Surgery Chattanooga Graduates
2026
Fellowship: Wake Forest University (Durham, NC)
Medical School: Louisiana State University-New Orleans
Lauren Favors, MD
Private Practice: Trauma Director, Hamilton Medical Center (Rome, GA)
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Aaron Pollock, MD
Private Practice: University of Colorado Anschutz (Fitzsimons, CO)
Medical School: University of Central Florida
Alexander Urevick, MD
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital (Cincinnati, OH)
Medical School: University of Louisville
2025
Private Practice: UF Health (Gainesville, FL)
Medical School: University of Mississippi
Private Practice: Advent Health (Orlando, FL)
Medical School: University of Illinois
Private Practice: East Alabama Health (Opelika, AL)
Medical School: University of Alabama
Private Practice: University of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
Medical School: Texas A&M University
Private Practice: Rush University (Chicago, IL)
Medical School: University of Indiana
2024
Private Practice: Northwestern University (Chicago, IL)
Medical School: Louisiana State University
Kevin Friedrich, MD
Private Practice: Chattahoochee Surgical Group (Cumming, GA)
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
William Hunt, MD
Private Practice: HCA Florida (Fort Walton Beach, FL)
Medical School: University of Louisville
Michael Hurst, MD
Private Practice: UT Health (San Antonio, TX)
Medical School: University of South Carolina
John Pickering, Jr., MD
Private Practice: Novant Health (Huntersville, NC)
Medical School: University of Alabama
2023
Private Practice: Houston Healthcare (Warner Robins, GA)
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Fellowship: Burn Fellowship (University of Texas Southwestern)
Medical School: University of Mississippi
Private Practice: Northlake Surgical Associates (Covington, LA)
2022
2021
Fellowship: Surgery Critical Care
Medical School: East Carolina University
Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
2020
Cathryn McGill Johnson, MD
Fellowship: Breast Surgical Oncology (Bryn Mawr, PA)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Tyler Harrison Koestner, MD
Private Practice: Univ. of Kentucky Chandler Hospital (Lexington, KY)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Larry "Andrew" May, MD
Private Practice: Gadsden Regional Medical Center (Gadsden, AL)
Medical School: University of Alabama-Birmingham
Nadine Gates Rampp, MD
Private Practice: Ascension Healthcare (Murfreesboro, TN)
Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatric Surgery
Duke University
Medical School: University of Arkansas
Veronica Patterson Zachry, MD
Private Practice: Nash UNC Healthcare (Rocky Mount, NC)
Medical School: Meharry Medical College
Evon Zoog, MD
Fellowship: Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama (Birmingham, AL)
Medical School: University of North Carolina
2019
Stephen Greer, MD
Academic/Surgical Practice: UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga and University Surgical
Associates
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Glendon Alan Hyde, MD
Academic/Surgical Practice: UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga and University Surgical
Associates
Fellowship: New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Timothy Stevens, MD
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care, University of Alabama (Birmingham)
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Gavin Wilks, MD
Private Practice: DCH Health System (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Medical School: University of Alabama
2018
Nicholas Ballay, MD
Fellowship: Transitions to Practice in General Surgery
UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga
Medical School: Louisana State University
Christopher Bell, MD
Academic/Surgical Practice: UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga and University Surgical
Associates
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Fernando Domingo, MD
Advanced Residency: Plastic Surgery, UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga
Medical School: University of Louisville
Mary Kathryn Huddleston, MD
Fellowship: Vascular Surgery, UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga
Medical School: University of Alabama
Brent Soder, MD
Private Practice: Centennial Surgeons (Roseburg, OR)
Medical School: University of South Carolina
2017
Nicholas Drahush, MD
Private Practice: Chattahoochee Surgical Group (Cumming, GA)
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Sara Edeiken, MD
Fellowship: Vascular Surgery (Albany, NY)
Medical School: University of Maryland
John Huggins, MD
Academic/Surgical Practice: UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga, University Surgical
Associates
Medical School: University of Alabama
John Scott, MD
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care, UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga
Medical School: Louisiana State University
Jessica Reynolds, MD
Private Practice: UK Healthcare (Lexington, KY)
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
2016
Kristen Butler, MD
Private Practice: Atrium Health (Monroe, NC)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Anna Royer, MD
Private Practice: Northwestern Medical Center (Lewiston, ME)
Medical School: Boston University
Robert Vandewalle, MD
Fellowship: Pediatric General Surgery Research (Riley Children's Hospital, IN)
Medical School: Indiana University
2015
Matthew Figh, MD
Private Practice: Surgical Associates of North Alabama (Decatur, AL)
Medical School: University of Alabama
Robert Jean, MD
Academic/Surgical Practice: UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga, University Surgical
Associates
Medical School: University of South Alabama
Ralston Major, MD
Private Practice: Major Surgical & Vein Clinic (LaGrange, GA)
Medical School: University of Louisiana
Joshua Worthington, MD
Private Practice: Premier Surgical (Cleveland, TN)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
2014
Nathan Creel, MD
Private Practice: NE Georgia Physicians Group (Gainesville, GA)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Kyle Cunningham, MD
Academic Practice: Atrium Health (Charlotte, NC)
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
David Daniel, MD
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Surgery (Houston, TX)
Medical School: Baylor University
Elizabeth Hartmann, MD
Fellowship: Vascular Surgery (Minneapolis, MN)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
2013
Jacob Dowden, MD
Private Practice: Ochsner Health (New Orleans, LA)
Medical School: Louisiana State University
James Goodin, MD
Academic Practice: UT Medical Center (Knoxville, TN)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Carlos Fernandez, MD
Private Practice: Grand Strand Medical Group (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Medical School: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Joseph Thomasson, MD
Private Practice: Vanderbilt Health (Tullahoma, TN)
Medical School: East Tennessee State University
2012
Jeff Butler, MD
Private Practice: Appling Total Health Care (Baxley, GA )
Medical School: Mercer University
Josh Hagan, MD
Academic Practice: University of Florida (Ocala, FL)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Darren Hunt, MD
Academic/Surgical Practice: UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga and University Surgical
Associates
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
2011
Heath Giles, MD
Academic/Surgical Practice: UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga and University Surgical
Associates
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Paul Papillion, MD
Private Practice: Plastic Surgery (Brentwood, TN)
Medical School: Louisiana State University
Bradley Thomas, MD
Academic Practice: Atrium Health (Charlotte, NC)
Medical School: Wake Forest University
2010
Joshua Arnold, MD
Academic Faculty: UT Medical Center (Knoxville, TN)
Medical School: University of Louisville
Chasen Croft, MD
Academic Faculty: University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Medical School: University of Texas
Jeff Horn, MD
Private Practice: University Surgical Associate (Chattanooga, TN)
Medical School: University of South Carolina
Philip Ramsay, MD
Academic Practice: Atlanta Medical Center (Atlanta, GA)
Medical School: Mercer University
2009
Hans Burkholder, MD
Private Practice: NY Presbyterian (New York, NY)
Medical School: New York University
Michael Fahr, MD
Academic Practice: LSU Health (Shreveport, LA)
Medical School: Louisiana State University-New Orleans
Will Havron, MD
Academic Practice: University of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Bruce Lynch, MD
Military Obligation: Florida
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College
2008
Kye Higdon, MD
Surgery Residency/Fellowship: Plastic Surgery at Vanderbilt University (Nashville,
TN)
Medical School: University of Mississippi
Amy Hildreth, MD
Surgery Academic Practice: Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)
Medical School: University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
Aaron Kendrick, DO
Residency: Anesthesiology at University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
Medical School: West Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Stephen Rich, MD
Private Practice: Ascension/St. Thomas Hospital (Murfreesboro, TN)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
2007
Robert Aderhold, MD
Private Practice: Albany Surgical (Albany, GA)
Medical School: Mercer University
John Green, MD
Academic Practice: Washington University (St. Louis, MO)
Medical School: Louisiana State University
Curtis Koontz, MD
Academic/Surgical Practice: UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga and University Surgical
Associates
Medical School: Wake Forest University
Johnathan Mauldin, MD
Residency: Anesthesiology at Emory University (Atlanta, GA)
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
2006
Alex Davit, MD
Residency: Plastic Surgery at UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga
Medical School: Wake Forest University
Jon Hourigan, MD
Academic Practice: Pediatric Plastic Surgery (Pittsburgh, PA)
Medical School: East Tennessee State University
Jason Pooler, MD
Residency: Anesthesiology at Univ. of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Jimmy Waldrop, MD
Residency: Plastic Surgery at UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
2005
D. J. Campbell, MD
Private Practice: Northeast GA Plastic Surgery (Gainesville, FL)
Medical School: Mercer University
Marco Chavarria, MD
Private Practice: Maury Regional Health (Columbia, TN)
Medical School: Mercer University
Ben Dart, MD
Academic/Surgical Practice: UT College of Medicine-Chattanooga and University Surgical
Associates
Medical School: Louisiana State University
Timothy Milner, MD
Private Practice: Emory Health (Lithonia, GA)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
