Physicians
Joy Burbeck, M.D.

Education:
University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
(1996-1999) Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Training
University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
(1988-1993) MD Degree (June 1993)
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
(1984-1987) Premedical Undergraduate coursework
College of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois
(1983-1985) Bachelor of Science in Health Arts
Northwest Mississippi Junior College, Senatobia, MS
(1974-1976) Associate of Science, Nursing
Emmel B. Golden, Jr., M.D., FCCP

Education:
College:
Rhodes College, Memphis, TN B.S. Biology 1972
Medical School:
University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, Memphis, TN
M.D. 1975
Board Certification:
Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine 1979
Diplomat, Subspecialty Pulmonary Disease 1982
Certification in Critical Care Medicine 1987 – 1997
Marc E. Hofmann, M.D.
Education:
Ross University School of Medicine
Dominica, West Indies (Campus)
Edison, New Jersey 08837
Doctor of Medicine, February 4, 1995
May 1986-May 1990: Clarkson University
8 Clarkson Avenue
Potsdam, New York 13699
Board Certification:
American Board of Sleep Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 190339 Critical Care
American Board of Internal Medicine, 190330 Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Certification, 190330
ECFMG Certification: 0-490-498-3
Azuka Okpor, M.D., FCCP

Education:
University Education:
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria 1986-1989
University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria 1989-1992
Board Certification:
Board Certified in Internal Medicine in October 1999
Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine in November 2002
Board Certified in Critical Care Medicine in November 2004
Suzette Panton-LaTouche, M.D.
Education:
University Of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Columbia University/Harlem Hospital Center New York
Medical School: University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Board Certification:
Board Certified Pulmonary Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board Certified Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board Eligible Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Sanjay Ratnakant, M.D.
Education:
University of Tennessee Memphis, TN
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
University of Tennessee Memphis, TN
Internal Medicine Residency
Bangalore Medical College Bangalore, India
M.D. ( MBBS equivalent.)
St. Joseph's College Bangalore, India
Pre Med. (pre- university college)
Board Certification:
American Medical Association
Associate Member - American College of Chest Physicians
Associate Member - Society of Critical Care Medicine
Associate Member - American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Christian Medical and Dental Society, Memphis TN
William S. Richards, M.D.

Education:
Undergraduate:
David Lipscomb College, September 1982- June 1986
B.S. Degree with major in Chemistry and minors in Biology and Psychology
Medical School:
University of Tennessee, September 1986- June 1990
Board Certification:
Internal Medicine, 1994
Pulmonary Medicine, 1996
Critical Care Medicine, 1997
Robert W. Schriner, M.D., FCCP, ABSM

Education:
University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering 1982
University of Tennessee Center for
the Health Sciences, College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee
Doctor of Medicine 1986
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
Rochester, Minnesota
Internal Medicine Residency 6/86 - 6/89
Thoracic Diseases Fellowship 7/89 - 6/92
Sleep Medicine Research 7/89 - 6/90
Board Certification:
Diplomate in Internal Medicine, American Board of
Internal Medicine 1989
Diplomate in Pulmonary Disease 1992, renewed 2002
Diplomate in Critical Care Medicine 1993
Diplomate in Sleep Disorders Medicine 1995
Charles Michael Smith, Jr. M.D., FCCP

Education:
Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee
July 1995 – June 1998
Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee
July 1992 – June 1995
M.D., The University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee
August 1987 – June 1992
Board Certification:
Critical Care Medicine, 1999
Pulmonary Disease, 1998
Internal Medicine, 1995
Gary F. Trew, M.D. FCCP

Education:
Young High School, Knoxville, TN 1964
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
1964-68 B.S. 1968
University of Tennessee Medical Units, Memphis, TN
1969-72 M.D. 1972
Board Certification:
American Board of Internal Medicine 1983
Pulmonary Disease, Subspecialty Boards 1984
Critical Care Medicine, Subspecialty Boards 1991
Michael D . Wilons, M.D

Education:
B.S. Degree - University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, Tennessee, 1969
M.D. Degree - University of Tennessee
College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee 1972
Istvan Wollak, M.D.
Education:
Semmelweis University Medical School
Budapest, Hungary - "summa cum laude"
Board Certification:
Board Certified: Internal Medicine, ABIM
Board Certification Pulmonary Medicine, ABIM
Board Certification Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Nurse Practitioners
Janet Mulroy
Kaye Borgognoni
Administrator
Jenny Udouj
Joy Burbeck, M.D.

Education:
University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
(1996-1999) Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Training
University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
(1988-1993) MD Degree (June 1993)
University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
(1984-1987) Premedical Undergraduate coursework
College of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois
(1983-1985) Bachelor of Science in Health Arts
Northwest Mississippi Junior College, Senatobia, MS
(1974-1976) Associate of Science, Nursing
Emmel B. Golden, Jr., M.D., FCCP

Education:
College:
Rhodes College, Memphis, TN B.S. Biology 1972
Medical School:
University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, Memphis, TN
M.D. 1975
Board Certification:
Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine 1979
Diplomat, Subspecialty Pulmonary Disease 1982
Certification in Critical Care Medicine 1987 – 1997
Marc E. Hofmann, M.D.
Education:
Ross University School of Medicine
Dominica, West Indies (Campus)
Edison, New Jersey 08837
Doctor of Medicine, February 4, 1995
May 1986-May 1990: Clarkson University
8 Clarkson Avenue
Potsdam, New York 13699
Board Certification:
American Board of Sleep Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 190339 Critical Care
American Board of Internal Medicine, 190330 Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Certification, 190330
ECFMG Certification: 0-490-498-3
Azuka Okpor, M.D., FCCP

Education:
University Education:
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria 1986-1989
University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria 1989-1992
Board Certification:
Board Certified in Internal Medicine in October 1999
Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine in November 2002
Board Certified in Critical Care Medicine in November 2004
Suzette Panton-LaTouche, M.D.

Education:
University Of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Columbia University/Harlem Hospital Center New York
Medical School: University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Board Certification:
Board Certified Pulmonary Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board Certified Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board Eligible Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Sanjay Ratnakant, M.D.

Education:
University of Tennessee Memphis, TN
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
University of Tennessee Memphis, TN
Internal Medicine Residency
Bangalore Medical College Bangalore, India
M.D. ( MBBS equivalent.)
St. Joseph's College Bangalore, India
Pre Med. (pre- university college)
Board Certification:
American Medical Association
Associate Member - American College of Chest Physicians
Associate Member - Society of Critical Care Medicine
Associate Member - American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Christian Medical and Dental Society, Memphis TN
William S. Richards, M.D.

Education:
Undergraduate:
David Lipscomb College, September 1982- June 1986
B.S. Degree with major in Chemistry and minors in Biology and Psychology
Medical School:
University of Tennessee, September 1986- June 1990
Board Certification:
Internal Medicine, 1994
Pulmonary Medicine, 1996
Critical Care Medicine, 1997
Robert W. Schriner, M.D., FCCP, ABSM

Education:
University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering 1982
University of Tennessee Center for
the Health Sciences, College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee
Doctor of Medicine 1986
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
Rochester, Minnesota
Internal Medicine Residency 6/86 - 6/89
Thoracic Diseases Fellowship 7/89 - 6/92
Sleep Medicine Research 7/89 - 6/90
Board Certification:
Diplomate in Internal Medicine, American Board of
Internal Medicine 1989
Diplomate in Pulmonary Disease 1992, renewed 2002
Diplomate in Critical Care Medicine 1993
Diplomate in Sleep Disorders Medicine 1995
Charles Michael Smith, Jr. M.D., FCCP

Education:
Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee
July 1995 – June 1998
Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee
July 1992 – June 1995
M.D., The University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee
August 1987 – June 1992
Board Certification:
Critical Care Medicine, 1999
Pulmonary Disease, 1998
Internal Medicine, 1995
Gary F. Trew, M.D. FCCP

Education:
Young High School, Knoxville, TN 1964
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
1964-68 B.S. 1968
University of Tennessee Medical Units, Memphis, TN
1969-72 M.D. 1972
Board Certification:
American Board of Internal Medicine 1983
Pulmonary Disease, Subspecialty Boards 1984
Critical Care Medicine, Subspecialty Boards 1991
Michael D . Wilons, M.D

Education:
B.S. Degree - University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, Tennessee, 1969
M.D. Degree - University of Tennessee
College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee 1972
Istvan Wollak, M.D.
Education:
Semmelweis University Medical School
Budapest, Hungary - "summa cum laude"
Board Certification:
Board Certified: Internal Medicine, ABIM
Board Certification Pulmonary Medicine, ABIM
Board Certification Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Nurse Practitioners
Janet Mulroy
Kaye Borgognoni
Administrator
Jenny Udouj


