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Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty

UT DIVISIONS / SECTION CHIEFS

Veronica T. Mallett, Professor and Chair, UT Medical Group Chair of Excellence, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Giancarlo Mari, MD – Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Chief - Division Maternal Fetal Medicine Institute, Director of the Tennessee Maternal Fetal Medicine Institute
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
Thomas Elmore, MD – Director Student Clerkship
Robert S. Egerman, MD – Associate Professor and Director of Ambulatory High Risk Obstetrics
Norman L Meyer, MD, PhD – Professor and Director of Inpatient Obstetrics
Edwin M. Thorpe, Jr., MD – Associate Professor and Interim Director of Labor and Delivery
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

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

Risa D. Ramsey, PhD, MBA, BSN, RN, CCRC
Undergraduate: Arkansas State University, College of Nursing
Graduate: University of Memphis, Executive Masters in Business Administration
Doctorate: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Graduate Health, Doctorate of Philosophy

DIVISION OF GYNECOLOGIC SPECIALTIES

Ursula Carter, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Internship: The University of Texas Houston Health Sciences Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Houston, TX
Residency: The University of Texas Houston Health Sciences Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Houston, TX

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

Vanessa M. Givens, MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: University of Tennessee
Fellowship: University of Tennessee, Div of Gynecologic Oncology
Interests: Gynecologic Oncology, pelvic surgery

Sabrina Hanna, MD
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC
Internship: Marshall University, Huntington, WV
Residency: Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI
Interests: General Gynecology; Clinicians for the Underserved; Habitat for Humanities

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. (Joining in October, 2008)
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

BAPTIST HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN*
Thomas Greenwell, Jr.,  MD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Site Director
Judi L. Carney, MD - Assistant Site Director
*Includes 98 other clinical faculty

METHODIST HEALTHCARE
Joseph DeWane, MD - Site Director

VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER
Margaret Z. Summitt, MD – Site Director