Geriatric Fellowship Faculty

Department Leaders

John B. Standridge, MD, FAAFP
Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

Hometown: Chattanooga, TN

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Residency: Roanoke Memorial Hospital, now Carilion Health System, Roanoke, VA

Interests: Hyptertension, addiction medicine, geriatric medicine, preventive medicine

Dr. Standridge practiced rural family medicine for 13 years in Benton and Cleveland, Tennessee, where he established the Benton Family Health Care Center. He served for nine years as Medical Director of the Substance Abuse Treatment Unit, served as chief of medicine for both area hospitals, and as president of the medical society. Dr. Standridge joined the faculty of the James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University where he served as Program Director of the Kingsport Family Practice Residency. He returned to private practice for four years in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, where he also served for 10 years as Medical Director of the Alexian Health Care Center.

Dr. Standridge holds the Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Geriatric Medicine, issued jointly by the ABFP and the ABIM, oversees the geriatrics portion of our family medicine residency curriculum, and serves as program director for our geriatric medicine fellowship. He currently serves as Medical Director of the Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Inc. (CADAS) and is certified in addiction medicine by ASAM. Dr. Standridge is additionally certified as a Specialist in Clinical Hypertension by the American Society of Hypertension. Dr. Standridge's areas of professional interest and publication include hypertension, addiction medicine, geriatric medicine, general internal medicine, and preventive medicine. john.standridge@erlanger.org.

Supervising Faculty for Rotations:

Block Rotations	Faculty
Neurology	David Rankine, MD
Geriatric medicine	John Standridge, MD
Dermatology / Wound care	Sam Banks, MD
Geriatric psychiatry	Terry Holmes, MD
Orthopedics / Podiatry	Paul Apyan, MD
Gynecology / Oncology	Donald Chamberlain, MD
Geriatric medicine consults	John Standridge, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	David Hoffman, MD
Urology	Oliver Benton, MD
Hospice	John Standridge, MD
Cardiology and Complementary/ Alternative Medicine	Mitch Mutter, MD, and Thomas Cable, MD
Internal medicine elective	Specialist Faculty

Geriatric Care Teams

Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly

Name	Specialty	Patient Care	Teaching Activities
Lotika Pandit, M.D.	Geriatrician	X	X
Tahir Ahmad, M.D,	Geriatrician	X
Maureen Brock, FNP	Nurse Practitioner	X	X
Deane Peterson, FNP, MPH	Nurse Practitioner	X	X
Therapy Department	PT/PTA/OT/COTA/ST	X	X
Nutrition Department	Clinical Nutritionist	X	X
Day Center Staff	CNA	X
Transportation Dept	Drivers	X
Clinic Staff	CNA/LPN/RN	X

Alexian Health Care Center

Name	Specialty	Patient Care	Teaching Activities
Carroll Allen, PT	Physical Therapist	X	X
Patsy Wiggins, SLP	Speech Therapist	X
Glenda Morgan, CDM	Dietary Manager	X
Kathy Baese	Dietician	X
Kathy Glaze, BSW	Social Worker	X	X
Christy Ritzhaupt, CAD	Activities Director	X
Rev. Valerie Carnes	Chaplain	X
Lee Overbay, BS	Social Services Director	X
Donna Rutherford, RN	Director, Nursing	X	X
Alexian Nursing Staff	Nursing	X

UT Family Practice Center

Name	Specialty	Patient Care	Teaching Activities
Robert Zylstra, EdD, LCSW	Social Worker	X	X
Deborah Karstens, PAC	Physician Assistant	X
UTFPC Nursing Staff	Nursing	X
J. Mack Worthington, MD	Family Medicine	X	X
Stephen Adams, MD	Family Medicine	X	X
David Ruiz, MD	Family Medicine	X	X
Gina DeFranco, DO	Family Medicine	X	X