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
Interim Program Director & Assistant Professor, DMS
Aisha Hussein, DMS, PA-C
BS, Wayne State University
MHS, Physician Assistant, Wayne State University
DMS, Clinical Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University
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
Michael Burger, Ed.D, M.Ed
Associate Professor
M.Ed.; Ed.D: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(Educational Administration / Curriculum and Instruction)
Awards and Accolades:
-Outstanding New Faculty Award, College of Education, Texas A&M University
-Great Teaching Chair in Education and Computer Science, Nebraska Wesleyan University
-Director, Learning Technology Center, Texas A&M University (1986-1991)
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
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
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
Joshua Shepherd, DMS, PA-C
Faculty, Medical Education
BS in Medical Laboratory Science, Lincoln Memorial University
MMS in Physician Assistant Studies, Lincoln Memorial University
DMS in Medical Education, Lincoln Memorial University
Nicole Shields, M.D.
Instructor of Medicine
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency: Duke University’s Southern Regional AHEC Family Medicine Residency Program
Board Certified: Family Physician
Specialty: Family Medicine
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
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
Urath Suresh, M.D.
Instructor of Medicine
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
Noor Yono, M.D.
Instructor of Medicine
Medical School: American University of Caribbean School of Medicine
Residency: North Shore LIJ Health System, Neurology
Fellowship: North Shore LIJH Cushing Neuroscience Institute, Neurophysiology
Internship: Atlanticare Regional Medical Center
Board Certified: Psychiatry and Neurology
Specialty: Neurology