About Us

The Medical Society works with like-minded organizations to elevate the status of the medical profession locally, in Tennessee, and in the nation.

The Medical Society protects and promotes the patient-physician relationship, and seeks to increase access to quality medical care for all persons. Believing integrity is essential to all relationships, the Medical Society promotes the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, and patient care.

Board of Directors

Richard Moody, MD

Chattanooga Family Practice Associates | President

Harish Manyam, MD

Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute | President-Elect

Melanie Blake, MD

Lifestyle Medicine at Galen | Secretary-Treasurer

Marijka Grey, MD

CommonSpirit | Immediate Past President

Steven Fox, MD

UT Family Practice | Board Member

Robert Jean, MD

University Surgical Associates | Board Member

Robert Magill, MD

Parkridge Health System / Board Member

John McCarley, MD

Nephrology Associates / Board Member

Jeffrey Mullins, MD

CHI Memorial Urology Associates | Board Member

Michael Nichols, MD

Tennessee Interventional & Imaging Assoc. | Board Member

Mukta Panda, MD

UT College of Medicine | Board Member

Eugene Ryan, MD

Parkridge Primary Care | Board Member

Kate Shuster, MD

Galen Dermatology | Board Member

Todd Thurston, MD

Refined Looks / Board Member

Harsha Vardhana, MD

Tennessee Oncology | Board Member

Hayley Everett, MD

Resident Member

Alliance

The Chattanooga Hamilton County Medical Society Alliance (CHCMSA) is a non-profit membership organization of physicians’ spouses. Our mission is to support the family of medicine and to promote the health of the greater Chattanooga, TN area.

Partner

with the TMAA and AMAA to increase awareness of the Opioid Epidemic and Prevention of Addiction

Support

domestic violence prevention programs by providing ‘Hands are not for Hitting’ activities in the community

Provide

scholarships to local students through MedRock and Holiday Sharing Card project

Advocate

for legislative efforts which promote awareness of public health issues, supporting safe and accessible patient care for all

Participate

in grassroots legislative affairs which address challenges facing the practice of medicine

Offer

support, friendship and social activities to this unique group of individuals