General Pediatrics
Dedicated to improving healthcare for children in Northeast Tennessee and the surrounding Appalachian Region

William Dodd, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Education: East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN. 2011.
Residency: East Carolina University, combined residency of Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Greenville NC. 2015.

Jodi Gage, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor | Associate Program Director
Medical Education: East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN. MD, 1998
Residency: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 2001

Jennifer Gibson, MD
Associate Professor
Medical Education: East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN. MD, 2009
Residency: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 2012

Gayatri Bala Jaishankar, MD
Professor
Medical Education: Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, MD, 1991
Residency: East Tennessee State University, 1997

Demetrio Macariola, Jr., MD
Associate Professor
Medical Education: Divine Word University, Philippines, 1990
Resident: Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Amarillo, TX
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 2001
Debra Mills, MD
Professor
Medical Education: East Tennessee State University, MD, 1993
Residency: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA, 1996

Karen Schetzina, MD, MPH, CLC, FAAP
Professor
Medical Education: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, MD, 1997
Residency: Stanford University Medical Center, 2001
Graduate Education: MPH in Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, 2001

Dawn Tuell, MD
Professor | Chair of Pediatric Education
Medical Education: East Tennessee State University, MD
Residency: East Tennessee State University, 2004

David L. Wood, MD, MPH
Professor
Medical Education: UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health,Los Angeles, CA
Residency: Preventative Medicine and Public Health, UCLA and Los Angeles County Public Health Department, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship: Agency for Helathcare Research and Quality (NCHSR) Fellowship in Health Services Research, RAND Corporation and Fellow, Primary Care Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Division of General Pediatrics