Department Contacts
One of the most valuable resources students have when choosing their career path is our very own distinguished College of Medicine faculty. Mentoring is a critical factor throughout all career stages. The choice of medical specialty for some may be difficult. The contact information provided below serves to open the door for students to make contact with the various specialties he/she may be considering.
ANES | DERM | EM | FAM | INTMD | MDPDS | NEUR | NEUROSURG | OBGYN | OPHTH | ORTHO | ENT | PATH | PEDS | PLASTSURG | PSY | RAD | SURG | TRANS | URO
Anesthesiology
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/anesthesiology Phone: 901.448.5893
Chairman: John Zanella, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director: Howard R. Bromley, M.D.
Research Inquiries: Jaya Ramanathan, M.D.
Anesthesiology Links of Interest
- American Board of Anesthesiology
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- The National Board of Anesthesiology
- Anesthesiology Careers & Degrees
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- UTHSC Anesthesiology Info Sheet
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Dermatology
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/dermatology/ Phone: 901.448.5795
Chairman: Robert Skinner, M.D.
Co-Directors: Robert Skinner,M.D. and Maureen Poh-Fitzpatrick,M.D.
Coordinator: Carol Blackman
Dermatology Links of Interest
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Emergency Medicine
Website: Emergency Medicine Phone: 423.778.7628
Chairman: James H. Creel, M.D.
Program Director: Sudave Mediratta, M.D.
Coordinator: Velvet Green
Emergency Medicine Links of Interest
- The Chattanooga.com
- Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)
- Bibliographic Citation Guidelines for EM Residency Applicants
- Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (SLOR)
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Family Medicine
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/fammed/ Phone: 901.448.5899
Chairman: David L. Maness, D.O., M.S.S., F.A.A.F.P.
Program Directors: Gregg Mitchell, M.D.(Jackson), Muneeza Khan, M.D. (St.Francis), Stephen Adams, M.D. (Chattanooga),
Amy Stevens, M.D. (Knoxville)
Coordinators: Priscilla Griffith (St. Francis), Sharron Cole (Jackson),
Sharron Skoretz (Chattanooga), Teresa (Khristy) Harris (Knoxville)
Research Inquiries: David L. Maness, D.O.
Family Medicine Links of Interest
- UT/St. Francis Family Medicine Residency Program
- UT/Jackson Family Medicine Residency Program
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Board of Family Medicine
- Medscape - Family Medicine
- Exploring Family Medicine as a specialty: Family Medicine Information Sheet
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Internal Medicine
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/internalmedicine/ Phone: 901.448.5814
Chairman: Guy L. Reed, M.D.
Program Director: Kim Huch, M.D.
Coordinator: Susan Andrews
Research Inquiries: http://www.uthsc.edu/Internal/research.php
Internal Medicine Links of Interest
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American College of Physicians
- Doctors for Adults (Sponsored by ACP)
- Society for General Internal Medicine
- Exploring Internal Medicine as a specialty: Internal Medicine Information Sheet
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Medicine/Pediatrics
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/medpeds/ Phone: 901.448.3714
Chairman: Guy L. Reed, M.D. (Med)
Jonathan McCullers,M.D.(Peds)
Program Director: Natasha Thompson, M.D.
Coordinator: Melissa Hayes
Research Inquiries: B. Keith English, M.D. (Peds)
Dennis D. Black, M.D. (Peds)
Medicine/Pediatrics Links of Interest
- NMPR - The National Med-Peds Residents Association
- UT Internal Medicine Residency Applicant Site
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Neurological Surgery
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/neurosurgery/ Phone: 901.448.6375
Chairman: Frederick Boop, M.D.
Program Director: L. Madison Michael II,M.D.
Coordinator: Andrew Gienapp
Research Inquiries: Jon H. Robertson, M.D.
Neurosurgery Links of Interest
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American Board of Neurological Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
- So You Want To Be A Surgeon
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Neurology
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/neurology/ Phone: 901.448.6199
Chairman: Tulio Bertorini, M.D.
Program Director: Michael Jacewicz, M.D.
Coordinator: Paula Odom
Research Inquiries: Michael C. Levin, M.D.
Mark S. LeDoux, M.D., Ph.D.
Ronald F. Pfeiffer, Ph.D.
Neurology Links of Interest
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Academy of Neurology Code of Ethics
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Specialty Profile
- Application for Neurology Residency Training (UTHSC)
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/obgyn/ Phone: 901.448.4795
Chairman: Giancarlo Mari, M.D.
Program Director: Claudette J. Shephard, M.D.
Coordinator: Angela Green
Research Inquiries: Giancarlo Mari, M.D.
Robert Ahokas, M.D.
Robert S. Egerman, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Links of Interest
- American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Association of Professors of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- OBGYN Net Resources
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- Exploring Obstetrics & Gynecology as a specialty: Ob/Gyn Information Sheet
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Ophthalmology
Website: http://www.eye.uthsc.edu/ Phone: 901.448.5883
Chairman: James Flemming, M.D.
Program Director: Natalie C. Kerr, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Coordinator: Elizabeth Sauve
Research Inquiries: Eldon Geisert, M.D.
Ophthalmology Links of Interest
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Board of Ophthalmology
- American Osteopathic College of Ophthalmology
- http://sfmatch.org/residency/ophthalmology/index.htm
- CAS Application
- Specialty Profile
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Orthopaedic Surgery
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/ortho Phone: 901.759-3275
Chairman: S. Terry Canale, M.D.
Program Director: David R. Richardson, M.D.
Coordinator: Susan Coffill
Research Inquiries: S. Terry Canale, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Links of Interest
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- Exploring Orthopaedic Surgery as a specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery Information Sheet
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/otolaryngology Phone: 901.448-5885
Chairman: Jerome V. Thompson, M.D., M.B.A.
Program Director: Rosemary Stocks,M.D.
Coordinator: Bryan Thorn
Research Inquiries: Jerome V. Thompson, M.D., M.B.A.
Otolaryngology Links of Interest
- American Board of Otolaryngology
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Pathology
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/pathology/ Phone: 901.448-6344
Chairman: Charles R. Handorf, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director: Nadeem Zafar,M.D.
Associate Director: Nadeem Zafar, M.D.
Coordinator: Anita Anderson
Research Inquiries: Lawrence Pfeffer, Ph.D.
Tiffany Seagroves, Ph.D.
Pathology Links of Interest
- American Board of Pathology
- College of American Pathologists
- Labexplorer Links
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Pediatrics
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/pediatrics/ Phone: 901.287-6210
Chairman: Jonathan McCullers, M.D.
Program Director: Mark Bugnitz, M.D.
Coordinator: Karen Ariemma
Research Inquiries: B. Keith English, M.D.
Dennis D. Black, M.D.
Pediatrics Links of Interest
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American College of Pediatricians
- Exploring Pediatrics as a specialty: Pediatrics Information Sheet
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Plastic Surgery
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/surgery/plasticsurgery/ Phone: 901.448-1350
Chairman: Robert D. Wallace, M.D.
Program Director: Robert D. Wallace, M.D.
Coordinator: Elizabeth Sauve
Plastic Surgery Links of Interest
- San Francisco Resident & Fellowship Matching Service
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Psychiatry
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/psych/ Phone: 901.448-6400
Chairman: James A. Greene, M.D.
Program Director: Iverson Bell, M.D.
Coordinator: Leigh Ann Barns
Research Inquiries: James A. Greene, M.D.
Psychiatry Links of Interest
- American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists
- American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
- American College of Psychiatrists
- American Psychiatric Association
- Association of Medicine & Psychiatry
- Society of Biological Psychiatry
- Society of the Study of Psychiatry & Culture
- Exploring Psychiatry as a specialty: Psychiatry Information Sheet
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Radiology
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/radiology/ Phone: 901.516-8675
Chairman: Harris L. Cohen, M.D.
Program Director: Eric Hutchins, M.D.
Coordinator: Wendy Elliott
Research Inquiries: Harris L. Cohen, M.D.
Name Links of Interest
- American Board of Radiology
- American College of Nuclear Medicine
- American College of Radiology
- Radiological Society of North America
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Surgery - General
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/surgery/ Phone: 901.448-5914
Chairman: Timothy C. Fabian, M.D.
Program Director: F. Elizabeth Pritchard, M.D.
Coordinator: Cynthia Tooley
Research Inquiries: Timothy C. Fabian, M.D.
Surgery Links of Interest
- American Board of Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
- Specialty Profile
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
Transitional (Methodist)
Website: Transitional Methodist Phone: 901.516-8255
Chairman: Chris Sands, M.D.
Program Director: Catherine Clarke, M.D.
Coordinator: Judy S. Watts
Urology
Website: http://www.uthsc.edu/urology/ Phone: 901.448-1026
Chairman: Robert W. Wake, M.D.
Program Director: Robert W. Wake, M.D.
Coordinator: Trish Phelan
Research Inquiries: Robert W. Wake, M.D.
Urology Links of Interest
- Urology Match.com
- UTHSC Department of Urology: Links
- American Urological Association
- Specialty Profile
- Exploring Urology as a specialty: Urology Information Sheet
- NRMP Data and Results
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
- AMA FREIDA Online Fellowship/Residency Interactive Database
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Associate Dean
Owen P. Phillips, M.D.
Executive Dean:
David M. Stern, M.D.
