Internal Medicine Clinic
Our office is staffed with 10 Board Certified Internists and 38 resident physicians dedicated to serving the primary care needs of the East TN community. A resident physician under the supervision and guidance of an attending physician sees patients. Our staff proudly endorses being a part of a large teaching academic center and we firmly believe in our mission of healing, education, and discovery. As part of that mission, patients are encouraged to actively participate in their health care decisions.
Services Offered
- Primary Care: Internal Medicine & OBGYN
- Acute Care (PRN Clinic)
- Annual Physical
- Psychiatry
- Hospital Follow-Up (REACT Clinic)
Internal Medicine Faculty
| Kim Emmett, MD | J. Mark Pierce, MD |
| Ronald Hamrick, MD | Janet Purkey, MD |
| Janet Lubas, MD | William Smith, MD |
| Paul Miller, MD | Juli Williams, MD*(Clinical Director) |
| Kimberly Morris, MD |
Internal Medicine Residents
| Zaid Ahmad, MD | Kevin Gurrala, DO | Logan Shaver, DO |
| Aladen Amro, DO | Ashley Gutierrez Santana, MD | Alison Smith, MD |
| Mary Alexander, DO | Erin Hamric, DO | Christy Smith, DO |
| Abdallah Assaf, MD | Anna Harrison, MD | Taylor Smith, DO |
| Muaz Assaf, MD | Andrew Hartley, DO | Shawna Stephens, DO |
| Sohiub Assaf, MD | Jonathan Hartranft, DO | Natalie Street, MD |
| Maria Brandel, DO | Bita Inman, DO | Warner Thomas, MD |
| Jacob Daniel, DO | Salem Karadsheh, MBBS | Martin Valdes, MD |
| Kavi Dayaram, DO | Sonya Khimani, MD | Stefan Weston, DO |
| Phillip Dougherty, DO | Jim Loughridge, MD | Jesse Woodall IV, DO |
| Steve Ferlita, DO | Travis Moodie, MD | Emma Zibas, MD |
| Nathan Gaylor, DO | John Mottern, DO | |
| Pavani Gingrich, MD | Jared Odom, DO |
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OB/GYN Clinic
Our office is staffed with 11 Board Certified Laborists, 3 nurse practitioners and 16 resident physicians dedicated to serving the OB/GYN needs of the East TN community. A resident physician under the supervision and guidance of an attending physician sees patients. Our staff proudly endorses being a part of a large teaching academic center and we firmly believe in our mission of healing, education, and discovery. As part of that mission, patients are encouraged to actively participate in their health care decisions.
Services Offered
- Annual Gynecology Care
- Acute Gynecology Care
- Obstetric Care
- Colposcopy Clinic
- Contraceptive Clinic
- High Risk Obstetric Care
- Pelvic Pain Clinic
OB/GYN Faculty
| Stephanie Cross, MD | Kristopher Kimball, MD |
| Kimberly Fortner, MD | Kristina Carter, MD |
| Mark Hennessy, MD | Lynlee Wolfe, MD |
| Bobby Howard, MD | Nikki Zite, MD |
| Page Kessler Johnson, MD | Walter Schoutko, MD* (Clinical Director) |
| Larry Kilgore, MD |
OB/GYN Residents
| Michael Baker, MD | Carson Catasus, MD | Kristen Lilly, MD |
| Bryce Beyer, MD | Shelby Fane, MD | Katherine Kaak, MD |
| Mary Booker, MD | Anna Harb, MD | Elizabeth Mirsky, MD |
| Leanne Brechtel, MD | Brandon Hays, MD | Suzannah Parker, MD |
| Annabeth Brewton, MD | Alix Hunzicker, MD | Kelly Tipton, MD |
| Laurel Carbone, MD |
More Information on UTGSM Residents & Fellows
How to become a new patient for either Internal Medicine or OB/GYN?
Please contact our centers at the following numbers to schedule an appointment: (8:00 am- 4:30 pm) - Office Number for Internal Medicine: 865-305-9410, Office Fax Number for Internal Medicine: 865-305-6541 / Office Number for OB/GYN: 865-305-8787, Office Fax Number for OB/GYN: 865-305-8261
You can also call the Referral Line at UT’s Health Care Coordination at 865-305-6970.
Our centers accepts the following health insurances
Aetna Healthcare, AmeriGroup/AmeriVantage, BlueCross BlueShield TN, Blue Care, BrightHealth, CIGNA, Humana, United Healthcare, and WellCare.
(This list includes TennCare, Medicare, and most commerial health insurances)
*A brief overview of your application will be reviewed by our clinical director for prior authorization before being seen as a patient.
Please visit the Patient Portal for more information about our clinic.
Directions
- From I-40 (East or West): Take exit 386B going south on 129 Alcoa Hwy, toward the airport.
- Travel approximately one mile and take the UT Medical Center/ Cherokee Trail Exit.
- Follow the exit onto the medical center campus and public parking.Â
- Parking can be found in Parking Garages H and 4 (Parking is $3 per day)
- The OB/GYN Clinic is located in medical building B, Suite 127 at the end of the hall.
- Convenient access to UT outpatient pharmacy
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- General Information PowerPoint
- Internal Medicine New Patient Form
- Internal Medicine Intake Form
- OB/GYN New Patient Form
- OB/GYN Intake Form
- Patient Portal
Contact Us
The Department of Internal Medicine
Medical Building B, Suite 127
1928 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
For Patient Appointments:
865-305-9410 - Internal Medicine
865-305-8787 - OB/GYN
Mission: To advance medical education required to train the next generation of physicians and dentists, deliver comprehensive and compassionate care with our hospital partner, the University of Tennessee Medical Center, and conduct innovative research that is meaningful for patients and their families.
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Our Internal Medicine Resident clinic is now a Patient Centered Medical Home. The focus is on coordinating care as a teamacross the health system, prevent frequent ER visits or hospital readmissions and to be your primary care providers for all yourneeds. Our practice practices evidence-based medicine as defined by the American Academy of Physicians-Internal MedicineOrganization.
Our OBGYN Resident clinic is now a Patient Centered Medical Home. The focus is oncoordinating care as a team across the health system, prevent frequent ER visits or hospitalreadmissions and to be your primary care providers for all your needs. Our practice practicesevidence-based medicine as defined by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Residency Programs
- Anesthesiology
- Family Medicine
- General Dentistry
- Medicine
- Pathology
- Radiology
- Transitional Year
- Surgery
- Urology
Fellowship Programs
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Advanced GI MIS/Bariatric
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Dental Operating Room
- Emergency Medicine
- Hematology and Medical Oncology
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Interventional Cardiology
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Oncologic Surgical Pathology
- Oral/Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery
- Pain Medicine
- Perioperative Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease/ Critical Care Medicine
- Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship
- Sports Medicine
- Surgical Critical Care
- Vascular Surgery
Need Directions?
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