Program Information and Coordinators - Chattanooga (2024)

Emergency Medicine

• ACGME Program No.: 1104721195
• NRMP Program No.: 1689110C0
• Continued Accreditation (Jan 12, 2023)
• Program Length: 3 years
• 24 positions approved by the ACGME (8 at each level)
• Size: 21 positions total funded (6 at each level by Erlanger and 1 at each level by Apollo)

Sudave Mendiratta, MD, FACEP Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
sudave.mendiratta@erlanger.orgVelvet Green
Program Coordinator
Emergency Medicine Residency

Department of Emergency Medicine
Erlanger Health System
975 East Third Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone: 423.778.7628

W. Douglas Gregorie, MD, FACEP
Program Director
Emergency Medicine Residency

Karen Rogers, MD
Associate Program Director
Emergency Medicine Residency

Family Medicine

• ACGME Program #: 1204731584
• NRMP Program #: 1689120C0
• Continuing Accreditation with Commendation for zero citations (Jan 24, 2024)
• Designation as including a Rural Track Program with experience at Erlanger Bledsoe
• Program Length: 3 years
• 30 total positions approved by the ACGME (10 at each level)
• Size: 21 total funded positions (6 positions at each level funded by Erlanger and 1 position at each level funded by special GME State Funds)

Leslie Griffin, MD, MPH, Chair, Department of Family Medicine
Chair
Department of Family Medicine

UT Family Practice Center
Department of Family Medicine
1100 East Third Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Program email: 423.778.2957
Patient Care Phone: 423.778.8837

Steven Fox, MD
Program Director
Family Medicine Residency

Alexandria Cooke, MD
Associate Program Director
Family Medicine Residency

Internal Medicine

• ACGME Program #: 1404711407
• NRMP Program #: 1689140C0 (Categorical Medicine Track)
• NRMP Program #: 1689140P0
  (Preliminary Medicine Track designated for Neurology)
• Continued Accreditation with Commendation for zero citations (Jan 20, 2023)
• Program Length: 3 years
• Size: 36 total [30 categorical positions funded by Erlanger (10 at each level), 3 Preliminary Medicine positions funded and designated for Neurology, and 3 categorical positions funded by the VA Administration (1 at each level)]
• 39 total positions approved by the ACGME (12 Categorical positions at each level, and 3 Preliminary Medicine positions designated for Neurology effective July 1, 2023)

Harish Manyam, MD
Interim Chair, Department of Medicine (UTCOM - Chattanooga)
and Chief of Cardiology (Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute)

Deborah Fuller
Program Coordinator II
Internal Medicine Residency
Program email:UTintmed@erlanger.org

Internal Medicine Residency
Department of Medicine
975 East Third Street, Hospital Box 112
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone: 423.778.2998

Radhika Shah, MD
Associate Program Director
Internal Medicine Residency

Neurology

• Approved with Initial Accreditation: effective April 4, 2023
• ACGME Program #: 1804700002
  • NRMP Program #: 1689180A0 Categorical Neurology (3 PGY-1 positions which would start as Preliminary Medicine Residents and then start the 3-year Neurology Residency at the PGY-2 level)
• Initial Accreditation approved by the ACGME (Apr 4, 2023)
• Size: 9 total positions starting at the PGY-2 level approved by the ACGME and funded by Erlanger. As stated above, 3 Preliminary Medicine positions at the PGY-1 level are approved by both the Internal Medicine and Neurology RRC's -- funded by Erlanger.

Mounzer Yassin-Kassab, MD, MS
Chair, Department of Neurology (also Program Director, AdvancedNeurology Residency)

Department of Neurology
979 East Third Street, Suite C-830
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Patient Appointments: 423.778.9001

Mounzer Yassin-Kassab, MD, MS
Chair, Department of Neurology (also Program Director, Advanced Neurology Residency)

Obstetrics and Gynecology

• ACGME Program #: 2204721274
• NRMP Program #: 1689230C0
• Program Length: 4 years
• Continued Accreditation (Feb 13, 2023)
• Size: 16 positions approved by the ACGME and funded by Erlanger (4 at each level)

Stephen DePasquale, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Janie P. Boals
Program Coordinator
Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
Phone: 423.778.7517

UT OB/GYN Department
979 East Third Street, Suite C-720
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Academic Phone: 423.778.7515
Program email: UTobgyn@erlanger.org

Angela Yates, MD
Program Director
OB/GYN Residency

Laura Willingham, MD
Associate Program Director
OB/GYN Residency

Orthopaedic Surgery

• ACGME Program #: 2604711164
• NRMP Program #: 1689260C0
• Program Length: 5 years
• Continued Accreditation (Jan 20, 2023)
• Size: 15 positions approved by the ACGME and funded by Erlanger (3 at each level)

Jeremy Bruce, MD
Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Kimberly Davis, MEd, C-TAGME
Program Coordinator
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Program email: UTorthosurg@erlanger.org

UT Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
975 East Third Street, Hospital Box 260
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Academic Phone: 423.778.9008
Program email: UTorthosurg@erlanger.org

Dirk Kiner, MD
Program Director
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

Robert Quigley, MD
Associate Program Director
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

Ryan Voskuil, MD
Associate Program Director
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

Pediatrics

• ACGME Program #: 3204711222
• NRMP Program #: 1689320C0
• Program Length: 3 years
• 36 positions approved by the ACGME (12 at each level effective 7/1/2023)
• 30 total funded positions (9 at each level funded by Erlanger and 1 at each level funded by special GME State funds)

Charles Woods, Jr, MD, MS
Professor and Chair
Department of Pediatrics and Chief Medical Officer for Children's Hospital at Erlanger

Ashley Thurston, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator II
Pediatrics Residency
Program email: UTpediatrics@erlanger.org

Tammy Elliott
Administrative Assistant and
Assistant Coordinator
Pediatrics Residency

UT Department of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital at Erlanger
901 Blackford Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Academic Phone: 423.778.6217
Program email: UTpediatrics@erlanger.org

Karla L. Garcia, MD, FAAP
Program Director
Pediatrics Residency

L. Curtis Cary, MD, FAAP, FACP, MRCP-London
Associate Program Director
Pediatrics Residency

Amy Wells, MD
Assistant Program Director and Wellness Champion
Pediatrics Residency

Plastic Surgery

• ACGME Program #: 3604711094
• San Francisco Match Program
• Program Length: 3 years (starting at the PGY-6 level after completing a Surgery Residency)
• Size: 5 positions (1-2 positions at each level)

Mark Brzezienski, MD, MS, FACS
Professor and Chair
Department of Plastic Surgery

Jason Rehm, MD
Vice Chair, Department of Plastic Surgery

Allison Ellis, CCMA, CST
Residency Program and Research Coordinator
Plastic Surgery Residency

UT Department of Plastic Surgery
Refined Looks Plastic Surgery
901 Riverfront Parkway, Suite 100
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Academic Phone: 423.763.4525

Mark Brzezienski, MD, MS, FACS, Chair, and Program Director
Plastic Surgery Residency

Jimmy Waldrop, MD, FACS
Associate Program Director
Plastic Surgery Residency

Surgery

• ACGME Program #: 4404711320
• NRMP Program #s:
  1689440C0 (Categorical) and 1689440P0 (Preliminary)
• Program Length: 6 years (5 clinical years and 1 year of clinical research)
• Size: 34 total positions approved by the ACGME and funded by Erlanger (5 Categorical positions at each clinical level and 4 Preliminary Track 1st year positions)

Benjamin Dart, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair
Department of Surgery

R. Phillip Burns, MD, FACS
Professor and Vice Chair
Department of Surgery

Department of Surgery

UT Department of Surgery
979 East Third Street, Suite B-401
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Academic Phone: 423.778.7695

W. Heath Giles, MD, FACS
Program Director
Surgery Residency

S. Dave Bhattacharya, MD, FACSAssociate Program Director
Surgery Residency

Christopher M. Bell, MD, FACS
Associate Program Director
Surgery Residency

Urology

• ACGME Program #: 4804700182
• AUA Match Program
• Program Length: 5 years
• Size: 10 positions (2 at each level effective 7/1/2022)

Amar Singh, MD, FACS
Chair, Department of Urology

Stacey Blanks, C-TAGME, CAP
Program Coordinator
Urology Residency

UT Department of Urology
979 East Third Street, Suite C-901
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Academic Phone: 423.778.4691

Anand Shridharani, MD
Program Director
Urology Residency

Jessica Lange, MD
Associate Program Director
Urology Residency