Expert Pathologists
Janet D. Allen, MD
Janet D. Allen, MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: Baptist Memorial Hospital, St. Jude Children's Research Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Email: JAllen@pathgroup.com
Bijan Amirghassemi, MD
Bijan Amirghassemi, MD
Medical School: University of Azarabadegan
Residency: St. Louis Hospital, Paris, France, Inova Fairfax Hospital
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Anatomic Pathology - Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Location: Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, West Virginia
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: bamirghassemi@pathgroup.com
S. Jaweed Ansari, MD
S. Jaweed Ansari, MD
Medical School: Dow Medical College
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Dermatopathology
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Fellowship Training: Dermatopathology - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Specialty: Dermatopathology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: jansari@pathgroup.com
Pamela A. Archuletta, MD
Pamela A. Archuletta, MD
Medical School: Wayne State University
Residency: Beth Israel Deconess Medical Center, Harvard University
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: DuPont Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Phone: 260-416-5865
Email: parchuletta@pathgroup.com
Charles H. Aust, Jr., MD
Charles H. Aust, Jr., MD
Medical School: Indiana University
Residency: Emory University
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Oncologic Surgical Pathology - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Location: Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Phone: 260-435-7154
Email: caust@pathgroup.com
Oscar Eugene Battles, MD
Oscar Eugene Battles, MD
Medical School: University of South Alabama
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - Emory University
Specialty: Breast Pathology, Gynecologic Pathology
Location: Medical Center Navicent Health, Macon, Georgia
Phone: 478-633-1322
Email: obattles@pathgroup.com
Christina Birsan, MD
Christina Birsan, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology
Fellowship Training: Gastrointestinal Pathology - AmeriPath
Specialty: Gastrointestinal Pathology
Location: Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Phone: 423-778-7255
Email: cbirsan@pathgroup.com
Summer Bohman, MD
Summer Bohman, MD
Medical School: The Medical University of Ohio at Toledo
Residency: University of Toledo
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology - Cleveland Clinic
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology- Emory University
Location: Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Phone: 423-778-7255
Email: SBohman@pathgroup.com
Keith D. Bohman, MD
Keith D. Bohman, MD
Medical School: The Medical University of Ohio at Toledo
Residency: University of Toledo
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Gastointestinal Pathology - Ameripath GI Institute of Gastrointestinal Pathology and Digestive Disease
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - Emory University
Specialty: Gastroenterology
Location: Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Phone: 423-778-7255
Email: KBohman@pathgroup.com
Jody S. Brahney, MD
Jody S. Brahney, MD
Medical School: Louisiana State University
Residency: Charity Hospital, Louisiana State University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Medical Center Navicent Health, Macon, Georgia
Phone: 478-633-1770
Email: jbrahney@pathgroup.com
Kathy S. Bruner, MD
Kathy S. Bruner, MD
Medical School: University of Louisville
Residency: University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - University of Kentucky Changler Medical Center
Location: TJ Samson Community Hospital, Glasgow, Kentucky
Phone: 270-651-4166
Email: kbruner@pathgroup.com
Frances L. Cate, MD
Frances L. Cate, MD
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Specialty: Cytopathology
Location: Williamson Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9485
Email: fcate@pathgroup.com
Benjamin K. Chamberlain, MD
Benjamin K. Chamberlain, MD
Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Location: Grassmere Labratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Email: Bchamberlain@pathgroup.com
Pranil K. Chandra, DO
Pranil K. Chandra, DO
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: New York University Langone Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology, Molecular Genetic Pathology
Fellowship Training: Hematopathology - NYU Langone Medical Center
Fellowship Training: Oncologic Surgical Pathology - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Fellowship Training: Molecular Genetic - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Specialty: Molecular Pathology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: pchandra@pathgroup.com
Alex G. M. Chang, MD
Alex G. M. Chang, MD
Medical School: Emory University
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Pathology
Specialty: Urologic Pathology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: achang@pathgroup.com
Lindsey N. Clark, MD
Lindsey N. Clark, MD
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Dermatopathology
Fellowship Training: Dermatopathology
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology
Specialty: Dermatology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: lclark@pathgroup.com
Maria I. Colome, MD
Maria I. Colome, MD
Medical School: Autonomous University of Yucatan, Mérida, Yucatán, México
Residency: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology – Baylor College of Medicine
Board Certification: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Dermatology, Dermatopathology
Fellowship Training: Dermatopathology - University of Texas Medical Branch
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Specialty: Dermatopathology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: mcolome@pathgroup.com
Harry K. Daugherty, Jr., MD
Harry K. Daugherty, Jr., MD
Medical School: St. Louis University
Residency: Wake Forest University, Baptist Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - Medical University of South Carolina
Specialty: Cytopathology, Dermatopathology, Gastrointestinal Pathology
Location: LewisGale Medical Center, Salem, Virginia
Phone: 540-777-1430
Email: hdaugherty@pathgroup.com
Ben W. Davis, MD
Ben W. Davis, MD
Medical School: University of Arkansas
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Breast Pathology
Fellowship Training: Pathology Information Systems
Location: Corporate Office, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-221-4455
Email: bdavis@pathgroup.com
Chris J. Dempsher, MD
Chris J. Dempsher, MD
Medical School: Medical College of Pennsylvania
Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Specialty: Transfusion Medicine
Location: Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Phone: 260-435-7154
Email: cdempsher@pathgroup.com
Paul D. DiGiovanni, MD
Paul D. DiGiovanni, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Specialty: Breast Pathology
Location: Southern Hills Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-781-3531
Email: pdigiovanni@pathgroup.com
Mairo L. Diolombi, MD
Mairo L. Diolombi, MD
Medical School: The George Washington University
Residency: The George Washington University
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Genitourinary Pathology - The Johns Hopkins University
Specialty: Urology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: mdioloombi@pathgroup.com
Olena Dorokhova, MD, PhD
Olena Dorokhova, MD, PhD
Medical School: Dnipropetrovsk State Medical Academy-Ukraine
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dnipropetrovsk State Medical Academy
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Dermatopathology
Fellowship Training: Dermatopathology - Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine - New York
Specialty: Dermatopathology
Location: Atlanta Dermatopathology, Atlanta, Georgia
Phone: 770-994-1360
Email: odorokhova@pathgroup.com
James E. Dunnington, MD
James E. Dunnington, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: University of Kentucky Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Taylor Regional Hospital, Campbellsville, Kentucky
Phone: 270-465-3561
Email: jdunnington@pathgroup.com
Kristina J. Fasig, MD
Kristina J. Fasig, MD
Medical School: University of Illinois
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship Training: Hematopathology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Specialty: Breast Pathology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: kfasig@pathgroup.com
John H. Fasig, MD
John H. Fasig, MD
Medical School: University of Iowa
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - Indiana University School of Medicine
Specialty: Breast Pathology
Location: Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-342-3070
Email: jfasig@pathgroup.com
Eugene G. Fong, MD
Eugene G. Fong, MD
Medical School: Yale University
Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Clinical Pathology & Laboratory Management-University of Illinois - Chicago, IL
Fellowship Training: Clinical Pathology-Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland, OH
Location: Parkridge Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Phone: (423) 493-1550
Email: efong@pathgroup.com
Rebecca L. Foust, MD
Rebecca L. Foust, MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology-University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Memphis, TN
Specialty: Cytopathology
Location: Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Email: rfoust@pathgroup.com
Alan K. Galloway, MD
Alan K. Galloway, MD
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Location: Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Phone: (864) 835-4261
Email: agalloway@pathgroup.com
Maria K. Garcia, MD
Maria K. Garcia, MD
Medical School: De La Salle University
Residency: University of Texas
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Fellowship Training: Oncologic Surgical Pathology - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Specialty: Cytopathology
Location: Southern Tennessee Medical Center, Winchester, Tennessee
Phone: 931-967-8656
Email: mkgarcia@pathgroup.com
Medha Godbole, MD
Medha Godbole, MD
Medical School: Bombay University-Bombay, India
Residency: Metro Health Medical Center, H.N. Hospital-Mumbai
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology/Cytology-Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, OH
Fellowship Training: Immunopathology-Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland, OH
Location: Jennie Stuart Medical Center, Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Email: mgodbole@pathgroup.com
G. Scott Hall, MD
G. Scott Hall, MD
Medical School: University of South Alabama
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - Johns Hopkins Hospital
Specialty: Gynecologic Pathology, Thyroid Pathology
Location: Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: shall@pathgroup.com
Taylor L. Hartley, MD, MPH
Taylor L. Hartley, MD, MPH
Medical School: Texas Tech University
Residency: University of Texas, University of Minnesota
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Hematopathology - University of Texas
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - University of Texas
Specialty: Cytopathology, Hematopathology
Location: Skyline Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: thartley@pathgroup.com
Matthew L. Hearp, MD
Matthew L. Hearp, MD
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
Residency: University of Illinois
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - East Carolina University
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - East Carolina University
Location: LewisGale Hospital-Montgomery, Blacksburg, Virginia
Phone: 540-443-0108
Email: mhearp@pathgroup.com
Richard B. Hessler, MD
Richard B. Hessler, MD
Medical School: University of Vermont
Residency: University of Virginia
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Neuropathology
Fellowship Training: Neuropathology - University of Virginia
Specialty: Breast Pathology, Neuropathology, Urologic Pathology
Location: Erlanger Health Systems, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Phone: 423-778-7255
Email: rhessler@pathgroup.com
Hao H. Ho, MD, PhD
Hao H. Ho, MD, PhD
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: New York University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Molecular Genetic Pathology
Fellowship Training: Molecular Genetic Pathology - Johns Hopkins Hospital
Specialty: Molecular Genetic Pathology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: hho@pathgroup.com
Charity Blanchard Hope, MD
Charity Blanchard Hope, MD
Medical School: University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
Residency: University of California, San Francisco, California
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Dermatopathology
Fellowship Training: Dermatopathology - University of California, San Francisco, California
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - University of California, San Francisco, California
Location: Atlanta Dermatopatology, Atlanta, Georgia
Phone: 770.994.1360
Email: bhope@pathgroup.com
Juliana Kissiedu, MD
Juliana Kissiedu, MD
Medical School: State University of New York, Upstate Medical University
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Gastrointestinal & Hepatic Pathology - Emory University School of Medicine
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: jkissiedu@pathgroup.com
Kathryn T. Knight, MD
Kathryn T. Knight, MD
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas
Specialty: Cytopathology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: kknight@pathgroup.com
Erik J. Kouba, MD
Erik J. Kouba, MD
Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Residency: University of Alabama, Stanford University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - University of Alabama
Fellowship Training: Genitourinary Pathology - Indiana University School of Medicine
Specialty: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Location: , Macon, Georgia
Email: ekouba@pathgroup.com
Vladimir D. Kravtsov, II, MD
Vladimir D. Kravtsov, II, MD
Medical School: Kuban State Medical Institute
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology
Fellowship Training: Hematopathology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship Training: Clinical Pathology - University of Washington Department of Laboratory Medicine
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: vkravtsov@pathgroup.com
Julie W. Lemmon, MD
Julie W. Lemmon, MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Sumner Regional Medical Center, Gallatin, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9259
Email: jlemmon@pathgroup.com
Wayne J. Lennington, MD
Wayne J. Lennington, MD
Medical School: Indiana University
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Specialty: Bone and Soft Tissue, Breast Pathology
Location: Williamson Medical Center, Franklin, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: wlennington@pathgroup.com
Daryl B. Lundgrin, MD
Daryl B. Lundgrin, MD
Medical School: Oklahoma University
Residency: University of Utah
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology
Fellowship Training: Hematopathology - Bethesda Naval Hospital
Specialty: Breast Pathology, Gastrointestinal Pathology, Surgical Pathology
Location: Greenview Regional Hospital, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Phone: 270-793-2110
Email: dlungrin@pathgroup.com
Adam E. Meyer, MD
Adam E. Meyer, MD
Medical School: St. Louis University of Medicine
Residency: St. Louis University of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Board Certification: Clinical Pathology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: ameyer@pathgroup.com
Thomas P. Mezzetti, MD
Thomas P. Mezzetti, MD
Medical School: Columbia University
Residency: National Capital Consortium for Graduate Medical Education
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Gynecologic Pathology - Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Fellowship Training: Breast Pathology - Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Specialty: Breast Pathology, Gynecologic Pathology
Location: Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Phone: 423-778-7255
Email: TPMezzetti@pathgroup.com
Petra G. Milde, MD
Petra G. Milde, MD
Medical School: University of Heidelberg
Residency: George Washington University Medical Center, Heinrich-Heine University
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Dermatology, Dermatopathology, Venereology
Fellowship Training: Dermatopathology - Armed Forces Institute of Pathology; New York University Medical Center
Location: Atlanta Dermatopathology, Atlanta, Georgia
Phone: 770-994-1360
Email: pmilde@pathgroup.com
Joyce D. Mills, MD
Joyce D. Mills, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University
Residency: Baptist Memorial Hospital
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Erlanger Health Systems, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Phone: 423-778-4389
Email: jdmills@pathgroup.com
Carl M. Minami, MD
Carl M. Minami, MD
Medical School: University of Hawaii
Residency: Tripler Army Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology-San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Location: Tennova Healthcare, Cleveland, Tennessee
Email: cminami@pathgroup.com
Melinda R. Mohr, MD
Melinda R. Mohr, MD
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Board Certification: Dermatology, Dermatopathology
Fellowship Training: Dermatopathology - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Specialty: Dermatopathology
Location: Atlanta Dermatopathology, Atlanta, Georgia
Phone: 770-994-1360
Email: mmohr@pathgroup.com
Agne Naujokas, DO
Agne Naujokas, DO
Medical School: A. T. Still University
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Dermatopathology
Fellowship Training: Dermatopathology - University of California San Francisco
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - University of California San Francisco
Specialty: Dermatopathology, Surgical Pathology
Location: Atlanta Dermatopathology, Atlanta, Georgia
Phone: 770-994-1360
Email: anaujokas@pathgroup.com
Jorge M. Oliver, MD
Jorge M. Oliver, MD
Medical School: Universidad Central del Caribe
Residency: St. Vincent Hospital, Medical Center of New York
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - St. Vincent's hospital and Medical Center of New York
Location: Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton, Georgia
Phone: 706-272-6090
Email: joliver@pathgroup.com
Ashwini W. Pandit, MD
Ashwini W. Pandit, MD
Medical School: University of Mumbai, Seth GS Medical College
Residency: Baystate Medical Center -Tufts University
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Nephropathology - Callendar Binford Fellowship-Joint Pathology Center
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology- Medical College of Wisconsin
Location: Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Phone: 260-435-7154
Email: APandit@pathgroup.com
Melissa Patton, MD
Melissa Patton, MD
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center
Residency: University of Texas Medical School at Galveston, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - University of Louisville Hospital
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - University of Texas Medical School at Galveston
Location: Jennie Stuart Medical Center, Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Phone: 270-887-0142
Email: mpatton@pathgroup.com
Justin S. Poling, MD
Justin S. Poling, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Residency: John Hopkins School of Medicine
Fellowship Training: Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology-John Hopkins School of Medicine - Baltimore, MD
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology-John Hopkins School of Medicine - Baltimore, MD
Specialty: Gastroenterology
Location: Grassmere Labratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Email: jpoling@pathgroup.com
Terry B. Ponder, MD
Terry B. Ponder, MD
Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine
Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University School of Medicine
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology-Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, TX
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology-Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University School of Medicine - St. Louis, MO
Location: Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Email: bponder@pathgroup.com
Lori M. Proctor, MD
Lori M. Proctor, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: University of North Carolina
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - Emory University
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - University of North Carolina
Specialty: Hospital Services, Women's Health
Location: Parkridge Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Phone: 423-493-1550
Email: lproctor@pathgroup.com
Heather M. Rietz, MD
Heather M. Rietz, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Residency: Emory University
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology
Fellowship Training: Hematopathology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Specialty: Bone and Soft Tissue, Hematopathology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: hreitz@pathgroup.com
Marigny B. Roberts, MD
Marigny B. Roberts, MD
Medical School: Louisiana State University
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Location: LewisGale Medical Center, Salem, Virginia
Phone: 540-777-1430
Email: mbroberts@pathgroup.com
Kaori Saito, MD
Kaori Saito, MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: University of Tennessee Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Gastrointestinal Pathology - Boston University School of Medicine
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, Barnes Jewish Hospital
Specialty: Gastroenterology, Surgical Pathology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 731-661-2070
Email: ksaito@pathgroup.com
Heidi W. Shappell, MD
Heidi W. Shappell, MD
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Anatomic Pathology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Specialty: Gastroenterology, Women's Health
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: hshappell@pathgroup.com
Shruti A. Shukla, MD
Shruti A. Shukla, MD
Medical School: Baroda Medical College - Vadodara, India
Residency: Baroda Medical College, East Tennessee State University
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana
Phone: 260-416-5863
Email: sshukla@pathgroup.com
Sean W. Silvernagel, MD
Sean W. Silvernagel, MD
Medical School: University of Louisville
Residency: Ball Memorial Hospital
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - Mayo Clinic
Specialty: Non-Neoplastic Pulmonary Pathology, Urologic Pathology
Location: StoneCrest Medical Center, Smyrna, Tennessee
Phone: 615-768-2520
Email: ssilvernagel@pathgroup.com
David C. Spence, MD
David C. Spence, MD
Medical School: University of Texas
Residency: Washington University
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology
Fellowship Training: Pediatric Pathology - University of Utah, Primary Children's Medical Center
Fellowship Training: Hematopathology - Upstate Medical University
Specialty: Pediatric Pathology
Location: Erlanger Health Systems, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Phone: 423-778-7255
Email: dspence@pathgroup.com
Alison E. Stoner, MD
Alison E. Stoner, MD
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency: University of Virginia Health System
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - University of Virginia Health System
Fellowship Training: Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine - University of Virginia Health System
Specialty: Thyroid Pathology
Location: Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: astoner@pathgroup.com
M. Lynn Swearingen, MD
M. Lynn Swearingen, MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: Bethesda Naval Hospital
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Specialty: Hospital Services, Women's Health
Location: Parkridge Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Phone: 423-493-1550
Email: lswearingen@pathgroup.com
Dana C. Tunnell, MD
Dana C. Tunnell, MD
Medical School: Duke University
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology
Fellowship Training: Hematopathology - University of North Carolina
Location: Medical Center Navicent Health, Macon, Georgia
Phone: 478-633-1329
Email: dtunnell@pathgroup.com
Derek C. Welch, MD
Derek C. Welch, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Gastrointestinal Pathology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Specialty: Gastrointestinal Pathology, Hepatobiliary Pathology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: dwelch@pathgroup.com
Marcus R. Winkler, MD
Marcus R. Winkler, MD
Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Tennessee Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology
Fellowship Training: Hematopathology - Virginia Commonwealth University
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - Virginia Commonwealth University
Location: TJ Sampson Community Hospital, Glasgow, Kentucky
Phone: 270-651-4166
Email: Mwinkler@pathgroup.com
Randall L. Woodford, MD
Randall L. Woodford, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: University of Virginia
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology
Fellowship Training: Hematopathology - University of Virginia Department of Pathology
Location: LewisGale Medical Center, Salem, Virginia
Phone: 540-777-1444
Email: rwoodford@pathgroup.com
Amy Elizabeth Wright, MD
Amy Elizabeth Wright, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Forensic Pathology
Fellowship Training: Forensic Pathology - University of New Mexico, Office of the Medical Investigator
Fellowship Training: Tumor Pathology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Specialty: Breast Pathology
Location: Medical Center Navicent Health, Macon, Georgia
Phone: 478-633-1319
Email: bwright@pathgroup.com
Gerald L. Yancey, Jr., MD
Gerald L. Yancey, Jr., MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: University of Tennessee, Baptist Hospitals
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology-Indiana University - Indianapolis,
Specialty: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Email: gyancey@pathgroup.com
Blazej Zbytek, MD, PhD
Blazej Zbytek, MD, PhD
Medical School: Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
Residency: University of Tennessee
Board Certification: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Dermatopathology - University of Tennessee
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - Emory University
Specialty: Dermatopathology
Location: Atlanta Dermatopathology, Atlanta, Georgia
Phone: 770-994-1360
Email: bzbytek@pathgroup.com
Christiaan Erik de Vries, MD
Christiaan Erik de Vries, MD
Medical School: University of Amsterdam-Amsterdam, Netherlands
Residency: Ohio State University
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Ohio State University - Columbus, OH
Location: DuPont Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Phone: 260-416-5865
Email: EdeVries@pathgroup.com
Emeritus
Richard D. Buchanan, MD
Richard D. Buchanan, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Joined Associated Pathologists in 1975
Retired 2004
Samuel H. Dillard, Jr., MD
Samuel H. Dillard, Jr., MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Joined Associated Pathologists in 1974
Retired 2005
James H. Godfrey, Jr., MD
James H. Godfrey, Jr., MD
Medical School: Tulane University
Joined Associated Pathologists in 1975
Retired 1994
Larry G. Graham, MD
Larry G. Graham, MD
Medical School: Oklahoma University
Joined Associated Pathologists in 1975
Retired 2006
John D. Jones, MD
John D. Jones, MD
Medical School: University of Southern California
Joined Associated Pathologists in 1979
Retired 2005
Edgar H. Pierce, Jr. MD
Edgar H. Pierce, Jr. MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: University of Vermont
Retired 2010
Mary P. Schatz, MD
Mary P. Schatz, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Residency: Vanderbilt University
Retired 2008
Samuel A. Smith, MD
Samuel A. Smith, MD
Medical School: University of Louisville
Residency: University of Louisville
Retired 2011
Dean G. Taylor, MD
Dean G. Taylor, MD
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Residency: University of Washington
Retired 2006
Robert W. Wahl, MD
Robert W. Wahl, MD
Medical School: University of Kansas
Joined Associated Pathologists in 1976
Retired 2009
Retired
Jere W. Baxter, MD
Jere W. Baxter, MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee Memphis
Residency: Vanderbilt University, University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center & Hospital
Retired 2014
Donna J. Boden, MD
Donna J. Boden, MD
Medical School: University of Texas
Residency: University of Texas
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology - University of Texas Medical Branch
Specialty: Gastrointestinal Pathology
Location: TJ Samson Community Hospital, Glasgow, Kentucky
Phone: 270-651-4488
Email: dboden@pathgroup.com
Pramod K. Carpenter, MD
Pramod K. Carpenter, MD
Medical School: Indiana University
Residency: South Bend Indiana Medical Foundation
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Location: Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Phone: 260-416-5863
Email: pcarpenter@pathgroup.com
Dan E. Connor, MD
Dan E. Connor, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Specialty: Hematopathology
Location: Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9263
Email: dconnor@pathgroup.com
Jimmy L. Costin, MD
Jimmy L. Costin, MD
Medical School: Oklahoma University
Residency: University of Arkansas
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Specialty: Forensic Pathology
Location: Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Phone: 573-778-0889
Email: jcostin@pathgroup.com
Warren J. Eisenstein, MD
Warren J. Eisenstein, MD
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Residency: Baptist Memorial Hospital
Retired 2010
Lori D. Emerson, MD
Lori D. Emerson, MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: Baptist Memorial Hospital , St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Location: Parkridge Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Phone: 423-493-1550
Email: lemerson@pathgroup.com
Jerry L. Gibbs, MD
Jerry L. Gibbs, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Residency: University of Missouri
Retired 2007
Thomas E. Hanes, MD
Thomas E. Hanes, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Skyline Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-769-4575
Email: thanes@pathgroup.com
Samuel L. Harboldt, MD
Samuel L. Harboldt, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University
Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center, Kettering Memorial Hospital
Retired 2013
Steven M. Jones, MD
Steven M. Jones, MD
Medical School: Indiana University
Residency: New Mexico School of Medicine
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Phone: 260-435-7154
Email: sjones@pathgroup.com
Roy W. Kirchberg, MD
Roy W. Kirchberg, MD
Medical School: University of North Carolina
Residency: University of Louisville
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - University of Louisville
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: rkirchberg@pathgroup.com
Elsie P. Ollapally, MD
Elsie P. Ollapally, MD
Medical School: St. John’s Medical College
Residency: University Health Center of Pittsburgh, SUNY Buffalo
Retired 2015
Abdul K. Shamsuddin, MD
Abdul K. Shamsuddin, MD
Medical School: Kerala University, Trivadrum Medical College, India
Residency: Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown, Ohio
Retired 2011
John W. Templeton, MD
John W. Templeton, MD
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: Vanderbilt University
Retired 2007
Rena M. Thomison, MD
Rena M. Thomison, MD
Medical School: University of Alabama
Residency: University of Alabama
Retired 2010
John B. Thomison, Jr., MD
John B. Thomison, Jr., MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Residency: University of Alabama
Retired 2010
Neal E. Wearner, MD
Neal E. Wearner, MD
Medical School: Loma Linda University
Residency: Washington Hospital Center, West Virginia University
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: SkyRidge Medical Center, Cleveland, Tennessee
Phone: 423-559-6168
Email: nwearner@pathgroup.com
In Memorium
John B. Thomison, MD
John B. Thomison, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University
Joined Associated Pathologists in 1966
Retired 1996