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
Steven Fox, MD
Program Director and Associate Professor
Family Medicine Residency
Also, Director of the Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum
Steven.Fox@erlanger.org
- Medical School: Marshall University (Huntington, WV)
- Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Chattanooga (Family Medicine)
- Interests: Lifestyle Medicine and Teaching
J. Lacie Bradford, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Professor and Pharmacist, Department of Family Medicine
- Graduate training: Union University, Jackson, TN
- Internship/Residency: Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, Jackson TN
- Interests: Interprofessional Education; Chronic Disease State Management; Quality Improvement Initiatives
Thomas W. Bishop, PsyD, MA
Associate Professor and Director of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Family 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
Alexandria Cooke, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, and Associate Program Director, Family Medicine Residency
Specialty: Family Medicine and Obstetrical Care
email: alexandria.cooke@erlanger.org
Academic Phone: 423.778.2957
UT Family Practice Center Patient Appointments: 423.778.8837
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
Andrew W. Smith, MD
Assistant Professor
Site Director: Family Medicine Residency Rural Track at Erlanger Primary 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
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
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
Ryan Shibata, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Specialty: Family Medicine
email: ryan.shibata@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.2957
Patient Appointment Phone: 423.778.8827
- Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine in the West Indies
- Residency: Family Medicine, UTHSC College of Medicine - Chattanooga at Erlanger Health
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, MEd
Family Medicine Residency Coordinator
email: elissa.mccoy@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.2957
Charity Ross, MBA
Administrative Assistant and
Student Coordinator
Department of Family Medicine
email: charity.ross@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.2957
