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UTGSM Graduates Advance Our Mission
The UT Graduate School of Medicine graduated 73 residents and fellows from 22 programs this year, including several new fellowship programs. Several graduates have chosen to advance their skills in a GSM residency or fellowship program. Others will commence their medical careers in private and public sectors, impacting our community through healing as well as education and discovery.
See which communities these physicians will practice in.
Anesthesiology Residency |
| Ashley Baracz, MD, fellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt |
| Tommy Christianson, MD, private practice, University Anesthesiologists, Knoxville |
| Nick Cutchens, MD, private practice, American Anesthesiology of Tennessee, Chattanooga |
| Ryan Gordon, MD, private practice, American Anesthesiology of Tennessee, Kingsport |
| Tiffany Lance, MD, private practice, American Anesthesiology of Tennessee, Chattanooga |
| Adam Roth, MD, fellowship, Regional Anesthesia, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Arion Smalley, MD, fellowship, Pain Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Ohio |
Family Medicine Residency |
| Emily Greer, DO, private practice, Clinica Family Health Services, Boulder, Colorado |
| Katherine Hall, MD, private practice, Athens Family Practice, Tennessee |
| Kabir Harricharan Singh, MD, private practice, Newport Family Practice, Tennessee |
| John Pitt, MD, fellowship, Emergency Medicine, University of Tennessee, Jackson |
| Rick Rabon, MD, private practice, Rio Grande Hospital, Del Norte, Colorado |
| Lori Staudenmaier, DO, private practice, University Health System Inc, Lafollette |
Emergency Medicine Fellowship |
| Andrew Herda, MD, private practice, Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge |
| Benjamin Roe, DO, private practice, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville |
Sports Medicine Fellowship |
| James Crownover, MD, private practice, Atlanta, Georgia |
General Dentistry Residency |
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| Chelsea Balderson, DDS, private practice, Richmond, Virginia | |
| Gina Hanafi, DMD, private practice, Kingston Dental Practice, Tennessee | |
| Deidra Harrison-McClain, DDS, private practice, Premier Dental, Nashville | |
| Laura Hofto, DMD, private practice, Kingston Dental Practice, Tennessee | |
| Kimberly Smith, DMD, private practice, Ortho Designs, Knoxville | |
Dental Operating Room Fellowship |
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| John Coulter, DDS, private practice, Coulter Family Dentistry, Knoxville | |
Forensic Dentistry Fellowship |
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| Paige Smalley, DMD, plans pending | |
Internal Medicine Residency |
| Andrew Christie, DO, hospitalist, Alabama |
| Christen Fleming, MD, private practice, UT Internists, University of Tennessee Medical Center |
| Laura Green, MD, fellowship, Allergy, Medical College of Georgia |
| Sarah Latif, MD, private practice, Anniston, Alabama |
| Kayleigh Litton, DO, fellowship, Cardiovascular Diseases, UT Graduate School of Medicine |
| Mehul Patel, MD, hospitalist, Erlanger, Chattanooga |
| Asha Pathak, MD, fellowship, Endocrinology, University of Washington, Seattle |
| Harsha Ranganath, MD, chief resident, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, California |
| Molly Van Petten, MD, hospitalist, Atchison, Kansas |
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship |
| Harry South, MD, private practice, Hamilton Cardiology Associates, Hamilton, New Jersey |
| Umang Shah, MD, fellowship, Interventional Cardiology, Hackensack University Medical Center/Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
Pulmonary Disease Fellowship |
| Farhan Khan, MD, fellowship, Critical Care, Orlando Health, Florida |
| Dipaben Modi, MD, faculty, Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency |
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| Suzanne Bryant, MD, private practice, Kentucky | |
| R. Shae Connor, MD, fellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio | |
| Megan Rooney Thompson, MD, private practice, Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| Hayley Trimble, MD, private practice, Pikeville, Kentucky | |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency |
| Michael Foster, DMD, private practice, Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Nathaniel Wells, DMD, private practice, Tri-Cities, Tennessee |
Cleft and Craniofacial Fellowship |
| Brian Richman, DDS, private practice, Rapid City, South Dakota |
Oral/Head and Neck Surgery Fellowship |
| Jonathan Williams, DMD, MD, faculty, Vanderbilt University |
Pathology Residency |
| Sarah Carroll, MD, fellowship, Cytopathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| Karyn Prenshaw, MD, fellowship, Dermatopathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville |
| Marcus Winkler, DO, fellowship, Hematopathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond |
Radiology Residency |
| Joanna Blankner, MD, private practice, Sweetwater Hospital Association |
| Austin Bourgeois, MD, fellowship, Interventional Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston |
| Scott Embry, MD, private practice, Upstate Carolina Radiology, Greenville, South Carolina |
| Katherine Frederick-Dyer, MD, fellowship, Abdominal Imaging Fellowship, Vanderbilt University, Nashville |
| Melissa Neveu, MD, fellowship, Pediatric Radiology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois |
Surgery Residency |
| Jonathan Angelle, MD, residency, Urology, UT Graduate School of Medicine |
| Michael Bramati, MD, residency, Family Medicine, UT Graduate School of Medicine |
| Danielle Geisler, MD, fellowship, Colon and Rectal Fellowship, Texas Health and Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Texas |
| Hillary Haley, MD, plans pending |
| Kathleen Hamrick, MD, residency, Radiology, UT Graduate School of Medicine |
| James Haynes, MD, fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, UT Graduate School of Medicine |
| Michael Jennings, MD, residency, Urology, UT Graduate School of Medicine |
| Oladapo Oshikoya, MD, plans pending |
| Stephen Pacifico, MD, private practice, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville |
| Stephen Parker, MD, residency, Preliminary Surgery PGY2, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York |
Bariatrics and Robotics Fellowship |
| Hien Le, MD, private practice, Colleyville, Texas |
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship |
| Frank Roberts, MD, faculty, Department of Surgery Division of Trauma, UT Graduate School of Medicine |
Urology Residency |
| James Bienvenu, MD, fellowship, Urologic Oncology and Robotics, Hartford Hospital, Connecticut |
| Jared Moss, MD, fellowship, Male Infertility, Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
Vascular Surgery Fellowship |
| Lindsay Bools, MD, private practice, North Carolina |
Transitional Year Residency |
| Peter Coulson, MD, residency, Radiology, UT Graduate School of Medicine |
| Tamer Hadi, MD, PhD, residency, Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Jeffrey Mahony, MD, residency, Radiology, UT Graduate School of Medicine |
| Brady Seaton, MD, residency, Radiology, UT Graduate School of Medicine |
| Barrett Thomas, DO, residency, Radiology, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Xi Zhang, MD, residency, Radiology, UT Graduate School of Medicine |
Posted July 30, 2015