I was born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 25, 1960. My wife’s name is Wendy. We have one child named Will who is attending Grinnell College in Iowa. He is on the soccer team and majoring in biology and psychology. Wendy has a PhD in Nutrition and works at LeBonheur as a research coordinator.

After finishing my training, I developed an OB/GYN department and practice at Methodist Somerville Hospital in 1998. I delivered babies there for 2 years before moving my practice into Memphis. I kept a small office in Oakland for some time until I was too busy with deliveries to be that far away from the Memphis hospitals.

10 years of private practice as an employee within a large group went by before I decided it was time to develop my own practice with people whose philosophy of care was similar to my own. I worked with Dr. Kenneth Byrd for 4 years until he had a plane crash, survived, but was not able to work again. I am blessed to be working with people who truly care about their job and the patients who come to our clinic.

I have delivered almost 5000 children and I have extensive training and experience in both low and high-risk obstetrics. I also perform surgery for uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, endometriosis and pelvic pain. I offer tubal obstruction or salpingectomy procedures for women who have completed their families. I also offer endometrial ablation for women with heavy bleeding.

Although I love the general practice of Ob/Gyn, I also spend a lot of my practice helping women with PMOS or polycystic ovary syndrome. PMOS is not a disease but rather a condition of a constellation of problems, including weight gain, excess hair growth, insulin resistance or early diabetes, elevated triglycerides and cholesterol, as well as menstrual irregularities and infertility.

I have been board certified since 2000 and I am a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. I am on the active staff of Baptist Women’s, and Methodist Germantown hospitals.

Education:

• Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, B.S. Cum Laude, Honors in Psychology 1982
• University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee, M.S. Computer Science 1988
• University of Tennessee Medical School, Memphis, Tennessee, M.D.  1994
• Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, Internship 1995
• Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana, Residency, 1998
• Board Certified by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, since 2000
• Fellow of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, since 2000
• Chairman of the OB/GYN Department of Baptist Hospital for Women, since 2024
• Chairman of the Peer Review Committee of Baptist Hospital for Women, since 2022