Spine Surgery adds Dr. Caputa
Spine surgeon Adam M. Caputo, M.D., has joined Spine Surgery Associates, a Parkridge Medical Group practice. He is accepting patients at his office at 1736 Gunbarrel Road in Chattanooga.
Caputo earned a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and obtained his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine, where he also completed his orthopaedic surgery residency. He completed a spine fellowship at the OrthoCarolina Spine Center.
Dr. Patel joins Foot Care practice
Advanced Foot Care has added Jalpa Patel, DPM, to its practice in Dalton, Ga.
Dr. Patel was born in London, England, and moved to the United States with her family in 2002. Patel earned a degree at Purdue University and then worked at a podiatric practice where her passion for the profession began. She obtained a doctor of podiatric medicine degree from Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine and began her podiatric medicine and surgery residency training at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J. During her three year residency program, Patel received training in primary podiatric care, wound care and diabetic limb salvage, biomechanics, pediatrics and forefoot and rearfoot reconstructive surgery.
She also served as chief resident of the program during her third year. Patel is board qualified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine.
Cornerstone adds senior VPs
Cornerstone Community Bank, a subsidiary of SmartFinancial, Inc., has appointed C. Perry Beckett to senior vice president and chief credit officer and William Todd Byrum senior vice president and relationship manager.
Beckett began his banking career in Chattanooga in 1985 with Pioneer Bank, which later became First American National Bank. In 2000, he joined a regional bank where he served as a commercial lending officer. Most recently, he was vice president and portfolio risk officer of another financial institution in the Chattanooga market.
Byrum brings to Cornerstone 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry, the last 20 of which have been in commercial lending. He has lived in Chattanooga for the last 36 years and is a 1984 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
CHI Memorial adds Dr. Speer
CHI Memorial Medical Group has added a new physician at CHI Memorial Primary Care Associates.
Owen Speer, D.O., received his medical degree from Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Va. He completed a residency in family medicine at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Va., and a primary care sports medicine fellowship at the Palmetto Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. His specialty is family practice.
Dr. Speer joins Oana L. Andreescu, M.D., Richard Pigg, M.D., and Erin R. Martin, MSN, FNP at CHI Memorial Primary Care Associate in Hixson.
Dr. Griner joins Plastic Group
Chattanooga’s oldest and best-known plastic surgery practice has added Dr. Devan Griner to the group. Griner is a graduate of the University of Utah School of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga Unit in 2014. He completed a fellowship at The Craniofacial Center in Dallas before accepting a position with The Plastic Surgery Group.
Griner’s passion for plastic surgery came many years ago during a mission trip to Vietnam. During his stay, he personally observed the difference that plastic surgery made in the lives of children with cleft palates and other craniofacial challenges. His passion led him to Dr. Larry Sargent, who provided him medical expertise and mentorship. Together, they developed a new technique for cloverleaf skull deformities, which was publicized in the May 2013 edition of The Annals of Plastic Surgery.
Griner is certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery and holds a Tennessee State Medical License. An outdoor enthusiast, Griner and his wife have three children and reside in the East Brainerd area.
Richey joins CapitalMark
CapitalMark Bank & Trust has added Larry Richey as senior vice president and director of client services operating in CapitalMark’s downtown Chattanooga office. In this role, Richey will deliver customized solutions to clients seeking a comprehensive banking relationship.
Richey is a 30-year banking veteran most recently serving as senior vice president of the commercial banking unit at Regions Bank. He received a bachelor of arts in economics from the University of Michigan and a masters of business administration in finance from Eastern Michigan University. In addition, he is a visiting professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Local lawyers form downtown practice
The law firm of Tidwell, Izell and Richardson has been formed and is located in the SunTrust Bank building at 736 Market St., Suite 1550 in downtown Chattanooga.
Partners W. Gerald “Jerry” Tidwell and W. Adam Izell are formally associated with attorney Michael E. Richardson. Joining the firm is retired Circuit Court Judge Jackie Schulten Bolton serving of counsel. Two new associates, Todd A. Davis and Bart Mathews, are also affiliated with the firm.
Tidwell, Izell & Richardson specializes in civil and criminal litigation representing individuals, businesses, and municipalities.
Areas of concentration include general litigation, insurance defense litigation, commercial litigation, construction litigation, civil rights defense, business torts, probate, and business law. The firm’s attorneys also serve as qualified mediators.
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