Core Mentors

Program Director

Frank Ling, M.D., FACOG

Undergrad: Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN

Medical Degree: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School; Dallas, TX
Internship: Christiana Care Health Services, Wilmington, DE
Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Memphis, TN

Other Positions:

  • Clinical Chair, St Matthews University

  • Clinical Chair, SABA University School of Medicine

  • Clinical Chair, Medical University of the Americas

Practice: General OB/GYN, Women’s Health Specialists

Associate Program Director; Site Director, Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women

Todd Chappell M.D., FACOG

Undergraduate: Bachelor of Science in Biology; University of Memphis

Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine; Memphis, TN

Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Memphis, TN

Practice: Director of MIGS, Fertility Associates of Memphis

Associate Program Director; Site Director, Baptist Memorial Hospital - DeSoto

Daniel Lee, M.D., FACOG

Medical Degree: University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Memphis, TN
Internship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Memphis, TN
Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Memphis, TN
Other Positions: Clinical Instructor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Memphis, TN
Practice: General OB/GYN, Memphis Obstetrics & Gynecological Association

Specialty Education Coordinators

Director, Labor & Delivery

Judi Carney, M.D., FACOG

Medical Degree: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA

Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Practice: General OB/GYN; MidSouth OBGYN

Director, General OBGYN

Robin Taylor, M.D., FACOG

Medical Degree: University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Memphis, TN

Internship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Memphis, TN

Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Memphis, TN

Practice: General OB/GYN, Midsouth OB/GYN

Director, Gynecologic Oncology

David Engle M.D., M.S., FACOG

Undergraduate: Bachelor of Science, Lyon College, Batesville, AR; 1997

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR; 2002

Internship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN; 2003

Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN; 2006

Graduate School: Master of Science, Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology, University of Madison-Wisconsin; 2008

Fellowship: Gynecologic Oncology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; 2011

Practice: Baptist Cancer Center, Memphis Gynecologic Oncology (BMG)

Director, Gynecologic Oncology Education

Nnamdi Gwacham, D.O. M.S., FACOG

Undergraduate: Bachelor of Science, Human Movement Science, Utah State University, Logan, UT: 2009

Graduate: Master of Science, Human Movement Science, Utah State University, Logan, UT: 2012

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA; 2016

Internship: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ; 2017

Residency: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ; 2020

Fellowship: Gynecologic Oncology, AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, FL; 2023

Practice: Baptist Cancer Center - Memphis Gynecologic Oncology (BMG)

Director, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Robert Summitt M.D., FACOG

Medical Degree: University of Tennessee College of Medicine; Memphis, TN
Internship: University of Tennessee College of Medicine; Memphis, TN
Residency: University of Tennessee College of Medicine; Memphis, TN
Fellowship: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center; Long Beach, CA
Practice: Urogynecology, Women’s Health Specialists

Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Jacques E. Samson M.D., FACOG

Medical Degree: Meharry Medical College; Nashville, TN
Residency: Wayne State University; Detroit, MI
Fellowship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Memphis, TN
Practice: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Baptist Medical Group (BMG)

Director, Perinatal Education

Danielle Tate, M.D., FACOG

Medical: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC

Internship: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Fellowship: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Fellowship: HIV Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Post-Graduate: Master of Business Administration, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Practice: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Baptist Medical Group (BMG)

Director, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; Director, Resident Research

William Kutteh M.D., Ph.D., FACOG

Medical Degree: Wake Forest University School of Medicine; Winston-Salem, NC
Doctoral Degree: Ph.D., Molecular Cell Biology; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Internship and Residency: University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, TX
Other Positions: 

  • Clinical Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology

  • Consulting Gynecologist, Director of Fertility Preservation Program, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Practice: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Fertility Associates of Memphis

Director, Simulation & Robotic Surgical Training

Gregory Burana, M.D., FACOG

Medical: University of Tennessee Health Science Center School of Medicine, Memphis TN

Internship: University of Tennessee Health Science  Center, Memphis, TN

Residency: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

Practice: General OB/GYN, Memphis Obstetrics & Gynecological Association

 

 

Site Director, Christ Community Health Services

Katherine Liu M.D., FACOG

Medical Degree: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Internship: Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA
Residency: Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA
Fellowship:

  • Global Women's Health, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Lusaka, Zambia

Other Positions: Clinical Instructor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Memphis, TN
Practice: General OB/GYN, Christ Community Health Services

Director, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS)

Ben Abdu, M.D., FACOG

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Residency

Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Family Medicine Residency (2001)

University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Chattanooga, TN, OB/GYN Residency (2010)

Fellowship: AAGL Fellowship in Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center/Women's Surgery Center (2012)

Practice: Benign Gynecologist at West Cancer Center & Research Institute