Faculty
Welcome to the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Department of Medicine. Our division, led by Division Chief Shelley Ost, MD, is committed to excellence in patient care, education, and research. Our faculty provide comprehensive, patient-centered healthcare and actively engage in advancing medical knowledge through clinical research and innovative educational programs. We strive to foster an inclusive and collaborative environment that supports both the professional development of our healthcare providers and the optimal care of our patients. We invite you to explore our division's offerings and join us in our dedication to improving health outcomes and advancing general internal medicine.
Shelley Ost, MD
Associate Professor
Division Chief
General Internal Medicine
sost1@uthsc.edu
Patricia E. Adams-Graves, MD
Professor
General Internal Medicine
padamsgraves@uthsc.edu
901.448.6820
James E. Bailey, MD
Professor
General Internal Medicine
jeb@uthsc.edu
901.448.2475
Aneel Kumar, MD
Associate Professor
General Internal Medicine
akumar3@uthsc.edu
901.448.6820
Michael Kleinman, MD
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
mkleinma@uthsc.edu
901.758.7888
Shelley R. Ost, MD
Interim Division Chief and Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
sost1@uthsc.edu
901.758.8888
Mario M. Ray, MD, FACP
Associate Professor
General Internal Medicine
mray@uthsc.edu
901.448.5475
Pooja Sethi, MD
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
psethi1@uthsc.edu
901.448.5475
Natascha S. Thompson, MD
Associate Professor
General Internal Medicine
nstone@uthsc.edu
901.448.5364
Catherine R. Womack, MD
Associate Professor
General Internal Medicine
cwomack@uthsc.edu
901.448.5684
Anna Quantrille Allen, MD
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
aquantri@uthsc.edu
Jaclyn Bergeron, MD
Assistant Professor
Residency Program Director
General Internal Medicine
jbeaghan@uthsc.edu
Lindi Berkey, MD
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
lberkey@uthsc.edu
Tina Borschel, MD, MS
Associate Professor
General Internal Medicine
dborsche@uthsc.edu
Susan Butterworth, MD
Associate Professor
General Internal Medicine
sbutter1@uthsc.edu
Natalie Dunlap, MD
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
nwhite16@uthsc.edu
Christine Lamey, MD
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
cdunham1@uthsc.edu
Michelle McAmis, MD
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
mmille73@uthsc.edu
E Haavi Morreim, JD
Professor
General Internal Medicine
hmorreim@uthsc.edu
Jeffrey Nelson, MD
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
jnelso50@uthsc.edu
Andy Pierce, MD
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
apierce@uthsc.edu
Nate Rogers, MD
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
nroger10@uthsc.edu
Satya Surbhi, MD
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
ssurbhi@uthsc.edu
Amber Thacker, MD
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
athacke6@uthsc.edu
Cyrilyn Walters, MD
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
cwalter8@uthsc.edu
Natalie West
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
nwest16@uthsc.edu
Mary Gutierrez
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
mgutier1@uthsc.edu
Affiliate/Volunteer Faculty
Asad Ahmed
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
aahmed21@uthsc.edu
Gail Berntson
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
GBERNTSO@uthsc.edu
Susie Boulos
Instructor
General Internal Medicine
SBOULOS@UTHSC.EDU
Kristy Bryan
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
KPRICE@uthsc.edu
Alex Chinn
Assistant Professor
Medicine - General Internal Medicine
ACHINN@uthsc.edu
Smitri Chuke
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
SCHUKE@uthsc.edu
Matthew Cook
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
MCOOK45@uthsc.edu
Douglas Farst
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
DFARST@uthsc.edu
Charles Fraga
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
CFRAGA@uthsc.edu
Sarah Holt
Assistant Professor
SPHIPPS5@uthsc.edu
Rebekah Kaplowitz
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
RKAPLOWI@uthsc.edu
Suresh Kari
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
SKARI@uthsc.edu
Michael Koplon
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
MKOPLON@uthsc.edu
Aaron Kuperman
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
AKUPERMA@uthsc.edu
Phillip Lammers
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
PLAMMER1@uthsc.edu
James Lewis
Professor
General Internal Medicine
JBLEWIS@uthsc.edu
William Lofton
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
WLOFTON1@uthsc.edu
George Mangle
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
GMANGLE@uthsc.edu
Arafat Melhem
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
AMELHEM@uthsc.edu
Marvin Miller
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
MMILL117@uthsc.edu
Naved Mohyuddin
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
NMOHYUD2@uthsc.edu
Taopheeq Mustapha
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
TMUSTAPH@uthsc.edu
Atossa Niakan
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
ANIAKAN@uthsc.edu
Pushpanshu Pushpanshu
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
PPUSHPAN@uthsc.edu
Gina Raymond
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
GRAYMOND@uthsc.edu
Vera Rymsha-McGee
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
VMCGHEE@uthsc.edu
Ashley Skinner
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
ASKINNE4@uthsc.edu
Roger Smith
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
RSMITH42@uthsc.edu
Brigid Steele
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
BSTEELE8@uthsc.edu
Errol Thomas
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
JTHOMA27@uthsc.edu
Zubia Virk
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
ZVIRK@uthsc.edu
Bryan Ward
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
BWARD7@uthsc.edu
Cherese Ward-Washington
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
CWARDWAS@uthsc.edu
Michael Womack
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
MWOMACK5@uthsc.edu
Nathan Zajac
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
NZAJAC@uthsc.edu
Joseph Allen
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
JALLEN70@uthsc.edu
Edwin Anderson, Jr.
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
JANDER34@uthsc.edu
Dana Bannerman
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
DBANNERM@uthsc.edu
Sally Burbank
Associate Professor
General Internal Medicine
SBURBANK@uthsc.edu
John Buttross
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
JBUTTROS@uthsc.edu
Mark Castellaw
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
MCASTEL1@uthsc.edu
Amit Correa
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
ACORREA@uthsc.edu
Lee Fentriss
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
LFENTRIS@uthsc.edu
John Fowler, Jr.
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
JFOWLER@uthsc.edu
Paul Gentuso
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
PGENTUSO@uthsc.edu
Emmel Golden, Jr.
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
JGOLDEN2@uthsc.edu
Robert Greene, Jr.
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
JGREENE3@uthsc.edu
Gina Hanissian
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
GHANISS1@uthsc.edu
Connie Holladay
Ass
General Internal Medicine
CHOLLADA@uthsc.edu
Gregory Jenkins
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
GJENKIN4@uthsc.edu
David Jennings
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
DJENNIN3@uthsc.edu
Nirmit Kothari
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
NKOTHARI@uthsc.edu
Gordon Kraus
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
GKRAUS@uthsc.edu
Robert Kraus
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
RKRAUS@uthsc.edu
Roger LaBonte
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
RLABONTE@uthsc.edu
April McDonald
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
AMCDON15@uthsc.edu
Vanessa Mckenzie
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
VMCKENZ2@uthsc.edu
Julianna McKlemurry
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
JCURTI23@uthsc.edu
Sonal Mehr
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
SMEHR@uthsc.edu
John Morrison
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
JMORR166@uthsc.edu
Steve Otieno
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
SOTIENO@uthsc.edu
Jorge Rodriguez
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
JRODRIGU@uthsc.edu
Avron Slutsky
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
ASLUTSKY@uthsc.edu
Peter Snell
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
PSNELL@uthsc.edu
Joyesh Thomas
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
JTHOMA95@uthsc.edu
Latonya Washington
Assistant Professor
General Internal Medicine
LWASHING@uthsc.edu