Medicine alumni council members
2023–24 alumni council members
Officers
President
MICHAEL D. CALFEE, MD ’95
Union City, TN
President-Elect
MICHAEL S. GREER, MD ’78
Chattanooga, TN
Vice President
RYAN MIRE, MD ’98
Nashville, TN
Secretary
JEFF KERLAN, MD ’98
Memphis, TN
Past Presidents
ANN M. GROOMS, MD ’66
Gainesville, FL
JOHN P. LITTLE, MD ’92
Knoxville, TN
LEONARD H. HINES, MD ’64
Lenoir City
ROBERT KERLAN, MD ’69
Germantown, TN
THOMAS WHITAKER, MD ’70
Myrtle Beach, SC
PAUL HUFFSTUTTER, MD ’73
Lenoir City, TN
JAMES W. MORRIS, MD ’72
Lebanon, TN
WILLAM A. SIMS, MD ’61
Decatur, AL
JAMES C. FLEMING, MD ’74
Germantown, TN
MARY C. HAMMOCK, MD ’81
Chattanooga, TN
JERRALL PAUL CROOK, MD ’58
Nashville, TN
ALBERT J. GROBMYER III, MD ’62
Memphis, TN
WILLIAM N. WILLIFORD, MD ’70
Knoxville, TN
OLIN O. WILLIAMS, MD ’53*
Murfreesboro, TN
JOHN (MAC) HODGES, MD ’63
Memphis, TN
JOE W. BLACK, JR., MD ’57*
Knoxville, TN
JOHN K. WRIGHT, MD ’59
Nashville, TN
JOHN H. BURKHART, MD ’45*
Knoxville, TN
ARTHUR R. EVANS, JR., MD ’50*
Louisville, TN
ROBERT E. CLENDENIN, JR., MD ’60
Union City, TN
JOHN P. NASH, MD ’56*
Memphis, TN
JOHN K. DUCKWORTH, MD ’56
Nesbit, MS
Ex-Officio Members
Dean
Reginald Frye, PharmD, PhD, FCCP
TN State Senator
Ferrell Haile ’70
Shane Reeves, PharmD ’94
TN Lieutenant Governor
Randy McNally ’69
Council Members
UT Medical Center—Knoxville
WES WHITE, MD ’03
UT Medical Center—Chattanooga
MICHAEL S. GREER, MD ’78
Chattanooga, TN
St. Thomas Campus—Nashville
RYAN MIRE, MD ’98
Chattanooga, TN
Tennessee At-Large
TYLER CANNON, MD ’08
Memphis
SUZANNE BRYANT, MD ’11
Nashville
PAXTON DICKSON, MD ’02
Germantown
WILLIAM C. GIBSON, MD ’00
Knoxville
LEONARD H. HINES, MD ’64
Lenoir City
SAMUEL G. ROBBINS, JR., MD ’71
Memphis
MARSHALL DENNY BANKS, MD ’91
Jackson
ROBERT BICE, MD ’73
Kingsport
East Tennessee
WILLIAM L. BURKHART, MD ’82
Knoxville
MACK PATTON, MD ’66
Kingsport
DAVID HARRIS, MD ’78
Knoxville
STEPHEN JACKSON, MD ’84
Cleveland
JEFFREY H. JOHNSON, MD ’88
Knoxville
Middle Tennessee
JAN DELOZIER, MD ’82
Nashville
DAVID HILL, MD ’80
Nashville
E. DWAYNE LETT, MD ʼ88
Lebanon
SUBIR PRASAD, MD ’95
Brentwood
CHRISTINE WHITWORTH, MD ’83
Nashville
West Tennessee
JEFF KERLAN, MD ’98
Memphis
BOB SOUDER, MD ’74
Jackson
STANLEY THOMPSON, MD ’96
Collierville
DAVID LAVELLE, MD ’79
Memphis
JESSICA MINOR-RUFFIN, MD ’00
Memphis
Out-of-State At-Large
A. AUSTIN FITE, MD ’71
Pacific Palisades, CA
KELLY HUNT, MD ’86
Houston, TX
DAVID TAIT, MD ’87
Charlotte, NC
PATRICK SMITH, MD ’13
St. Petersburg, FL
LEV BARATS, MD ’92
Slingerlands, NY
JOHN LOWRY, MD ’89
St. Louis, MO
Region I
GERALD REICH, MD ’72
Rolling Hills, CA
Region II
RONALD JONES, MD ’57
Dallas, TX
Region III
ED SALCEDO, MD ’93
Bethesda, MD
Alabama
MELANIE MORRIS, MD ’03
Arkansas
CHARLES JAMES, MD ’86
Florida
VACANT
Georgia
S. CRAIG TIDWELL, MD ’95
Mississippi
VACANT
North Carolina
JONATHAN BURDETTE, MD ʼ93
South Carolina
JOHN MITCHELL, MD ’86
Texas
STEVE BYNON, MD ’85
Virginia
VACANT
Emeritus
A. MITCHELL BURFORD, JR., MD ’57*
LARRY P. ELLIOTT, MD ’57
ALBERT M. HAND, MD ’42*
EVELYN B. OGLE, MD ’47*
LEROY SHERRILL, MD ’52
DAVID H. TURNER, MD ’52*
RALPH HAMILTON, MD ’52*
JOHN NASH, MD ’56*
ROBERT KAPLAN, MD ’73
RODNEY WOLF, MD ’61*
Honorary
JOE E. JOHNSON, EdD*
JAMES HUNT, MD*
Campus Leadership
Chancellor
Peter F. Buckley, MD
Chancellor Emeritus
Hershel “Pat” Wall, MD*
Deans
G. Nicholas Verne, MD
Interim Executive Dean
Robert Craft, MD
Dean of Graduate School of Medicine
Knoxville Campus
James Haynes, MD
Dean of College of Medicine
Chattanooga Campus
Brian Wilcox, MD Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and Graduate Medical Education, College of Medicine, Nashville
St. Thomas Campus
Advancement Office
President/CEO of Foundation
Kerry Witcher
Vice Chancellor for Advancement
Brigitte Grant
Associate Vice Chancellor of Development
Bethany Goolsby
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni & Constituent Engagement
Chandra Tuggle
Senior Director of Development
Kelly Davis
Director of Development
Jay Atkinson
Director of Alumni Programs
Bettye Durham
Assistant Director of Alumni Programs
Blair Duke
*Indicates deceased member