Class of 2025
Christopher Birdsey, MD
General Surgery Attending – Tristar Horizon Medical Center, Dickson, TN
Vijal Parikh, MD
Surgicalist – Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, Tennessee Oncology, Murfreesboro, TN
Daniel Slagle, MD
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship (2026-2027) – University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Chattanooga, TN
Class of 2025
Jared Cappelli, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship (2025-2026) – University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Tiffany Gesang, MD
General Surgery Attending – The Surgical Clinic, Columbia, TN
Ethan Montemayor, MD
General Surgery Attending – The Surgical Clinic, Nashville, TN
Class of 2024
Cody Blackwelder, MD
General Surgery Attending – Northern Louisiana Medical Center, Ruston, LA
Eileen Bui, MD
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship (2024-2026) – McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
General Surgery Attending – Chatham Kent Health Alliance, Chatham, ON Canada
Rochelle Gaudet, MD
General Surgery Attending – Onvida Health, Yuma, AZ
Class of 2023
Rafaella Genova, MD
Plastic Surgery Fellowship (2023-2026) – Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship (2026-2027) – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
James Griscom, MD
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship (2023-2024) – Our Lady Of The Lake Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Bariatric and General Surgery Attending – The Surgical Clinic, Nashville, TN
Ryan Smith, MD
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship (2023-2024) – University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Chattanooga, TN
Colon and Rectal Surgeon – Advent Health, Castle Rock, CO
Class of 2022
Rachel Bryant, MD
General Surgery Attending – The Surgical Clinic, Nashville, TN
General Surgery Attending – Tristar Medical Group, Bowling Green, KY
General Surgery Attending – Greenview Surgical, Bowling Green, KY
Jordan Crittenden, MD
Captain – United States Air Force
General Surgery Attending – Riverside Surgical Specialists, Newport News, VA
Layne Gardella, MD
Vascular Surgery Fellowship (2022-2024) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Vascular Surgery Attending – M Health Fairview Surgery Clinic, Burnsville, MN
Class of 2021
Erica Davanian, DO
Vascular Surgery Fellowship (2021-2023) - Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Vascular Surgeon – Texas Vascular Associates, Dallas, TX
Kaohinani Longwolf, MD
Vascular Surgery Fellowship (2021-2023) – University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT
Assistant Professor of Surgery – University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT
Andrea Tsoris, MD
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship (2021-2022) – Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
Trauma Surgeon – Common Spirit Surgical Associates, Colorado Springs, CO
Class of 2020
Cesar Molina, MD
Hand & Microsurgery Fellowship (2020-2021) – Christine M. Kleinert Institute at University of Louisville
Hand Surgeon – Atlanta Hand Specialists, Atlanta, GA
Alexander Nixon, MD
Plastic Surgery Fellowship (2020-2023) – University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Craniofacial Fellowship (2023-2024) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship (2024-2025) – SSK Plastic Surgery, Newport Beach, CA
Plastic Surgery Attending – Nixon Plastic Surgery, Nashville, TN
Andy Rivera, MD
Vascular Surgery Fellowship (2020-2022) – Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Vascular Surgeon – Vascular Surgery Associates, Baltimore, MD
