Faculty

Richard Walker III, MD

Department Chair

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham AL

Fellowship: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC

EM Interests: Undersea medicine, Hyperbaric medicine

Alan Taylor, MD, FACEP

Program Director

Medical School : University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN

Residency : Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

EM Interests : Ultrasound, resident and medical student education

Abby Cosgrove, MD

Assistant Program Director
medical clerkship director

Medical School: University of Virginia

Residency: Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

EM Interests: healthcare advocacy, organized medicine, narrative medicine

Outside Interests: trail running, peloton, new restaurants, post-shift brunch, theater

Brian Hawkins, MD, MBA

Core faculty

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN

Residency: University of Louisville Emergency Medicine Residency

Fellowship:  Healthcare Administration, MBA – Ohio University, Athens, OH

Additional: Medical Director at Regional One Health Emergency Department

Amanda Addington, MD

COre FacultY
CURRICULUM DIRECTOR
BMH Site Director

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

EM Interests: Medical education, sim, critical care

Outside Interests: cooking, pretending to enjoy spin class, bougie cocktails

James Earl Corley, MD

Core Faculty

Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham AL

Residency: University of Tennessee Memphis Emergency Medicine Residency

Additional: Competed in the 27th season of the Amazing Race with his mother

Marcin Byra, DO

Core faculty
Ultrasound c0-director

Medical School: Rocky Vista University, Parker, CO

Residency: Emergency Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY

Fellowship: Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship, New York Presbyterian Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY

Outside Interests: Soccer, snowboarding, craft beer, travel

Tony Downs, MD

Core faculty
Ultrasound C0-DIRECTOR

Medical School: Wright State University – Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH

Residency: Emergency Medicine, Cleveland Clinic – Akron General, Cleveland, OH

Fellowship: Emergency Medicine Clinical Ultrasound, Virginia Commonwealth University

EM Interests: Emergency Ultrasound Education, Regional Anesthesia, Diversity and Inclusion, Quality Assurance

Outside Interests: marathon running, whiskey tasting

Thomas Triplett, MD

Core faculty
clinical SIm director
ROH Site Director

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas TX

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

EM Interests: Simulation and clinical education along with trauma resuscitation and evidenced based practice of all three

Outside Interest: reading, sports, tv/movies, cooking, time with family, repopulating the earth, travel

Ana Guarderas, MD

Core faculty
JOURNAL CLUB DIRECTOR
Clinical sim assistant

Medical School: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Residency: Emergency Medicine, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Miami, FL

Additional Training: Postdoc research fellow, Emergency Department at Mayo Clinic Rochester

EM Interests: Education, resuscitation, clinical research

Outside Interest: dogs, foods, snowboarding, skateboarding, traveling, zymology, cars

Tracy LeGros, MD

Core Faculty

Medical School: Louisiana State University Medical Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

Residency: Charity Hospital Louisiana State University Emergency Medicine

Fellowship: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC 

Outside Interest: Football – New Orleans Saints Fan, weightlifting 

Anna Yang, MD

Core faculty

Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX

Residency:  Family Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Hospital, Temple, TX.

Emergency Medicine, St. Luke’s University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA

EM Interests: EMS, trauma, resuscitation, education

Outside Interest: piano, traveling, cooking, whiskey tasting

Kito Lord, MD, MBA, FACEP

Clinical faculty

Medical School: Howard University, Washington, DC

Residency: Emergency Medicine, Yale University, New Heaven CT

Fellowship:  Healthcare Administration,  MBA – Yale Emergency Medicine

EM Interests: Leadership, quality improvement

Additional: Physician Advisor to Regional One Health.  25 under 45 influencers in Emergency Medicine (ACEP 2020)

Eduardo Cabigao, MD

Clinical Faculty

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

Residency: Family Medicine Residency, UT Baptist Healthplex Memphis, TN

Fellowship: Emergency Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr. Cook County, Chicago IL

Additional: Tennessee AAEM Board of Directors

Andrew Sloas, DO, RDMS, FACEP, FAAEM, FAAP

Clinical faculty

Medical School: Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine Health Sciences, Tempe AZ

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, TX

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital

Additional Training: Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS).

EM Interests: trauma, education, community EM, critical care, ultrasound, airway 

Outside interest: volleyball

Additional: Naval Flight Surgery School (2002), USMC helicopter squadron (2003). 

Craig Blakeney, MD

Clinical faculty

Medical school: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Fellowship: Emergency Medical Services, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Sciences

Lindsey DiLoreto, MD

Clinical faculty

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Additional: 

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Drew Porter, MD

Clinical faculty

Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

EM interests: EKG, underserved populations, education, performance and quality of care

Outside Interests: Family, CEO at Motivate MD

Jonny Guerra, DO

Clinical Faculty

Medical School: Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine – UNTHSC, Fort Worth, TX

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

EM Interests: Resuscitation, community EM, serving underserved population

Outside Interests: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training, spending time with my family

Jason Silberman, MD

Clinical faculty

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago IL

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

EM Interests: Resuscitation, education

Outside Interests: Sailing

Ken Thompson, MD

Clinical faculty

Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham AL

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

Outside Interest: Instrument rated pilot, Alabama Football, running, cars,  Embarrassing my children

Additional: 11 years in US Army reserve with deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and Haiti. Medical Director “A Beautiful You” MedSpa. Medical Director Desoto County SWAT. Medical Director Desoto County Jail

Albert Bean, MD

Clinical faculty

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville TN

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 

Outside Interest: roasting coffee

Clare McCarthy, MD

Clinical faculty

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC

Residency: Emergency Medicine, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NYC

Fellowship: Clinical Forensic Medicine Fellowship, University of Louisville School of Medicine

EM Interests: Clinical Forensic Medicine, education

Outside Interests: Cats

Ray Walther, MD

Clinical faculty

Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL

Residency: Internal Medicine Residency, BMH Memphis, Memphis TN

Additional: Dept. of Emergency Medicine Chairman, Cerner Corporation Emergency Medicine Strategic Advisory Board, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Joe Holley, MD, FACEP

Clinical faculty
EMS director

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Residency: University Medical Center Jackson, MS

Additional: Medical Director of EMS for the State of Tennessee. Medical Director of the Tennessee Task Force One:  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team.  This team has special training in confined space rescue and has responded to most of the major disasters that have befallen our nation in the last 20 years, including the attacks on 9/11 and multiple hurricanes, including Hurricane Katrina.

Nick Inman, MD

Clinical faculty

Medical School: University of Texas Health at San Antonio

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Additional: 

Nathan Stanford, MD

Clinical faculty

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN

Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Additional: 

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