Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty

UT DIVISIONS / SECTION CHIEFS

Giancarlo Mari, MD – Professor and Interim Chairman, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Chief Division Maternal Fetal Medicine Institute
Veronica T. Mallett, MD - Professor and Medical Director Health Care Excellence
Director of Centering Program, UT Medical Group Chair of Excellence
Edward Stanford, MD, MS, FACOG, FACS – Professor and Chief - Division of Gynecologic Specialties Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chief of Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery/Female Pelvic Medicine (Urogynecology) and Chief of Ambulatory Services.
Claudette Shephard, MD – Associate Professor and Director, Residency Training Program
Owen P. Phillips, MD – Professor and Associate Program Director
Lynda Gioia-Flynt, MD – Instructor and Associate Program Director
Thomas Elmore, MD – Director Student Clerkship
Robert S. Egerman, MD – Professor and Director of Ambulatory High Risk Obstetrics
Norman L Meyer, MD, PhD – Professor and Director of Inpatient Obstetrics and Director of Labor & Delivery
Edwin M. Thorpe, Jr., MD – Associate Professor
William H. Kutteh, MD, PhD – Professor and Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Joseph T. Santoso, MD – Associate Professor and Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Joaquin Santolaya, MD – Professor, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kolawole O. “Yinka” Oyelese, MD – Associate Professor and Director of Ultrasound, Regional Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics  & Gynecology
Christopher Pugh, MD – Instructor, Gynecologic Endoscopy Fellow, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Michael Schneider, MD – Associate Professor, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ahmad Azari, MD – Assistant Professor, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and Breast Care
DIVISION OF MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE

Robert Ahokas, PhD
Undergraduate: Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan
Doctorate: University of North Dakota, Grand Fork, North Dakota
Interests: Perinatal Physiology
Robert S. Egerman, MD
Medical School: University of Alabama, Birmingham
Residency: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (OB/GYN)
University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN (Internal Medicine)
Fellowship: University of Oregon - Maternal Fetal Medicine
Interests: Preterm labor, premature rupture of the membranes (PROM), low birth weight, use of streptococcus prophylaxis, ultrasound, prenatal diagnosis, and medical complications of pregnancy.
Giancarlo, Mari, MD
Medical School: University of Naples, Italy
Residency: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ospedale maggiore, Via Gramsci, Parma, Italy
Fellowship (Research): Pediatric Cariology, Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas); Osbstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Residency OB/GYN - Yale University School of Medicine (New Haven, CT)
Fellowship: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine (New Haven, CT); Assistant Professor and Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine (New Haven, CT)
Interests: Fetal Doppler ultrasound, fetal growth, intra-uterine-growth restriction; fetal anemia; twin-twin transfusion syndrome; fetal therapy
Norman L. Meyer, MD, PhD
Ph.D. Anatomy: University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Anatomy
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Interests: Premature rupture of the membranes (PROM),cardiac disease in pregnancy, gestational diabetes, ultrasound, prenatal diagnosis.
Owen P. Phillips, MD
Medical School: University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
Internship: University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
Residency: University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Reproductive Genetics
Interests: Prenatal diagnosis, women's health, resident and student education, contraception, reproductive genetics
Kolawole Olayinka “Yinka” Oyelese, MD
Residency: St. George’s Hospital, London, UK and Georgetown University medical Center, Washington, DC
Fellowship: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, new Brunswick, NJ
Interests: Prenatal diagnosis and obstetrical critical care, ultrasound
Joaquin Santolaya, MD
Medical School: Universidad Autonoma of Madrid Medical School
Residency and Doctoral Degree in Fetal Physiology and Medicine: University of London, UK
Fellowship in Clinical Molecular Genetics: Yale University and Fellowship in Bioethics: Chicago, IL
Interests: Clinical genetics with expertise in prenatal diagnosis, fetal therapy and reproductive genetics
Michael Schneider, MD – Associate Professor, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Internship: Charlotte Memorial Hospital & Medical Center/Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
Residency: Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee

DIVISION OF GYNECOLOGIC SPECIALTIES- PELVIC RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY/FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE (UROGYNECOLOGY)
Edward Stanford, MD, MS, FACOG, FACS –
Edward Stanford, MD, MS, FACOG, FACS – Professor and Chief - Division of Gynecologic Specialties Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chief of Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery/Female Pelvic Medicine (Urogynecology)
Medical School:  Medical College of Pennsylvania
Internship:  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Residency:  Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Interests:  Urogynecology, Interstitial Cystitis, Cervical Pathology, laparoscopic surgery, laparoscopic hysterectomy, ureteral surgery, myomectomy, pelvic prolapse, incontinence, endometriosis, fibroids, fistulas (vaginal), pelvic reconstructive surgery, gynecology
Veronica T. Mallett, MD - Professor and Medical Director Health Care Excellence
Director of Centering Program, UT Medical Group Chair of Excellence
Medical School:  Michigan State University
Internship:  Wayne State University
Residency:  Wayne State University
Fellowship:  Wayne State University

Ahmad Azari, MD – Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Residency: Vanderbilt University, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Nashville, TN (2003-2006)
Brookdale University Hospital and medical Center (SUNY), Brooklyn, NY (2002 to 2003)
Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Nashville, TN (2006 to 2007)
Fellowship: breast Care, University of Michigan, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ann Arbor, MI (2008 to 2009)
Interests: Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and Breast Care
Christopher Pugh, DO
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certification: June, 2009
Gynecologic Endoscopy Fellow
DIVISION OF GYNECOLOGIC SPECIALTIES
Lynda Gioia-Flynt, MD
Medical School: Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Internship: SUNY – Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York
Residency: SUNY – Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York
Interests: General Gynecology
Edward Lazarus, MD
Medical School: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Internship: Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
Residency: Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
Interests: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Abnormal uterine bleeding, Menopause, Contraception, Birth control issues, Vaginal ultrasound
Linda Moses, MD
Medical School: James Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University
Residency: Mt. Sinai Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Interests: Urban Medicine, Quality Improvement, General obstetrics and Gynecology

Claudette Shephard, MD, OB/GYN Residency Program Director
Medical School: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
Residency: SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY
Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Pediatric/Adolescent Gynecology
Interests: Pediatric/Adolescent Gynecology, Sexual Assault
Edwin M. Thorpe, Jr., MD
Medical School: Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
Internship: University of Tennessee
Residency: University of Tennessee
Fellowship: University of Washington, Seattle, WA - Infectious Diseases
Interests: General Gynecology, Infectious Diseases
Jacques E. Samson, MD
Medical School:, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
Residency: Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC and Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Janice Shier, MD, PharmD
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Internship: Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, MI
Residency: Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, MI
Interests: Gynecology, Menopause, Women’s Health Issues
DIVISION OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
Joseph T. Santoso, MD
Medical School: University of California, Davis
Internship: University of California, Davis
Residency: University of California, Davis
Fellowship: University of California, Davis, -Surgical Critical Care
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern - Gynecologic Oncology
Interests: Tumor genetics, Gene Therapy, Critical Care
Todd D. Tillmanns, MD
Medical School: Creighton University
Internship: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Fellowship: University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City - Gynecologic Oncology
Interests: Surgical and Medical Therapy for Cervical Cancer
Linda Smiley, MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Internship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: Department of Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Mark Reed, MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Internship: Naval Hospital Portsmouth, Portsmith, VA
Categorical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Residency: Naval Hospital Portsmouth, Portsmith, VA - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
DIVISION OF REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INFERTILITY
Laura Detti, M.D.
Medical School: University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Residency: University of Florence, Italy; University of Virginia; University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
Fellowships: University of Mississippi (Jackson, MS); Yale University (New Haven, CT); University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA);  Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Wayne State University (Detroit, MI).
Interests: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
William H. Kutteh, MD, PhD
Graduate School: University of Alabama at Birmingham – Ph.D.- Molecular Cell Biology/Immunology
Medical School : Wake Forest University, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Internship: University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama
Residency: University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama
Fellowship: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas - Reproductive Endocrinology
Interests: Recurrent pregnancy loss, Infertility, Immunology
Raymond W. Ke, MD
Medical School: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Internship: Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Residency: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Fellowship: University of Tennessee - Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Interests: Menopause, hormone replacement therapy, polycystic ovarian disease
Dan Martin, MD
Medical School: Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Internship: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Residency: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology
Interests: Reproductive endocrinology; Gynecologic laser and laparoscopy; Tubal infertility
STUDENT CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR
Thomas Elmore, MD
Medical School: University of Autonama of Guadalajara /University of Tennessee
Internship: City of Memphis Hospital, Memphis, TN
Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center