About Us

The Mission of the TN Chapter, ACS, is to improve the health of the people of Tennessee and the Southeastern Region of the United States by promoting the ethical practice of the art and science of surgery. To this end, the TN Chapter, ACS strives to cultivate equality and achieve inclusivity as surgeons, leaders, role models, and mentors not only within our own surgical community but throughout society.

The TN Chapter is dedicated to

The promotion of membership
The provision of advocacy for surgeons and patients
The education of surgeons and surgical residents
The ultimate improvement and measurement of patient care and safety
The study of the educational and professional needs of underrepresented surgeons and surgical trainees and the impact that its work may have on the elimination of health disparities among diverse population groups. The Chapter supports the American College of Surgeons’ commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

The Chapter provides a network for the Fellows of the State and serves as their liaison to the American College of Surgeons.

Our Purpose

To promote the improvement of care to the surgical patient
To promote cooperation among the members of the Chapter in their common efforts to improve the quality of surgical care
To provide a medium through which surgical experiences may be presented and discussed, through which continuing education in the area of surgical skills and care may be provided, and through which outmoded and/or unethical surgical practices may be corrected
To offer assistance to professional and civic-based groups concerned with the maintenance of high-quality health care in the State of Tennessee
To assist in providing the residents of the State of Tennessee with surgical and hospital facilities of the highest ethical and professional standards

Tennessee Chapter of ACS Leadership

Board of Directors 2025 – 2026

James McLoughlin, MD, FACS

President

Knoxville, TN

Nia Zalamea, MD, FACS

President-Elect

Memphis, TN

Jeffrey S. Upperman, MD, FACS

Vice President

Carmen C. Solórzano, MD, FACS

Past President

Nashville, TN

Elizabeth Jackson, MD, FACS

Secretary-Treasurer

Johnson City, TN

At-Large Directors

Dina Filiberto, MD, FACS

At-Large Director — West

Andrew James Kerwin, MD, FACS

At-Large Director — West

Memphis, TN

Ashley Hendrix, MD, FACS

At-Large Director — West

Memphis, TN

Darrell Lamont Hunt, MD, FACS

At-Large Director — Middle

Gallatin, TN

Eunice Haung, MD, FACS

At-Large Director — Middle

Mary Caroline Nally, MD, FACS

At-Large Director — Middle

Nashvile, TN

Ben Dart, MD, FACS

At-Large Director — East

Ryan Schmocker, MD, FACS

At-Large Director — East

Keelin Flannery Roche, MD, MPH, FACS

At-Large Director — East

Johnson City, TN

Young Fellows Representatives

Kyle Lange, DO

Knoxville, TN

Trevy Ana Ramos, DO, FACS

Johnson City, TN

Stephen Greer, MD, FACS

Chattanooga, TN

Yasmin Ali, MD, FACS

Memphis, TN

Colleen M Kiernan, MD, MPH, FACS

Nashville, TN

Christopher Bell, MD, FACS

Chattanooga, TN

Chandrasekhar Padmanabhan, MD, FACS

Nashville, TN

Associate Fellow Representatives

Ethan Montemayor, MD

Nashville, TN

Jane Zhao, MD, MS

Memphis, TN

Association of Women Surgeons’ Representative

Olivia DeLozier

Memphis, TN

Committee on Cancer

James McLoughlin, MD, FACS

Chair

Knoxville, TN

Committee on Trauma

Regan Williams, MD,FACS

Chair

Memphis, TN

Governors

Robert Allen Maxwell, MD, FACS

Governor, At Large

Chattanooga, TN

Ingrid Meszoely, MD, FACS

Governor, At Large

Nashville, TN

David Shibata, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Governor, At Large

Memphis, TN

TN Surgical Quality Consortium

Joel F. Bradley, MD, FACS

Nashville, TN

ACS Board of Regents

Ken Sharp, MD, FACS

Nashville, TN

Advocacy Insider

James 'Trey' Eubanks, MD, FACS

Memphis, TN

Resident Representatives

Imani Sweatt, MD

University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN

Luke Anders, MD

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN

Mary Peyton French, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Bailey Humphreys, MD

University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Knoxville, TN

Kay Buerster, MD

University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Chattanooga, TN

Fulton Robinson, MD

UT Health Science Center College of Medicine
Nashville, TN / Ascension Saint Thomas

About Us

Our Purpose

Tennessee Chapter of ACS Leadership

Board of Directors 2025 – 2026

James McLoughlin, MD, FACS

Nia Zalamea, MD, FACS

Jeffrey S. Upperman, MD, FACS

Carmen C. Solórzano, MD, FACS

Elizabeth Jackson, MD, FACS

At-Large Directors

Dina Filiberto, MD, FACS

Andrew James Kerwin, MD, FACS

Ashley Hendrix, MD, FACS

Darrell Lamont Hunt, MD, FACS

Eunice Haung, MD, FACS

Mary Caroline Nally, MD, FACS

Ben Dart, MD, FACS

Ryan Schmocker, MD, FACS

Keelin Flannery Roche, MD, MPH, FACS

Young Fellows Representatives

Kyle Lange, DO

Trevy Ana Ramos, DO, FACS

Stephen Greer, MD, FACS

Yasmin Ali, MD, FACS

Colleen M Kiernan, MD, MPH, FACS

Christopher Bell, MD, FACS

Chandrasekhar Padmanabhan, MD, FACS

Associate Fellow Representatives

Ethan Montemayor, MD

Jane Zhao, MD, MS

Association of Women Surgeons’ Representative

Olivia DeLozier

Committee on Cancer

James McLoughlin, MD, FACS

Committee on Trauma

Regan Williams, MD,FACS

Governors

Robert Allen Maxwell, MD, FACS

Ingrid Meszoely, MD, FACS

David Shibata, MD, FACS, FASCRS

TN Surgical Quality Consortium

Joel F. Bradley, MD, FACS

ACS Board of Regents

Ken Sharp, MD, FACS

Advocacy Insider

James 'Trey' Eubanks, MD, FACS

Resident Representatives

Imani Sweatt, MD

Luke Anders, MD

Mary Peyton French, MD

Bailey Humphreys, MD

Kay Buerster, MD

Fulton Robinson, MD

Clara Loewen, MD

The Tennessee Chapter is managed by Synergistic Management, LLC.

Kallie Medbery

Kathy D. Browning

Leah Raiford

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