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Leadership

TOPS Board of Directors

President

Sam Mullangi, MD, MBA

Sam Mullangi, MD, MBA

Medical Oncologist

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC

Secretary

Ben Garmezy, MD

Ben Garmezy, MD

Medical Oncologist

SCRI Oncology Partners

Treasurer

Bradley Harrison, MD

Bradley Harrison, MD

Medical Oncologist

Tennessee Oncology

Immediate Past President

Richard L. Martin III, MD, MPH

Richard L. Martin III, MD, MPH

Oncologist/Hematologist

Tennessee Oncology

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Richard Martin III, MD, MPH is a hematologist and oncologist at Tennessee Oncology in Clarksville, TN. Dr. Martin’s research focuses on using multi-disciplinary and inter-professional partnerships to improve laboratory processes as well and patient and provider communication and education.

Dr. Martin completed medical school at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. He completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin. He also completed a teaching fellowship at Spokane Internal Medicine and a hematology/oncology fellowship at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Member-at-Large

Katherine P. Baker, MD

Katherine P. Baker, MD

Medical Oncologist

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC

Member-at-Large

Dixon Dorand, Jr. MD, PhD

Dixon Dorand, Jr. MD, PhD

Medical Oncologist

Tennessee Oncology

Member-at-Large

Megan Dupuis, MD, PhD

Megan Dupuis, MD, PhD

Hematologist/ Oncologist

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Member-at-Large

Jeff Friedman, MD, PhD

Jeff Friedman, MD, PhD

Radiation Oncologist

Tennessee Oncology

Member-at-Large

Carolyn Kelsey

Carolyn Kelsey

Program Director, Pharmacy Regulatory and Accreditation

Tennessee Oncology

Member-at-Large

Gregg C. Shepard, MD

Gregg C. Shepard, MD

Medical Oncologist

Tennessee Oncology

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Gregg Shepard, MD, is a board-certified medical oncologist at Tennessee Oncology, PLLC in Nashville, Tennessee. He specializes in care for patients with a variety of adult cancers and hematologic disorders. He also participates in Ascension Hospital System’s UNITY program for patients with brain and spine tumors. His interests include lymphoma, thoracic cancers, myeloproliferative disorders, pain management, and improving patient doctor communication.

Dr Shepard is a member of the Neuro-oncology and Thoracic Oncology Specialist Boards of St. Thomas Health Systems and a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He has served as president and chair of the Board of Directors of both the Tennessee Oncology Practice Society and the Nashville Academy of Medicine.

Dr Shepard is board certified in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology. He graduated from Sewanee, the University of the South and earned his medical degree at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. He completed his residency and fellowship training at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina.

Member-at-Large

Mark Sittig, MD

Mark Sittig, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC

APP Liaison

Deborah Skojac, RN, MS, AOCN

Deborah Skojac, RN, MS, AOCN

Advanced Practice Nurse Preceptor

Tennessee Oncology, PLLC

Fellow Liaison

Chandler Lee, MD

Chandler Lee, MD

Fellow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center

Fellow Liaison

Parth C. Patel, DO, MS

Parth C. Patel, DO, MS

Fellow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center