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DMS Faculty

PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS and EDUCATORS

 

Dean, School of Medical Sciences (SMS)

Paula Miksa, DMS, EdS, PA-C, DFAAPA
DMS, with Distinction, Lincoln Memorial University
EdS, Lincoln Memorial University

 

Assistant Dean & Program Director, DMS

Daniel Anderson, DMSc, PA-C
BS, Biological Sciences, Georgia State University
MPAS, Physician Assistant, Eastern Virginia Medical School
DMSc, Education Track, A.T. Still University

 

Core Faculty

Aisha Hussein, DMS, PA-C
Assistant Professor, DMS
BS, Biological Sciences, Wayne State University
MHS, Physician Assistant, Wayne State University
DMS, Clinical Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University

 

Clinical Faculty

Roger Brooksbank, M.D
Instructor of Medicine
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: University of Tennessee Medical Center
Fellowship: Healthcare Advisory Board Management Leadership Institute
Board Certified: Emergency Medicine; Family Medicine
Specialties: Emergency Medicine; Family Medicine


James B. Crum, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Medical School: Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Grandview Medical Center
Board Certified: Radiologist
Specialty Diagnostic Radiology 

 

Randal Dabbs, M.D.
Instructor of Medicine
President, Practice Development at Team Health
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Internship: University of Tennessee Medical Center
Residency: University of Tennessee Medical Center
Board Certified: Emergency Medicine; Family Practice
Specialty: Emergency Medicine 

 

Susan Dodd, M.D.
Instructor of Medicine
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: University of TN Memorial Research Hospital
Board Certified: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Specialties: Obstetrics and Gynecology 

 

Elizabeth Douglas, M.D.
Instructor of Medicine
Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Residency: University of Kentucky Family Practice
Board Certified: Family Medicine
Specialty: Family Medicine

 

David A. Escalante, M.D.
Instructor of Medicine
Medical School: Universidad de Montemorelos
Internship: Hospital Adventista Silvestre
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine
Board Certified: Internist and Endocrinologist
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

 

J. Rod Gimbel, M.D.
Instructor of Medicine
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Residency: New York University Medical Center/ Bellevue Hospital
Cardiology Fellowship: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cardiac Pacing & Electrophysiology Fellowship: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship: University Hospital Case Medical Center
Board Certified: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Disease
Specialty: Cardiology Electrophysiology

 

Jason Green, D.O.
Adjunct Faculty  
Medical School: Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City
Fellowship: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Specialty: Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care

 

Kelly Jaan, DMS, PA-C
Assistant Professor
DMS, Lincoln Memorial University
MPA, Physician Assistant, Bethel University
BSN, Nursing, University of Tennessee – Knoxville, Tennessee
Specialty: Cardiology

 

Sirisha Jasti
Medical School: Osmania Medical College
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Fellowship: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (Gastroenterology & Hepatology), Montefiore Medical Center (Advanced Endoscopy)
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Specialty: Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Advanced Endoscopy

 

Dana Noelle Johnson, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Doctor of Pharmacy Degree, Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy, May 2004
Associate of Science Degree, Southeast Community College, May 1996
Licensed Pharmacist State of Alabama, May 2004 – present
Licensed Pharmacist State of Tennessee, August 2011 – present

 

Jahanian Kambiz, M.D.
Instructor of Medicine
Medical School: University Of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Residency: University Of Texas Medical Branch
Board Certified: Psychiatry
Specialties: Psychiatry

 

Andrea Negrete, MPH, PA-C
Course Facilitator
BS, Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston 
MPH, Epidemiology, Alderson Broaddus University
MSPAS, Physician Assistant, Alderson Broaddus University
Specialty: Psychiatry

 

Dante Pappano, M.D.
Instructor of Medicine
Medical School: Washington University
Residency: Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital; University of Rochester Medical Center
Board Certified: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Specialty: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

 

Barbara A. Slusher, MSW, PA-C, DFAAPA
Course Facilitator
MSW, Social Work, University of Maryland
BS, Physician Assistant Studies, University of North Texas
BA, Psychology and Social Work, University of Maryland
Specialty: Rheumatology

 

Urath Suresh, M.D.
Medical School: Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom; University of Calcutta
Residency: St. Francis Medical Center
Fellowship: State University of New York
Specialty: Nephrology

 

Hiediliza Tan, M.D.
Instructor of Medicine
Medical School: University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin
Board Certified: Internal Medicine; Infectious Disease
Specialty: Infectious Disease

 

Philip A Waller, M.D
Instructor of Medicine
Medical School: Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University
Internship & Residency: Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge Medicine Residency
Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina, Division of Rheumatology
Board Certified: Internal Medicine and Rheumatology
Specialties: Rheumatology

 

Fred Wenger, D.O.
Instructor of Medicine
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center; Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fellowship: Albert Einstein Medical Center; Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Board Certified: Emergency Medicine
Specialty: Emergency Medicine