Clinical Sciences Faculty
Millard D. Collins, M.D.
Chair and Associate Professor
Family & Community Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6572
Appointments: 615.860.7511
Email: mcollins@mmc.edu
Sylvie A. Akohoue, Ph.D., CNS
Assistant Professor
Family & Community Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6771
Email: sakohoue@mmc.edu
Michele Etling, M.D., Ph.D., MSPH
Assistant Professor
Family & Community Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6771
Email: metling@mmc.edu
Muktar H. Aliyu, MBBS, MPH, Dr.P.H.
Associate Professor and Associate Director
Occupational Medicine Residency
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.936.3099
Email: maliyu@mmc.edu
Wansoo Im, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Family and Community Medicine
School: Medical
Phone: 615.327.5817
Email: wim@mmc.edu
Paul Juarez, Ph.D.
Professor, Vice Chair of Research
Family and Community Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6992
Email: pjuarez@mmc.edu
Medhat Kalliny, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Family Medicine Residency Program Director
Family and Community Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5506
Email: mkalliny@mmc.edu
Vincent Morelli, M.D.
Associate Professor, Director
Sports Medicine Fellowship
Family & Community Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6572
Appointments: 615.860.7511
Email: vmorelli@mmc.edu
Matthew Morris, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Family and Community Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6962
Email: mmorris@mmc.edu
Jayashree R. Nathan, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Family & Community Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5812
Email: jnathan@mmc.edu
Paul Ngo, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Family and Community
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5822
Email: pngo@mmc.edu
Heather M. O’Hara, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Assistant Professor
Family and Community Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.5780
Appointments: 615.860.7511
Email: hohara@mmc.edu
Maureen Sanderson, M.P.H., R.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Family & Community Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.321.2977
Email: msanderson@mmc.edu
Ruth Stewart, M.D.
Assistant Professor and Clerkship Director
Family & Community Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.5859
Appointments: 615.860.7511
Email: rstewart@mmc.edu
Carol Ziegler, M.S.N., F.N.P-B.C., R.D.
Instructor, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nutritionist
Family and Community Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6149
Email: cziegler@mmc.edu
Cyree Collier, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Family & Community Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6385
Email: ccollier@mmc.edu
Department Staff
Angela Brown, M.B.A., C.P.S.T.I.
Program Manager
Phone: 615.327.6846
Email: abrown@mmc.edu
Terri Cody
Department Administrator
Phone: 615.327.6834
Email: tcody@mmc.edu
Mary Cohen
Program Coordinator
Phone: 615.327.6782
Email: mcohen@mmc.edu
James Ekundayo Ph.D.
Epidemiologist
Phone: 615.327.6916
Email: jekundayo@mmc.edu
Mary Kay Fadden
Epidemiologist Jr.
Phone: 615.327.5645
Email: mfadden@mmc.edu
Stephani Glenn
Residency Coordinator
Phone: 615.327.6168
Email: sglenn@mmc.edu
Timothy Guinn
Program Coordinator
615.327.6236
tguinn@mmc.edu
Xloran Xu
GI Specialist
615.327.6410
xxu@mmc.edu
Christina Haygood, E.D.S.
Program Manager
615.327.5784
chaygood@mmc.edu
Carmen Jones, M.Ed.
Project Coordinator Medical Education
615.327.5970
cnjones@mmc.edu
Douglas Landaverde
Informatics Support
615.963.3180
dlandaverde@mmc.edu
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
615.327.5645
tgamble@mmc.edu
Alyssa Mielock
Research Assistant
615.327.5561
amielock@mmc.edu
Tedric Robinson
Program Coordinator
615.327.6476
robinsont@mmc.edu
Helen Settles
Administrative Assistant
615.327.6736
hsettles@mmc.edu
Pat Walker
Nurse Manager
615.327.6149 (Meharry clinic)
615.327.4001 (Skyline clinic)
pwalker@mmc.edu
Clinical Staff
Yona Boyd, L.P.N.
Licensed Practical Nurse
615.327.6385
yboyd@mmc.edu
Charlene Pierson
Patient Service Rep.
cpierson@mmc.edu
615.327.6385
Darlene Maupin-McKibbens
Patient Service Representative, Madison Clinic
615.327.4023
dmaupin@mmc.edu
Jaime Sanchez
Medical Assistant, Madison Clinic
615.327.4007
jsanchez@mmc.edu
Tosha Sparkman
Medical Assistant, Madison Clinic
615.327.4003
tsparkman@mmc.edu
Carmela Valles
Patient Service Representative
615.327.7511
cvalles@mmc.edu
Endocrinology
Jon Levine, M.D.
Assistant Professor – Contract
Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
Gastroenterology
Duane T. Smoot, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.G., A.G.A.F.
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Professor and Division Chief of Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6204
Email: dsmoot@mmc.edu
Mene Zua, M.D.
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
Email:mzua@mmc.edu
General Medicine
Monique M. Forskin-Bennerman, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Assistant Professor Internal Medicine; Associate Dean
Academic Affairs, Clerkship Director
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6277
Email: mbennerman@mmc.edu
Richmond A. Akatue, M.D., M.S.C.I., F.A.C.P.
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education.;
Residency Director, Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6611
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: rakatue@mmc.edu
Olumuyiwa Esuruoso, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Assist Professor and Associate Residency Director
Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6277
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: oesuruoso@mmc.edu
Calvin Smith, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.5930
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: cmsmith@mmc.edu
Geriatric Medicine
Stephanie C. McClure, M.D., FACP
Executive Vice Dean
Professor and Division Chief of Geriatrics
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6413
Email: smcclure@mmc.edu
Hematology & Oncology
Mohammed El Kadmiri, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
Email: melkadmiri@mmc.edu
Infectious Disease
Vladimir Berthaud, M.D., MPH.
Professor
Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.5753
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: vberthaud@mmc.edu
Nephrology
Marquetta L. Faulkner, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P., F.A.S.N.
Professor
Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6277
Email: mfaulkner@mmc.edu
Nader S. Bahri, M.D., F.A.C.P, F.A.S.N
Assistant Professor (Nephrology)
Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615-327-6301
Email: nbahri@mmc.edu
Neurology
Pradumna Singh, M.D.
Associate Professor and Division Chief, Neurology
Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6565
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: psingh@mmc.edu
Nandakumar Vittal, M.D.
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6978
Pulmonology & ICU
Richard Fremont, M.D.
Interim Chair and Associate Professor
Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6277
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: rfremont@mmc.edu
Joyce A. Williams, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
Email: jawilliams@mmc.edu
Business, Finance & Administration
D. Johniene Thomas, M.S.P.H.
Administrative Coordinator
615.327.6159
jthomas@mmc.edu
Abonda B. Smith
Assistant Clerkship Coordinator
615.327.5998
asmith@mmc.edu
Kellie L. Morgan
Department Administrator
Internal Medicine
School: Medicine
615.327.5539
kmorgan@mmc.edu
Research Faculty
Waldermar Popik, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Health Disparities and HIV
615.327.6734
wpopik@mmc.edu
Prevention Research Unit
Zudi Takizala, M.D.
Program Manager
615.327.6927
ztakizala@mmc.edu
Meharry Community Wellness Center
Brian Covington
Patient Service Representative
615.327.552
bcovington@mmc.edu
Abosede Osijo, L.P.N.
615.327.6277
aosijo@mmc.edu
Sickle Cell Center
Maria del Pilar Aguinaga, Ph.D., D.L.M. (A.S.C.P.)
Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Co-Director and Laboratory Director,
Meharry Sickle Cell Center
615.327.6591
Fax: 615.327.6593
maguinaga@mmc.edu
Robert Mushi, Ph.D. (A.S.C.P.), M.T.
Laboratory Supervisor,
Meharry Sickle Cell Center
615.327.6763
rmushi@mmc.edu
Celestine C. Mgbemere, M.S.P.H., M.T.
Laboratory Technologist II,
Meharry Sickle Cell Center
615.327.6763
cmgbemere@mmc.edu
Lisa A. Walker
Program Coordinator,
Meharry Sickle Cell Center
615.327.6763
lawalker@mmc.edu
Adjunct Faculty and Staff (Teaching and Training)
Yemane Hadgu, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Orville C. Campbell, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Frank Thomas, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Walter Clair, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ukpong Nwankwo, M.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Michael Doukas, M.D.
Adjunct Professor
Special Faculty
Dharapuram Venugopal, M.D.
Associate Professor, Assistant Chief of Medicine
Ajay Bali, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Harvey Bowles, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Gajendra Khatri, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Carl Green, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Uchenna Okeke Nnamah, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Harry Jacobson, M.D.
Professor (Secondary)
Dhana Maripuri, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Joyline James, M.D.
Assistant Professor
K.P. Channa, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Kalavally Sriharan, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Natasha Meadows, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Kumar Tammaredi, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Snighda Priyadarshi, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Nuhad Ismail, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Kodihalli Channabassappa, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Ranchhodbhai Chaudhary, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Geetha Govindaswamy, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Gary Lovelady, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Vinay Mauder, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Bhabendra N. Putatunda, M.D.
Associate Professor
Payal Shah, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Avis Turner, M.D.
Assistant Professor
James Washburn, M.D.
Assistant Professor
LaTrina Y. Wimberly, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Adjunct Faculty (Teaching & Training)
Yemane Hadgu, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Orville C. Campbell, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Frank Thomas, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Walter Clair, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ukpong Nwankwo, M.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Michael Doukas, M.D.
Adjunct Professor
Gwinnett M. Ladson, M.D., FACOG
Chair and Professor
OB/GYN
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6753
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: gladson@mmc.edu
Maria del Pilar Aguinaga, Ph.D.
Professor
OB/GYN
School:Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6591
Email: maguinaga@mmc.edu
William George Bates, M.D.
Professor
OB/GYN
School: Medicine
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email:gbates@mmc.edu
Phillip H. Bourne, M.D.
Associate Professor
OB/GYN
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.5671
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email:pbourne@mmc.edu
Donald Bruce, M.D.
Assistant Professor
OB/GYN
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6284
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: dbruce@mmc.edu
Ahsen Chaudhry, M.D., FACOG
Assistant Professor
OB/GYN
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6284
Appointment: 615.327.6348
Email: achaudhry@mmc.edu
Edward Hills, M.D., FACOG
Professor and Vice Chair
OB/GYN
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.5805
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: ehills@mmc.edu
Lauren Lewis, M.D.
Assistant Professor
OB/GYN
School: Medicine
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: lewisl@mmc.edu
Angelica Garrett Wood, M.D.
Assistant Professor
OB/GYN
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6619
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: agarrett@mmc.edu
Vernita Tucker, M.D.
Assistant Professor and Clerkship Director
OB/GYN
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.5529Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: vtucker@mmc.edu
Department Staff
Pamela Hooten-Gooch, M.B.A
Department Administrator
OB/GYN
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5631
Email: pgooch@mmc.edu
Demeka A. Fritts
Residency Coordinator
Meharry Medical Group
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5547
Email: dfritts@mmc.edu
Stacey Johnson
Clerkship Coordinator
OB/GYN
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5693
Email: sjohnson@mmc.edu
Billy R. Ballard, M.D., D.D.S.
Associate Dean
Continuing Medical Education;
Chairman & Professor, Pathology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6636
Email: brballard@mmc.edu
Digna S. Forbes, M.D.
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Medical Education
Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6429
Email: dforbes@mmc.edu
Dana R. Marshall, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6549
Email: dmarshall@mmc.edu
James Story, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Xylina D. Bean, M.D.
Chair & Professor
Pediatric Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6332
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: xbean@mmc.edu
Shahana A. Choudhury, M.D.
Professor
Pediatric Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6856
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: schoudhury@mmc.edu
Dontal Johnson, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6316
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: dljohnson@mmc.edu
Christopher J. Keefer, M.D.
Associate Professor
Pediatric Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.5903
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: ckeefer@mmc.edu
Olayinka Onadeko, M.D.
Associate Professor
Pediatric Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.5931
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: oonadeko@mmc.edu
Theodora Pinnock, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.5848
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: tpinnock@mmc.edu
Susanne Tropez-Sims, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Associate Dean of Academic Affiliations
Pediatric Medicine
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6925
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: stsims@mmc.edu
Department Staff
Ileta Beasley, MSPH
Department Administrator
Pediatric Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5576
Email: ibeasley@mmc.edu
Eric Foley, N.P.
Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6382
Email: efoley@mmc.edu
Leland Dugger
Assistant Clerkship Coordinator
Pediatric Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5576
Email: ldugger@mmc.edu
Kendra Taylor-Smith
Administrative Assistant Senior
Pediatric Medicine
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6332
Email: ktaylor@mmc.edu
Elam Mental Health Center
Lloyda Williamson, M.D., D.F.A.P.A.
Chair and Professor
Psychiatry
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6606
Email: lwilliamson@mmc.edu
Peter Millet, Ph.D., HSP
Psychiatry
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6015
Fax: 615.327.6260
Appointments: 615.327.6495
Email: pmillet@mmc.edu
Mitchell Parks, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6583
Email: mparks@mmc.edu
Rhonda Cunningham-Burley, Ph.D.
Director of Medical Education
Psychiatry
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6690
Email: rburley@mmc.edu
Harold Embrack, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6823
Email: hembrack@mmc.edu
Korlu McCainster, MSSW, LAPSW
Program Manager
Project COPE/HIV Prevention
615.327.6398 / 615.327.6484
kmccainster@mmc.edu
Sharon Glover, AHCA/MR, MAAC/BCSC
Administrative Assistant, Sr.,
Dr. Lloyda Williamson
615.327.6606
sglover@mmc.edu
Tina Green
Program Coordinator
615.327.6821
tlgreen@mmc.edu
Kimberly Zirker
Medical Records Clerk
615-327-6359
kzirker@mmc.edu
Samuel R. Scales, LPC – MHSP
Clinical Director
615.327.6808
sscales@mmc.edu
Ida Watts-Harris, BS
Case Manager II, Project COPE
615.327.6783
iwatts@mmc.edu
Bobby Fitzgerald, RN
615.327.6554
bfitzgerald@mmc.edu
Neda Moore, RN
615.327.6554
nmoore@mmc.edu
Zachary T. Simmons, M.S
Program Manager-Adult Residential
615.327.6247
zsimmons@mmc.edu
Karen Golden, RN
Nurse Coordinator
615.327.6953
kgolden@mmc.edu
Yohannes Lemma, RN
615-327-5979
ylemma@mmc.edu
Santasha Wright-Comer, BS
Intake Specialist
615.327.6985
swright@mmc.edu
Vickie Williams
Case Manager
615.327.3181
vdwilliams@mmc.edu
Garmai S. Tokpah, BA, MSP
Program Manager,
Adolescent Day Treatment
615.327.6704
gtokpah@mmc.edu
Lanique Woodson
Department Administrator
lwoodson@mmc.edu
Brandy Bledsoe
Residency Program Coordinator
bledsoeb@mmc.edu
Rena Majors
Nurse Coordinator
rmajors@mmc.edu
Emily Hetfrich
MAT Nurse
ehetfrich@mmc.edu
Cornelius Coleman
Case Manager II, Project COPE
ccoleman@mmc.edu
Chantel Baker-Whitlow
Mental Health Specialist-Women’s Residential
cwhitlow@mmc.edu
Lisa James
Mental Health Specialist
ljames@mmc.edu
Michele C. Randle
Assistant Clerkship Coordinator
615.327.6818
mrandle@mmc.edu
VA—York Campus Staff
Lakshmisarojini Botta, M.D.
Millicent Branch, M.D.
Indira Challa, M.D.
Nancy Yoanidis, M.D.
Kamisha Dantzler-English, M.D.
Renee Glenn, M.D.
Ranjit Mallick, M.D.
Madhusudhan Mudiam, M.D.
Shipra Putatundra, M.D.
Rebecca Rossello, M.D.
Melinda Waldrop, M.D.
Michael M. Loscalzo, M.D.
Interim Assistant Chief, Psychiatry
Section (TVHS)
VA site Training Director
Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute Faculty
Felix Adetunji, M.D.
Mohammad Jahan, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Anthony Disher, M.D.
Professor and Chairman
Radiology
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.5625
>Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: adisher@mmc.edu
Kenneth S. Cook, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Radiology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5617
Email: kcook@mmc.edu
Malcolm S. Woodard, MSeD
Administrative Assistant Senior
Radiology
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5617
Email: mwoodard@mmc.edu
Alphonse Pasipanodya, M.D.
Interim Chair and Associate Professor
Surgery
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.5970
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: apasipanodya@mmc.edu
General Surgery
Carlton Z. Adams, M.D.
Associate Professor
Surgery
School: Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.6969
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: czadams@mmc.edu
Moses Owoso, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Surgery
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6342
Email: mowoso@mmc.edu
Lemuel L. Dent, M.D., M.S., MSCR, FACS
Professor of Trauma and Critical Care
Surgery
School:Medicine
Office Phone: 615.327.5673
Appointments: 615.327.6348
Email: ldent@mmc.edu
Catherine Nash
Physician Assistant
Surgery
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6490
Email: cmclain@mmc.edu
Research
Stephania T. Miller-Hughes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Surgery
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5666
Email: smiller@mmc.edu
Flora Ukoli, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor
Surgery
School: Medicine
Phone: 615.327.5653
Email: fukoli@mmc.edu
Urology & Men’s Health
Kevin Billups
Urology/Internal Medicine
Surgery
School:Medicine
Phone: 615.327.6380
Appointments: 615.963.2838
Email:kbillups@mmc.edu
Administration and Staff
Melanie Puckett, M.B.A.
Surgery Department Administrator
Office Phone: 615.327.6017
Email: mpuckett@mmc.edu
Lesa R. Winfree, B.S.