Bijan Amirghassemi, MD

Medical School: University of Azarabadegan, Iran
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

Pamela A. Archuletta, MD

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deconess Medical Center, Harvard University
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN
Phone: 260-416-5865
Email: parchuletta@pathgroup.com

Oscar Eugene Battles, MD

Medical School: University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine
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, Prostate
Location: Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA
Phone: 478-633-1322
Email: obattles@pathgroup.com

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

Keith D. Bohman, MD

Jody S. Brahney, MD

Medical School: Louisiana State University School Of Medicine
Residency: Charity Hospital; LSU Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA
Phone: 478-633-1770
Email: jbrahney@pathgroup.com

Richard D. Buchanan, MD

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Joined Associated Pathologists in 1975
Past President of Associated Pathologists
Retired in 2004

Pramod K. Carpenter, MD

Medical School: Indiana University School Of Medicine
Residency: South Bend Indiana Medical Foundation
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Location: Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN
Phone: 260-416-5863
Email: pcarpenter@pathgroup.com

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: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: fcate@pathgroup.com

Pranil K. Chandra, DO

Medical School: New York College Of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: NYU 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 Pathology – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Location: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: pchandra@pathgroup.com

Lindsey N. Clark, MD

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Board Certification: Dermatopathology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Dermatopathology – The Ohio State University
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Specialty: Dermatology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: lclark@pathgroup.com

Jimmy L. Costin, MD

Medical School: Oklahoma University School Of Medicine
Residency: University Of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Specialty: Forensic Pathology
Location: Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, MO
Phone: 573-778-0889
Email: jcostin@pathgroup.com

Ben W. Davis, MD

Medical School: University Of Arkansas School Of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Breast Pathology, Pathology Information Systems
Location: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-221-4455
Email: bdavis@pathgroup.com

Paul D. DiGiovanni, MD

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Specialty: Breast Pathology
Location: Southern Hills Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-781-3531
Email: pdigiovanni@pathgroup.com

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: mdiolombi@pathgroup.com

James E. Dunnington, MD

Medical School: University Of Virginia School Of Medicine
Residency: University Of Kentucky Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Taylor Regional Hospital, Campbellsville, KY
Phone: 270-465-3561
Email: jdunnington@pathgroup.com

Lori D. Emerson, MD

Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: Baptist Memorial Hospital and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Specialty: Cytopathology
Location: Parkridge Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Phone: 423-493-1550
Email: lemerson@pathgroup.com

John H. Fasig, MD

Medical School: University Of Iowa Carver College Of Medicine
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: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: jfasig@pathgroup.com

Laurel E. Fohn, MD, PhD

Medical School: The University Of Texas Health Science Center, Houston Medical School
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Dermatopathology
Fellowship Training: Molecular Genetics – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Specialty: Dermatopathology, Molecular Genetics Of Melanoma And Cancer
Location: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: lfohn@pathgroup.com

Rebecca L. Foust, MD

Maria K. Garcia, MD

Medical School: De La Salle University Health Sciences Center
Residency: University of Texas
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Fellowship Training: Surgical Oncologic Pathology – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Specialty: Cytopathology
Location: Southern Tennessee Medical Center, Winchester, TN
Phone: 931-967-8656
Email: mkgarcia@pathgroup.com

Jerry L. Gibbs, MD

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Missouri Medical Center
Retired 2007

James H. Godfrey, Jr., MD

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Joined Associated Pathologists in 1975
Retired in 1994

Michel N. Haddad, MD

1928 – 2000

Thomas E. Hanes, MD

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Skyline Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-769-4575
Email: thanes@pathgroup.com

Matthew L. Hearp, MD

Medical School: American University Of The Caribbean School Of Medicine
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, VA
Phone: 540-443-0108
Email: mhearp@pathgroup.com

Richard B. Hessler, MD

Medical School: University Of Vermont College Of Medicine
Residency: University Of Virginia
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Neuropathology
Fellowship Training: Neuropathology – University of Virginia
Specialty: Urologic Pathology, Breast Pathology, Neuropathology
Location: Erlanger Health Systems, Chattanooga, TN
Phone: 423-778-7255
Email: rhessler@pathgroup.com

Lulin Hu, MD, PhD

Medical School:  Xianning Medical College, China

Graduate School:  The University of Mississippi Medical Center (Ph.D. in Pathology)

Residency:  Anatomic and Clinical Pathology – Saint Louis University Hospital

Board Certifications:  Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology

Fellowship Training:  Surgical Pathology – Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University in Saint Louis

Fellowship Training:  Cytopathology – Geisinger Medical Center, PA

Location:  LewisGale Medical Center, Salem, Virginia

Steven M. Jones, MD

Medical School: Indiana University School Of Medicine
Residency: New Mexico School Of Medicine
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN
Phone: 260-435-7154
Email: sjones@pathgroup.com

Roy W. Kirchberg, MD

Medical School: University Of North Carolina School Of Medicine
Residency: University Of Louisville
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology – University of Louisville
Location: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: rkirchberg@pathgroup.com

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 – University of Washington Department of Laboratory Medicine
Location: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: vkravtsov@pathgroup.com

Julie W. Lemmon, MD

Medical School: University Of Tennessee Center For Health Sciences
Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center National Consortium
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Location: Sumner Regional Medical Center, Gallatin, TN
Phone: 615-562-9259
Email: jlemmon@pathgroup.com

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: Surgical Pathology, Gastrointestinal Pathology, Breast Pathology
Location: Greenview Regional Hospital, Bowling Green, KY
Phone: 270-793-2110
Email: dlundgrin@pathgroup.com

Adam E. Meyer, MD

L. Evan Michael, MD, PhD

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency: University of Alabama
Board Certification: Dermatology
Fellowship Training: Dermatopathgology – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Location: Atlanta Dermatopathology, Atlanta, Georgia
Phone: 770- 994-1362
Email: lemichael@pathgroup.com

Joyce D. Mills, MD

Medical School: Loma Linda University
Residency: Baptist Memorial Hospital
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Specialty: Clinical Laboratory Medical Director
Location: Erlanger Health Systems, Chattanooga, TN
Phone: 423-778-4389
Email: jdmills@pathgroup.com

Marjan Mirzabeigi, MD

Medical School: Universite de Bordeaux II School of Medicine, France
Residency: University of Miami School of Medicine
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Dermatopathology
Fellowship Training: Dermatopathology - Northwestern University Department of Dermatology
Location: Atlanta Dermatopathology & Pathology Associates, Atlanta, GA
Phone: 770-994-1360
Email: mmirzabeigi@pathgroup.com
www.atldermpath.com

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

Elsie P. Ollapally, MD

Medical School: University of Tennessee Memphis
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center & Hospital
Retired 2015

Edgar H. Pierce, Jr., MD

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Residency: University of Vermont College of Medicine
Retired 2010

Terry B. Ponder, 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
Specialty: Hospital Services, Cytopathology
Fellowship Training: Cytopathology – Emory University
Fellowship Training: Surgical Pathology – University of North Carolina
Location: Parkridge Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Phone: 423-493-1550
Email: lproctor@pathgroup.com

Marigny B. Roberts, MD

Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Phone: 540-777-1430
Email: mbroberts@pathgroup.com

Mary P. Schatz, MD

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Retired 2008

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: Gynecologic, Genitourinary, Breast and Gastrointestinal Pathology
Location: Grassmere Laboratory, Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-562-9200
Email: hshappell@pathgroup.com

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: Urologic Pathology, Non-Neoplastic Pulmonary Pathology
Location: StoneCrest Medical Center, Smyrna, TN
Phone: 615-768-2520
Email: ssilvernagel@pathgroup.com

David C. Spence, MD

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center
Residency: Washington University School of Medicine Department of Pathology And Immunology
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology
Fellowship Training: Pediatrics - University of Utah Primary Children’s Medical Center
Fellowship Training: Hematopathology – Upstate Medical University
Specialty: Pediatrics
Location: Erlanger Health Systems, Chattanooga, TN
Phone: 423-778-7255
Email: dspence@pathgroup.com

M. Lynn Swearingen, MD

Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: Bethesda Naval Hospital
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology
Specialty: Cytopathology
Location: Parkridge Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Phone: 423-493-1550
Email: lswearingen@pathgroup.com

John W. Templeton, MD

Medical School: University of Tennessee School of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Retired 2007

John B. Thomison, Jr., MD

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Retired 2010

Richard D. Buchanan, MD

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Joined Associated Pathologists in 1975
Past President of Associated Pathologists
Retired in 2004

Samuel H. Dillard, Jr., MD

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Joined Associated Pathologists in 1974
Retired in 2005

Eugene Fong, MD

Alan K. Galloway, MD

James H. Godfrey, Jr., MD

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Joined Associated Pathologists in 1975
Retired in 1994

John D. Jones, MD

Medical School: University of Southern California School of Medicine
Joined Associated Pathologists in 1979
Retired in 2005

Ashwini W. Pandit, MD

Justin S. Poling, MD

Mary P. Schatz, MD

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Retired 2008

Dean G. Taylor, MD

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington in Seattle
Retired 2006

Christiaan Erik de Vries, MD

Marcus R. Winkler, MD

Jimmy L. Costin, MD

Medical School: Oklahoma University School Of Medicine
Residency: University Of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Board Certification: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Specialty: Forensic Pathology
Location: Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, MO
Phone: 573-778-0889
Email: jcostin@pathgroup.com

Jerry L. Gibbs, MD

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Missouri Medical Center
Retired 2007

Abdul K. Shamsuddin, MD

Medical School: Kerala University, Trivadrum Medical College, India
Residency: Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown, Ohio
Retired 2011

Rena M. Thomison, MD

Medical School: University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Medicine
Residency: University of Alabama in Birmingham
Retired 2010

John E. Gerber, MD

1942 – 2004

Hugo C. Pribor, MD, PhD

1928 – 2007