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Orthopaedic Surgery Graduates

2023
Neal Huang, MD
Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
Total Joints Specialist Atlanta, Georgia
Daniel Miles, MD
Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship
Rutgers University Jersey City, New Jersey
Connor Read, MD
Gadsden Riverview Regional Medical Center
Gadsden, Alabama 


2022
Burton Dunlap, MD
Shoulder and Upper Extremity Fellowship
Rush University Chicago, Illinois
Tyler Ward, MD
Hand Fellowship
Birmingham, Alabama
Bend Welborn, MD
Sports Medicine Fellowship 
Boston, Massachusetts 


2021
Steven Baker, MD
Practice in Alexander City, Alabama
Medical School: University of Alabama, Birmingham
Brandon Boyd, MD
Fellowship: Hand Surgery, Philadelphia Hand Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Franklin Davis, MD
Practice in Moultrie, Georgia
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

2021-2023

2020
John Bell, MD
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Mississippi Sports Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi
Medical School: University of South Carolina
Tyler Fraser, MD
Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Taylor Harris, MD
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, Alabama
Medical School: University of South Carolina

2019
Chase Kluemper, MD
Fellowship: Hand, Philadelphia Hand Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Medical School: University of Kentucky
Abdul Sabri, MD
Fellowship: Spine, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
Medical School: Quillen School of Medicine, East TN State University
Ryan Voskuil, MD
Fellowship: Musculoskeletal Oncology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina

2018
Joey Boaen, MD
Fellowship: Sports, Andrews Clinic, Pensacola, Florida
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Jason Fogleman, MD
Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California
Medical School: Quillen School of Medicine, East TN State University
Yoshi Katsuura, MD
Fellowship: Spine, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weil Cornell School of Medicine, New York, New York
Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
 

2018-2020
2015-2017

2017

S. Justin Cowart, MD

Fellowship: Arthroplasty, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Nick Richardson, MD

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

T. Jacob Seales, MD

Fellowship: Arthroplasty, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida

Medical School: University of Alabama

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2016

Bryce Cunningham, MD

Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, University of Texas, Houston, Texas

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine

Alex Lemons, MD

Fellowship: Spine Surgery, Twin Cities Spine Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Medical School: University of South Carolina

Chris Pankiw, MD

Fellowship: Hand Surgery, Philadelphia Hand Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Medical School: Mercer University

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2015

Daniel Doty, MD

Fellowship: Shoulder and Elbow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Kristopher "Case" Sanders, MD

Fellowship: Arthroplasty, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida

Medical School: Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana

Jarrod Smith, MD

Fellowship: Sports Medicine, The Andrews Institute, Gulf Breeze, Florida

Medical School: Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University

2014-2012

2014

Justin Dunn, MD

Fellowship: Arthroplasty, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Matthew Higgins, MD

Fellowship: Arthroplasty, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Robert "Brock" Howell, MD

Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction, Joint Implant Surgeons, Columbus, Ohio

Medical School: University of Alabama

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2013

Chad Corrigan, MD

Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Alabama

Stephen Rodes, MD

Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Wellington Orthopaedic/ University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Clay Spitler, MD

Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

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2012

Jeremy R. Bruce, MD

Fellowship: Sports Medicine, The Andrews Institute, Gulf Breeze, Florida

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Jesse F. Doty, MD

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Coughlin Foot and Ankle Clinic, Boise, Idaho

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Michael D. Johnson, MD

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 

Medical School: University of Alabama

2011-2009

2011

Brandon Cincere, MD

Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Nirschl Orthopaedic Center for Sports Medicine and Joint Reconstruction, Arlington, Virginia

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Andrew Hester, MD

Practice: Northwest Georgia Orthopaedics, Calhoun, Georgia

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

W. Stan Ragon, MD

Military: US Navy Orthopaedic Surgeon

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

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2010

Justin M. Arnold, MD

Fellowship: Hand Surgery, Indiana Hand Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

B. Shane Asbury, MD

Practice: Maryville Orthopaedic Clinic, Maryville, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Julian P. Price, MD

Fellowship: Spine Surgery, Twin Cities Spine Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

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2009

Terry Arrington, MD

Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction, OrthoCarolina, Charlotte, North Carolina

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Garrick W. Cason, MD

Fellowship: Spine Surgery, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan

Medical School: University of Mississippi

Matthew P. Willis, MD

Fellowship: Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Tampa, Florida 

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

2008-2006

2008

Yury L. Bykov, MD

Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine

Michael Lawley, MD

Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Shriner's Children's Hospital, Portland, Oregon

Medical School: University of South Alabama

Brian Weatherby, MD

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, University of Texas (Thomas O. Clanton, MD, Houston, Texas

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina

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2007

Delan Gaines, MD

Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Steadman- Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

James Lashley, MD

Fellowship: Spine Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

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2006

Stephen M. King, MD

Practice: Northwest Georgia Orthopaedics, Calhoun, Georgia

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Jonathan Pettit, MD

Practice: Mid-Tennessee Bone and Joint Clinic, Columbia, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Kentucky

2005-2003

2005

Thomas Baylis, MD

Practice: Hattiesburg Clinic, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Fellowship: Sports Medicine, American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, Alabama

Medical School: University of Mississippi

Gary Davis, MD

Practice: Center for Specialty Hand Care, Gainesville, Georgia

Medical School: East Tennessee State University

Mark Freeman, MD

Practice: Orthopaedic Institute of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction/ Joint Replacement, Thomas Fehring, MD,Charlotte, North Carolina

Medical School: University of Virginia

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2004

David Argo, MD

Practice: Beacon Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Mississippi Orthopaedic Medicine and Sports Medicine Clinic, Ridgeland, Mississippi

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine

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2003

Tyler Goldberg, MD

Practice: Texas Orthopaedics, Sports, & Rehabilitation Associates, Austin, Texas

Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern

Jay Jolley, MD

Practice: Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Fellowship: Spine Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Paul Stafford, MD

Practice: Tulsa Orthopaedic Trauma Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

Medical School: Indiana University

2001-1999

2001

Chadwick Smith, MD

Practice: Cornerstone Orthopaedics, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Research Center of Virginia (John F. Meyers, MD), Richmond, Virginia 

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

R. Stacy Tapscott, MD

Practice: Decatur Orthopaedic Clinic, Decatur, Alabama

Fellowship: Shoulder Surgery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center (Charles Rockwood, MD), San Antonio, Texas

Fellowship: Sports Medicine (6 months), Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic (William T. Youmans, MD), Knoxville, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Alabama

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2000

Robert Blackwell, MD

Practice: Macon Orthopaedic & Hand Surgery, Macon, Georgia

Fellowship/Practice: Hand Surgery, Hand Center of San Antonio (David P. Green, MD), San Antonio, Texas 

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina

Roger Passmore, MD

Practice: Premier Orthopaedics &Sports Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee

Fellowship/Practice: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Orthopaedic Association of Dallas (James Bodsky, MD), Dallas, Texas 

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina

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1999

Paul Becker, MD

Practice: Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic, Mobile, Alabama

Fellowship/Practice: Sports Medicine, Hughston Clinic, Columbus, Georgia 

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Christopher Patton, MD

Practice: Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic, Knoxville, Tennessee

Fellowship/Practice: Sports Medicine, Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic (William T. Youmans, MD), Knoxville, Tennessee 

Medical School: Baylor School of Medicine (Houston, Texas)

Bruce Richmond, MD

Practice: Blue Ridge Orthopaedics, Seneca, South Carolina

Medical University: Medical University of South Carolina

1998-1996

1998

W. David Bruce, MD

Practice: Chattanooga Bone and Joint Surgery, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Fellowship: Sports Medicine (6 months), Hughston Clinic, Columbus, Georgia

Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedics, Salt Lake City Shriner's Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah

Medical School: University of Alabama

Tally E. Eddings III, MD

Practice: Blue Ridge Orthopaedics, Ashville, North Carolina

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Kelly Pucek, MD

Practice: West Tennessee Bone and Joint Clinic, Jackson, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Arkansas

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1997

William McKibbin, MD

Practice: Blue Ridge Orthopaedics, Ashville, North Carolina

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Medical School: University of Alabama

Gordon T. Hardy, MD

Practice: Anniston Orthopaedics Associates, PC, Anniston, Alabama

Medical School: Tulane University

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1996

N. Tucker Mattox, MD

Practice: Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons, Montgomery, Alabama

Medical School: University of Alabama

James C. Tucker, MD

Practice: Arkansas Specialty Care Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

Medical School: University of Arkansas

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1995-1993

1995

R. Jeffrey Cole, MD

Practice: OrthoMemphis, PC, Memphis, Tennessee

Fellowship: Hand Surgery, Washington University Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

Medical School: Vanderbilt University

D. Ron Anderson, MD

Practice: Private Practice, Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Fellowship: Total Joint/ Adult Reconstruction, Anthony Headly, MD, Phoenix, Arizona

Medical School: University of Utah

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1994

Mark Sumida, MD

Practice: Private Practice, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Medical School: University of Kentucky

Thomas "Mac" Barbour, MD

Practice: The Orthopaedic Group, Mobile, Alabama

Fellowship: Hand Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Medical School: University of Alabama

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1993

David Boone, MD

Practice: Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, Raleigh, North Carolina

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Medical School: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Oscar E. Aguero, MD

Practice: Valdosta Orthopaedic Associates, Valdosta, Georgia

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

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1992-1990

1992

Jeff Herring, MD

Practice: Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, Nashville, Tennessee

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Medical School: University of Oklahoma

Melvin Law, MD

Practice: Premier Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee

Fellowship: Spine Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

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1991

Michael R. Henderson, MD

Practice: Orthopaedic Associates PA, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Medical School: Bowman Gray School of Medicine

Ronald A. MacBeth, Jr., MD

Practice: Union General Orthopaedics, Blairsville, Georgia

Medical School: University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 

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1990

James A. Moore, MD

Practice: Stony Brook Medicine Southampton Hospital, Southampton, New York

Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Dr. Burt Zarens Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Medical School: University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences

Richard G. Pearce, MD

Practice: Spine Surgery Associates, Park Ridge, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas

Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee

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1989-1987

1989

David Marshall Jemison, MD

Practice: The Plastic Surgery Group, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Fellowship: Hand Surgery, Indiana Center for Surgery & Rehab of Hand & Increased Extremities, Indianapolis, Indiana 

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Jeffrey P. Lawrence, MD

Practice: Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, Nashville, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee

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1988

Amal Kumar Das MD

Practice: Southeast Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics, Hendersonville, North Carolina

Fellowship: Joints Surgery, Joints Implant Surgeons, INC., Columbus, Ohio

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana

Mark B. Williamson, MD

Practice: Iredell County Group Services, PLLC, Statesville, North Carolina

Fellowship: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center & Shriner's Hospital for  Crippled Children, Chicago, Illinois

Medical School: University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences

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1987

Carl M. Hollmann, MD

Practice: Tier 1 Institute Orthopedic and Neurosurgerical, Cookeville, Tennessee

Medical School: Vanderbilt University Medical School

Dale C. Ingram, MD

Practice: Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine

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1986-1984

1986

Paul M. Apyan, MD

Practice: Orthopaedic Surgical Specialists, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Fellowship: Total Joint Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine

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1985

Bruce I. Minkin, MD

Practice: Carolina Hand &Sports Medicine, Ashville, North Carolina

Fellowship: Hand Surgery, Baylor University, Dallas, Texas

Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee

Martin H. Redish, MD

Practice: Park Ridge Bone & Joint, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Medical School: Indiana University

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1984

George Baddour, Jr., MD

Practice: Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons, Montgomery, Alabama

Medical School: University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences

J. Richard Rhodes, MD

Practice: Private Practice, Port Orange, Florida

Medical School: Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico

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1983-1980

1983

Channappa Chandra, MD

Practice: OrthoSouth, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Fellowship: University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Mysore, Medical College, India

Lester F. Littell, III, MD

Practice: Private Practice, Orthopaedics, Sports, & Joints, Troy, Alabama

Medical School: University of Tennessee

Fred L. Perez, Jr., MD

Practice: Edinburg, Texas

Medical School: University of Monterrey Medical School, Monterrey, Mexico

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1982

Burton F. Elrod, MD

Practice: Elite Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, PLC, Nashville, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee

Jerry D. Clark, MD

Practice: Beaumont Bone & Joint, Beaumont, Texas

Medical School: University of Monterrey Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Monterrey, Mexico

Charles D. Wilburn, MD

Practice: Mid Tennessee Bone & Joint Clinic, Columbia, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee

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1981

Stephen J. Ringel, MD

Practice: Private Practice, Wharton, Texas

Medical School: University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Govind P. Senjalia, MD

Practice: Malcolm Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida

Medical School: M.P. Shah Medical School, India

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1980-1978

1980

David S. Huang, MD

Practice: Wichita Falls, Texas

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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1979

Dennis L. Stohler, MD

Practice: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Tennessee

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1978

Yee C. Chen, MD

Practice: Jonesboro, Georgia 

Medical School: Kaohsiung Medical College, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Usup Choi, MD

Practice: Albany, Georgia

Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis Tennessee​

Alan C. Odom, MD

Practice: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis Tennessee​

1977-1975

1977

Carrington Harrison, III, MD

Practice: Staunton, Virginia

Medical School: University of Virginia

John A. Higginbotham, MD

Practice: Huntsville, Alabama

Medical School: University of Alabama Medical College

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1976

Robert M. Canon, MD

Practice: Tullahoma, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee

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1975

John E. Davis, MD

Practice:Mid Carolina Orthopaedic & Spine, Forest City, North Carolina

Medical School: Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons,

Foster T. Hampton, III, MD

Practice: Morristown, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee

Thornton D. Perkins, MD

Practice: Glenwood, Indiana

Medical School: Indiana University Medical School

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1974-1972

1974

Frank M. Brown, MD

Practice: Hendersonville, North Carolina

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Herman J. Keillor, MD

Practice: Harlington, Texas

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas

Donald P. Vargas, MD

Practice: Harlingen, Texas

Medical School: Universidad Nacional Autouoma de Nic, Managua, Nicaragua

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1973

Lonnie R. Mercier, MD

Practice: Omaha, Nebraska

Medical School: Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska

Neill Valdes, MD

Practice: Mt. Juliet, Tennessee

Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine

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1972

Oscar E. Aguero, Sr., MD

Practice: Tavernier, Florida

Medical School: Havana University, Havana, Cuba 

Thomas W. Currey, MD

Practice: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine​

George Z. Seiters, MD

Practice: Signal Mountain, Tennessee

Medical School: University of Virginia​

1971-1969

1971

Hoo Seung Lee, MD

Practice: 

Medical School: 

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1970

Jose M. Melia, MD

Medical School: University of Zaragoza Medical School, Zaragoza, Spain

Jesus M. Sierrar, MD

Medical School: National University of Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

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1969

Mohammed Q. Hoda, MD

Practice: Dallas, Oregon

Medical School: Dacca Medical College, Dacca, E. Pakistan

Joseph W. Huston, MD

Practice: Topeka, Kansas

Medical School: Kansas University School of Medicine

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1968-1965

1968

Richardo A. Moncho, MD

Practice: Pasadena, California

Medical School: Buenos Aires Medical School

Jose J. A. Viera, MD

Medical School: University of Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Alvaro Lievano, MD

Practice: Atlanta, Georgia

Medical School: University of Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia​

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1965

Tak K. Kim, MD

Practice: Rolling Hills, Callifornia

Medical School: Severance Union Medical School, Seoul, Korea

Mohammad Molavi, MD

Medical School: Teheran Medical College, Iran

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1964-1959

1964

Yilmaz A. Serbes, MD

Medical School: University of Istanbul, Turkey

Norman R. Wilson, MD

Medical School: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

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1961

Wilbert Rudolf Tutsch, MD

Medical School: Friedrich-Alexander University

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1960

Ki Hong Choi, MD

Practice: Seoul, Korea

Medical School: Severance Union Medical College, Seoul, Korea

 

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1959

Mohammed Jaffari, MD

Practice: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Medical School: Teheran Medical College, Iran

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