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