, MD
Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Admissions
cwomack@uthsc.edu
Sara Cross, MD
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
scross11@uthsc.edu
Deidre James, MD
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
djames17@uthsc.edu
Nia Zalamea, MD
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
nzalamea@uthsc.edu
Dustin Fulton, EdD
Assistant Dean, Admissions
dfulton2@uthsc.edu
Matthew Ennis, MD
Director, Student Research
mennis@uthsc.edu
Statewide Operations & Strategy
G Nicholas Verne, MD
Senior Associate Dean, Statewide Operations and Strategy
gverne@uthsc.edu
College of Medicine, Chattanooga
James W. Haynes, MD, MBA, FAAFP
Dean
jhayne20@uthsc.edu
Robert C. Fore, EdD, FACEHP, CHCP
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and CME
Robert.Fore@erlanger.org
Giuseppe Pizzorno, PhD, PharmD
Associate Dean, Research
giuseppe.pizzorno@erlanger.org
Mukta Panda, MD, MACP, FRCP-London
Assistant Dean, Well-Being and Medical Student Education
Mukta.Panda@erlanger.org
Cindy Olson
Assistant Dean, Finance & Administration
cindy.olson@erlanger.org
College of Medicine, Knoxville
Robert M. Craft, MD
Interim Dean
Professor of Anesthesiology
rcraft@utk.edu
Kristi Roe
Administrative Specialist, Office of the Dean
kroe1@uthsc.edu
Amy Paganelli, CPA, MBA
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration
apaganel@utmck.edu
Jonathan S. Wall, PhD
Director of Research
jwall@utmck.edu
William Metheny, PhD
Designated Institutional Official (DIO) and Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical and
Dental Education
wmetheny@utmck.edu
Rajiv Dhand, MD
Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
rdhand@utmck.edu
Saint Thomas Health, Nashville
Gregory L. James, MD
Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and Graduate Medical Education
gjames7@uthsc.edu