OB/GYN Chattanooga Residents

Coming soon! 

Hometown: Addison, AL
Undergraduate: Auburn University
Medical School: UAB School of Medicine
Why I Chose OB/GYN: I chose this specialiy because ti combines my love for surgery with continutiy of care and preventative medicine. It is an emotional and exciting field where we can support out patients through some of the most challenging and beautiful times of their lives. I love getting to cnnect with people and empower them to make informed devisions about their reproductive health.
Why I Chose Chattanooga: I did a 4th year rotation here and fell in love with everything this program had to offer. I was impressed by the superb training, supportive residence culture, faculty and of course, the residents. Training in Chattanooga means caring for a diverse patient population in a high volume, high acuity setting which will prepare me to be a competent OB/GYN follwoing graduation.
OB/GYN Areas of Interest: Generalist, medical education, LGBTQ+ health, rural medicine
Hobbies: Thrifting and antiquing, cooking, listening to Taylor Swift on repeat, binging Netflix with my partner, Curt, and my cat, Aubie. 

Hometown: Luverne, AL
Undergraduate: Troy University
Medical School: UAB School of Medicine
Why I Chose OB/GYN: I chose OB/GYN because I feel passionate about women's healthcare, and I love caring for and building strong relationship with female patients. I also chose OB/GYN because I was drawn to the variety within the field: I love the excitement of labor and delivery, I am passionate about providing preventative gynecologic care, and I enjoy the balance between being in the clinic, OR, and hospital.
Why I Chose Chattanooga: I was bledded with the opportunity to do an away rotation at Chattanooga and immediately fell in love with both the peopl and the exemplary training the program offers. The resdients at UT-Chattanooga are welcoming, fun, and create a wonderful work environment. The training offered at Erlanger is comprehensive and robust and I could quickly tell it would prepare me to be a competent, confident gereralist.
OB/GYN Areas of Interest: General OB/GYN, underserved populations, access to care, maternal mortality.
Hobbies: Reading, spending time with my dog, Evie, and my cat, Scout, thrifting, hiking, cooking, playing tennis, watching new TV shows.

Hometown: Houston, TX 
Undergraduate: University of Missouri 
Medical School: Texas Tech Health Sciences Center 
Why I Chose OB/GYN: I really love the variety that OBGYN has to offer. You can be in the OR, clinic and labor and delivery all in the same day. I truly enjoy all the subspecialties, which I believe is really important since I want to be a generalist. 
Why I Chose Chattanooga: I did a 4th year away rotation here and fell in love with this program. The people, including residents and faculty, were all so kind and welcoming. I also believe that the wide exposure to diagnoses and the acuity seen here will help prepare me for after residency. 
OB/GYN Areas of Interest: Generalist 
Hobbies: spending time with my family and dogs, hiking, water sports/swimming, reading, traveling 

Hometown: Johnson City, TN
Undergraduate: East Tennessee State University
Medical School: ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Why I Chose OB/GYN: OBGYN is the perfect combination of clinical contiuity with patients, office based procedures, and surgical procedures. I want to walk with my patients through every step of their life, from menarche to menopause and everything in between. I am also very passionate about women's health and advocacy and am proud to empower women to make choices about their reproductive health.
Why I Chose Chattanooga: I had the opportunity to do an away rotation here as a fourth year medical student and loved the culture of the program. We get great exposure to all facets of the specialty and surgical exposure early on. I truly think that this program will train me to be a competent, confident OBGYN upon graduation.
OB/GYN Areas of Interest: Adolescent reproductive education, underserved communities, reproductive advocacy
Hobbies: Hiking/ exploring the outdoors with my husband and two dogs, travelling, trying new restaurants, baking (macarons are my favorite thing to make).

Hometown: Bozeman, MT
Undergraduate: Montana State University
Medical School: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Why I Chose OB/GYN: I did not know I wanted to do OB/GYN when I started medical school, but after my OB/GYN rotation, I knew I had found my perfect fit. Finding a specialty that allowed for surgery in the mornings, clinic in the afternoon, all while delivering babies in between is so exciting. And having the opportunity to take care of women across their lifespan while being and educator and advocate made it that much more appealing to me.
Why I Chose Chattanooga: I did an away rotation here and was excited by everything Chattanooga had to offer. There is such a diverse patient population with high-acuity needs, I knew I would receive great training. Not to mention I would be joining some pretty great co-residents!
OB/GYN Areas of Interest: So far generalist, but I love the obstetrical niche so we will see!
Hobbies: Hiking, fishing, brunching, binge watching Netflix. 

Hometown: Oakland, CA
Undergraduate: Hampshire College
Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University
Internship: Oregon Health & Science University
Why I Chose OB/GYN: It’s privilege to be able to care for women across their lifespans and support them during vulnerable and critical moments.
Why I Chose Chattanooga: I chose Chattanooga because of the extensive surgical training curriculum and high acuity patient population. Coming from the West Coast, training here is an opportunity to learn regional differences and gain greater perspective.
OB/GYN Areas of Interests: immediate post-placental contraception, cost-effectiveness, health policy, abortion access in legally restricted settings, breastfeeding medicine.
Hobbies: Interior design, uncovering treasures at estate sales, FB Marketplace and Craigslist, traveling, and spending time at home with my family