Chattanooga GME Program Directors

Dharmendra Patel, MD
Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Program email: UTcardio@erlanger.org
Samantha Bond
Fellowship Coordinator, Cardiovascular Disease and Gastroenterology
email: samantha.bond@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.4465

J. Daniel Stanley, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
email: jdanstanley@gmail.com
Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator II, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
email: maggie.hamblen@universitysurgical.com
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7695

Frank Tift, MD, FAEMS, FACEP
Program Director, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship
Velvet Green
Program Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Residency
email: velvet.green@erlanger.org
Hollie Daugherty, Administrative Assistant
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship
email: hollie.daugherty@erlanger.org
Department email: UTem@erlanger.org
Academic Department Phone: 423.778.7628

W. Douglas Gregorie IV, MD, FACEP
Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency
email: william.gregorie@erlanger.org
Velvet Green
Program Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Residency
email: velvet.green@erlanger.org
Department email: UTem@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7628

Leslie Griffin, MD, MPH
Program Director, Family Medicine Residency
Also Interim Chair, Department of Family Medicine
email: Dr.Leslie.Griffin@erlanger.org
Elissa McCoy, MEd, CAP
Program Coordinator, Family Medicine Residency
email: elissa.mccoy@erlanger.org
Department email: UTfammed@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.2957

Arslan Kahloon, MD
Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship
Program email: UTgastro@erlanger.org
Samantha Bond
Fellowship Coordinator, Gastroenterology and Cardiovascular Disease
email: samantha.bond@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.4465

L. Curtis Cary, MD, FAAP, FACP, MRCP (London)
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Associate Professor
Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
curtis.cary@erlanger.org
Deborah Fuller
Program Coordinator II, Internal Medicine Residency
email: deborah.fuller@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.2998

Todd Boren, MD
Program Director, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS) Fellowship
Jessica Howell, RN
Program Coordinator, MIGS Fellowship
Also, Navigator for Erlanger Women's Health (GYN Oncology)
email: Jessica.Howell@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7515

Harris E. Hawk, MD
Program Director, Neuro-Interventional Surgery Fellowship
email: harris.hawk@erlanger.org
Brittany Faulkner
Program Coordinator, Neuro-Interventional Surgery Fellowship
email: bfaulkner@tiiarad.com
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.6296

Mounzer Yassin-Kassab, MD
Chair and Program Director
Advanced Neurology Residency (Initial Acceditation granted by ACGME Apr 4, 2023)
email: mounzer.yassin-kassab@erlanger.org
Program Coordinator (will be recruited later)
Contact: Pamela Scott, C-TAGME
Director, Graduate & Medical Student Education
email: pam.scott@erlanger.org
GME Phone: 423.778.7442 or 7673

Angela Yates, MD
Program Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
email: angela.yates@erlanger.org
Program Coordinator, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency [being recruited]
Department email: UTobgyn@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7515

Dirk Kiner, MD
Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
email: dirk.kiner@erlanger.org
Kimberly Davis, MEd
Program Coordinator, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
email: kimberly.davis@erlanger.org
Artnita Paris, Conference Coordinator and Medical Student Administrative Assistant
email: Artnita.Paris@erlanger.org
Department email: UTorthosurg@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.9202

Warren E. Gardner, II, MD
Program Director, Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship
email: warren.gardner@erlanger.org
Kimberly Davis, MEd, CAP
Program Coordinator, Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Fellowship
email: kimberly.davis@erlanger.org
Department email: UTorthosurg@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.9202

Karla L. Garcia, MD, FAAP
Program Director, Pediatrics Residency
email: Karla.Garcia@erlanger.org
Ashley Thurston, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator II, Pediatrics Residency
email: Ashley.Thurston@erlanger.org
Department email: UTPediatrics@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.6217

Mark A. Brzezienski, MD, MS, FACS
Professor, Chair, and Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency
email: brzezienskim@refinedlooks.com
Rosalyn Stewart-Kalaukoa
Program and Research Coordinator, Plastic Surgery Residency
email: stewartkalaukoar@refinedlooks.com
Academic Office: 423.763.4549

W. Heath Giles, MD, FACS
Program Director, Surgery Residency
email: heath.giles@universitysurgical.com
Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator II, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
email: maggie.hamblen@universitysurgical.com
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7695

Robert A. Maxwell, MD, FACS
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
email: Robert.Maxwell@universitysurgical.com
Maggie Hamblen, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator II, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
email:
maggie.hamblen@universitysurgical.com
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7695

Neelima Katraguntra, MD, FACS
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
Cindy Rudolph, MS
Department of Surgery Lead Coordinator and Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Coordinator
email: cindy.rudolph@universitysurgical.com
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7695

Benjamin Smith, MD, FACEP
Program Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship
Velvet Green
Program Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Residency
email: velvet.green@erlanger.org
Hollie Daugherty
Administrative Assistant, Ultrasound Fellowship
email: hollie.daugherty@erlanger.org
Department email: UTem@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.7628

Anand Shridharani, MD
Program Director, Urology Residency
email: anand.shridharani@erlanger.org
Stacey Blanks, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator, Urology Residency
email: stacey.blanks@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.4691

Benjamin Waldorf, MD
Program Director, Urology Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery
email: benjamin.waldorf@erlanger.org
Stacey Blanks, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator, Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery Fellowship
email: stacey.blanks@erlanger.org
Academic Office Phone: 423.778.4691