UT Family Medicine Chattanooga Faculty
Faculty
Leslie Griffin, MD, MPH
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Leslie.Griffin@erlanger.org
- Hometown: Cookeville, TN
- Medical School: St. George's University
- Residency: University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga (Family Medicine)
- Interests: Infant and Maternal Health and Preventative Health Care
.Alexandria Cooke, MD
Program Director, Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine
alexandria.cooke@erlanger.org
- Hometown: Marietta, GA
- Medical School: Meharry Medical College (Nashville, TN)
- Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Chattanooga (Family Medicine)
- Interests: Women's Health & Obstetrics
Steven Fox, MD
Associate Program Director and Associate Professor
Family Medicine Residency
Director of the Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum
Steven.Fox@erlanger.org
- Hometown: Huntington, WV
- Medical School: Marshall University (Huntington, WV)
- Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Chattanooga (Family Medicine)
- Interests: Lifestyle Medicine and Teaching
Thomas W. Bishop, PsyD, MA
Professor, Associate Program Director and Director of Behavioral Medicine
- Hometown: Flint, MI
- Graduate Training: Central Michigan University & Wheaton College in Illinois
- Internship: Wichita Clinical Psychology Internship Consortium
- Interests: Behavioral health and integration, interprofessional education and collaboration, rural health, and positive/sports/performance psychology
Lydia Cook MD
Assistant Professor
lydia.cook@erlanger.org
- Hometown: Bloomington, Indiana
- Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
- Residency: Family Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Chattanooga
- Interests: General Family Medicine
Sara E. Conway, MD
Assistant Professor and Clerkship Director (M3 Students)
sara.conway@erlanger.org
- Hometown: Chattanooga, TN
- Medical School: East Tennessee State University
- Residency: Family Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Chattanooga
- Interests: General Family Medicine
April O. Gunn, DO
Associate Professor, Clinic Director
April.Gunn@erlanger.org
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Residency: Family Medicine Residency, UC Davis, Modesto
Interests: Women's and Children's Health, including Obstetrics, and Global Medicine
Garraway Lyda, PharmD, BCACP, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
garraway.lyda@erlanger.org
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTSHC)
Residency: DCH Regional Medical Center (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Interests: Pharmacy Services
Lindsey Merkle Moore, MD
Assistant Professor
lindsey.moore@erlanger.org
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Medical School: East Tennessee State University
Residency: Johnson City Family Medicine Residency, East Tennessee State University
Quillen College of Medicine
Interests: Women's Health, Geriatrics
Emily Noggle Martin, MD
Assistant Professor
emily.nogglemartin@erlanger.org
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Residency: Family Medicine, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, TX
Interests: Women's Health, Endoscopy, Procedures in Primary Care
Andrew W. Smith, MD
Assistant Professor
Site Director: Family Medicine Residency Rural Track at ErlangerPrimary Care - Bledsoe
andrew.smith@erlanger.org
Hometown: Pikeville, TN
Medical School: East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine
Residency: Family Medicine Residency at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood,
SC
Daniel Sweet, MD
Assistant Professor
daniel.sweet@erlanger.org
- Hometown: Hopkinsville, KY
- Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine (Louisville, KY)
- Residency: Family Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Chattanooga
- Interests: Preventative Care, Sleep Medicine, Menopause Care
Malissa Talbert, MD
Assistant Professor
Malissa.Talbert@erlanger.org
- Hometown: Lawrenceburg, TN
- Medical School: The University of Tennessee College of Medicine
- Residency: Internal Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis)
- Fellowship: Rheumatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
- Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine, University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga
Clinica Medicos Faculty
Kelly Arnold, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Medical Director, Clinica Medicos
- Hometown: Memphis, TN
- Medical School: The University of Tennessee College of Medicine
- Residency: Family Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Chattanooga
- Special Interest: Obstetrics and Ultrasound
Philip A. Sutherland, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Elizabeth (Elliott) Swaggerty, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Tiffany Good, MD
Clinica Medicos
Administrative Support
Elissa McCoy, M.Ed., C-TAGME, CAP
GME Program Manager 3
Department of Family Medicine
email: elissa.mccoy@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.2957
Charity Ross, MBA, CAP
Administrative Assistant and
Student Coordinator
Department of Family Medicine
email: charity.ross@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.2957
