A First Class Faculty
Department Chair
Gregory H. Blake, M.D., M.P.H.
Title: Professor
Hometown: Roswell, NM
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Residency: Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Ft. Gordon, GA
Fellowship: Academic Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Board Certifications: Family Medicine, Disaster Medicine
Graduate Degree: Master of Public Health, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
Professional Interests: Occupational Medicine, Flight Medicine
Personal Interests: Civil War history, travel, time with family.
Family: Spouse- Mary Helen. Children-Bryan, Denise, Karen.
Residency Program Director
Amy B. Stevens, M.D.
Title: Associate Professor and Program Director
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis
Residency: University of Tennessee Baptist/Healthplex Family Medicine Program, Memphis
Fellowship: National Institute of Program Director Development
Board Certifications: Family Medicine
Professional Interests: Resident well-being, pediatrics, women’s health, dermatology, behavioral medicine, and office-based procedures.
Personal Interests: Family time, music and dance, reading, outdoor activities, cooking, sewing, gardening, home remodeling.
Family: Married to Jeff, Family Medicine Physician with Summit Medical Group. Three children: son Justin, born in 1998; daughter Jordan, born in 2000; and son Joshua, born in 2003.
Residency Program Director - Osteopathic
Amy J. Keenum, Pharm.D., D.O.
Title: Associate Professor, Program Director, Osteopathic Program and Emergency Medicine Fellowship Director
Hometown: Murphy, NC
Medical School: Michigan State University
Residency: MAHEC Family Medicine Residency, Asheville, NC
Fellowship: National Institute of Program Director Development
Board Certifications: Family Medicine
Graduate Degree: Doctor of Pharmacy
Professional Interests: Rural emergency medicine, pharmacotherapy, back pain, and quality assurance.
Personal Interests: Traveling, water sports including paddling and sailing.
Family: Two children. Husband is a sleep disorders medicine boarded physician.
Faculty
Obaydah AbdurRaqeeb, D.O., M.S.
Title: Instructor
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville
Board Certifications: Board Eligible
Professional Interests: Women’s Care, OMM.
Irfan Asif, M.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Residency: University of Washington Family Medicine, Seattle, WA
Fellowship: Primary Care Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Board Certifications: American Board of Family Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine
Professional Interests: Primary care sports medicine including both musculoskeletal complaints, as well as non-musculoskeletal conditions such as concussions. Dr. Asif has also been trained in the most recent advances in musculoskeletal ultrasound and platelet rich plasma therapy. Dr. Asif conducts research in the prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes, which has been presented nationally and earned honors such as the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Best Overall Research Award, The AMSSM Harry Galanty Most Outstanding Young Investigator Award, and the AMSSM Resident Scholarship Award. Dr. Asif provides sports medicine coverage for local colleges, the Knoxville Ice Bears, and other sporting events in the Knoxville area.
Personal Interests: Dr. Asif is interested in providing medical care for active individuals. He enjoys playing soccer, racquetball, and weight lifting. Outside of medicine, Dr. Asif enjoys cooking and painting.
Family: He is married to Sonia Kuhn Asif who is in residency at the University of Tennessee Veterinary Ophthalmology Program.
Ruth E. Baldridge, M.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Hometown: Pippa Passes, KY
Medical School: Marshall University
Residency: University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville
Board Certifications: Family Medicine
Professional Interests: Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Behavioral Medicine
Personal Interests: Enjoys visiting the zoo and the many parks in the Knoxville area with her husband and daughter.
Family: Married, Daughter- Emily
Kenneth M. Bielak, M.D.
Title: Associate Professor and Sports Medicine Fellowship Director
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Medical School: Michigan State University
Residency: Saginaw Michigan Cooperative Hospitals
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Hughston Orthopaedic Clinic
Board Certifications: Family Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine.
Graduate Degree: Master of Business Administration, University of Tennessee
Professional Interests: Sports medicine, orthopedics, exercise treadmill exams, musculoskeletal ultrasonography, especially US-guided therapeutic injections, medical missions, gynecological office procedures.
Personal Interests: Hiking, outdoor activities, woodworking.
Family: Spouse is an Ob-gyn, Reproductive Endocrinology, two teens.
Larry E. Davis, M.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Hometown: Plainwell, Michigan
Medical School: Michigan State University
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Board Certifications: Family Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics and Sports Medicine
Professional Interests: Vasectomy, Sports Medicine
Personal Interests: Gardening, exercise, reading, and golf.
Family: Married to Roberta, nurse and midwife. Daughter, Lisa (nurse). Sons, Paul (media arts, camera), and Alan, (green roofs, environmental studies).
Julie W. Jeter, M.D.
Title: Assistant Professor and Clinic Director
Hometown: Collierville, TN
Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis
Residency: University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville
Board Certifications: Family Medicine
Professional Interests: Women and children’s health, intensive and emergency care procedures, and practice management.
Personal Interests: Soccer mom who loves scrapbooking and traveling.
Family: Married to Paul, a local veterinarian, mother of Emma and Wes.
Donald S. Keeble, M.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Residency: University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville
Board Certifications: Family Medicine
Professional Interests: Occupational Medicine, Aviation Medicine, Correctional Medicine.
Personal Interests: Sailing, Aviation-(Multi engine IFR rated private pilot), and Golf.
Maricarmen Malagon-Rogers, M.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Hometown: Bogota, Columbia
Medical School: University of Rosario, Bogota, Columbia
Residency: Pediatrics Residency, Children’s Hospital in Bogota, Columbia
Fellowships: Nephrology, Paris, France. Pediatric Nephrology, Children’s Medical Center, Dallas.
Board Certifications: Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology
Professional Interests: Well-being of children with kidney diseases, hypertension, and teaching.
Personal Interests: Photography, biking, hiking, and skiing.
Family: Husband: Ed. Psychologist. Children: Juan, Sarah, Santiago, Tom.
Kelly Stewart McDaniel, M.P.H.
Title: Instructor and Administrative Director
Hometown: Clearwater, FL
Undergraduate Degree: Speech and Communications Studies, Clemson University
Graduate Degree: Master of Public Health, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Professional Interests: Practice Management, administration, communication and access to primary care for the underserved.
Personal Interests: Spending time with family, golf, softball, reading, traveling and watching college and professional sports.
Family: Married to Marty, Assistant Softball Coach for the Lady Vols and has a daughter, Lindsey Jo.
F. Matt Mihelic, M.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago
Residency: Montgomery Family Practice Residency Program, Montgomery, Alabama
Board Certifications: Family Medicine
Jon S. Parham, D.O., M.P.H.
Title: Associate Professor
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Residency: Family and Preventive Medicine, University of South Carolina
Board Certifications: Family Medicine; General Preventive Medicine
Graduate Degree: Master of Public Health, Boston University
Professional Interests: Clinical preventive medicine
Personal Interests: Medical missions, bicycle touring, “growing anything” edible, and watching the Food Channel with lovely wife and children.
Family: Son, Alex and Daughter, Cameron
Cindy M. Pearman, M.D.
Title: Assistant Professor and Medical Director of Brakebill Nursing Home
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis
Residency: Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, S.C.
Board Certifications: Family Medicine, Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hospice and Palliative Care
Professional Interests: Geriatrics, long-term care, hospice, end-of-life care, medical ethics, maternal-infant bonding, family dynamics, and breastfeeding.
Personal Interests: Travel, hiking, dance, crafts, sewing, genealogy, and bargain shopping.
Family: Married to an Ophthalmologist, and has three children.
Edwin S. Rogers, Ph.D., ABPP
Title: Professor and Behavioral Medicine Fellowship Director
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate Degree: Psychology (BA), University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Graduate Degree: Clinical Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Clinical Psychology Internship at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Board Certifications: Clinical Psychology
Professional Interests: Professional education, behavioral medicine, and the integration of behavioral health services in primary care settings.
Personal Interests: Travel, reading, boating, and skiing.
Family: Wife: Maricarmen. Pediatric Nephrologist. Children: Juan, Sarah, Santiago, Tom.
M. David Stockton, M.D., M.P.H.
Title: Professor
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville
Board Certifications: Family Medicine and Occupational Medicine and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics. Fellow of Academy of Wilderness Medicine.
Graduate Degree: Master of Public Health, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Professional Interests: Medical missions and wilderness medicine
Personal Interests: Fishing, camping, motorcycling, cycling.
Family: Wife- Lisa, Children- Ben, Betsy, Jess
Thomas R. Terrell, M.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Hometown: Rockledge, FL
Undergraduate Degree: Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL (BS) Biology
Graduate Degree: M.Phil. (Master of Philosophy) in Biological Anthropology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge England
Graduate Degree: M.D., Emory University School of Medicine (1991)
Professional Interests:Sports Medicine, Non-operative Orthopedics, Collaborative Research on Concussion and Primary Care Topics
Personal Interests: Church Activities, Sports (Basketball), Medical Mission Trips, Hiking
Family: Wife, Kelly Porter from Baldwinsville, NY
Board-Certified Clinical Faculty
Ann S. Bevelhimer, MD
Daniel E. Brewer, MD
William S. Broome, MD
Diana L. Cobb, MD
Daniel L. Cox, MD
Anthony L. Florian, MD
William R. Johnson, MD
Gary W. Lethco, MD
Cedric M. Palmer, MD
Robert D. Shutt, MD
Guy L. Smoak, MD
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
University Family Physicians
UT Graduate School of Medicine
UT Medical Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920-6999
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