our amazing team

the tennessee pain society

2024/2025 Board of Directors

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Damon Dozier, MD

president

Veterans Administration of Tennessee
Nashville, TN 37212
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Amanda D. Toye, MD

president-elect

Vanderbilt Pain Management Center Village at Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN 37212
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T. Scott Baker, MD

secretary

Tennessee Physical Medicine
Pain Management
Lebanon, TN 37087
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Ankush Jain, DO

treasurer

Pain Medicine Associates, PC
Johnson City, TN 37604
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David Arehart, MD

director

Advanced Spine & Pain
Crossville, TN 38555
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Joseph DiChiara, DO

director

Southeast Spine & Pain Associates
Knoxville, TN 37909
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Shravani Durbhakula, MD, MPH, MBA

director

Department of Anesthesiology
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN 37232

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Heather Jackson, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP

director

Administrative Director Advanced Practice for Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Nashville, TN 37232
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jacob mills, MD

director

James H Quillen VA MC
Mountain Home, TN 37684
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Dr. Lawrence F. Kobak, DPM, Esq.

general counsel

Frier Levitt
Attorneys At Law
New York, NY 10006
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Robin Hoyle, JD

executive director

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Michael “Indy” Wilkinson, MD

past president

Pain Medicine Associates, PC
Johnson City, TN 37604

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David A. Edwards, MD, PhD

past president

Chief, Pain Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN 37232
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Stephanie G. Vanterpool MD, MBA

past president

University of Tennessee
Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Pain Medicine
Knoxville, TN 37920
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John R. Schneider, MD, MA

past president

Comprehensive Pain
Neurology Center, PLLC
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
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Ted W. Jones, PhD

past president

Behavioral Medicine Institute
Pain Consultants of East Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37909
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John E. ”Rett” Blake III

past president

Specialists in Pain Management
Chattanooga, TN 37404
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Joe H. Browder, MD, MBA

emeritus founding director

Pain Consultants of East Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37909