CHI Memorial Endocrinology Associates established and more Chattanooga-area career moves

CHI Memorial Medical Group establishes CHI Memorial Endocrinology Associates

CHI Memorial Medical Group announces the opening of CHI Memorial Endocrinology Associates, a practice that provides comprehensive medical management and care for conditions like types 1 and 2 diabetes, thyroid disease, thyroid cancer and a range of metabolic, pituitary and adrenal disorders.

The practice will be led by Dr. Prashanth Sekhar, a fellowship-trained endocrinologist, with more than 10 years’ experience helping individuals with hormone-related conditions and diseases. Sekhar earned his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, West Indies. He completed an internal medicine internship and residency at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Georgia. He continued his medical training by completing a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, also from Georgia Regents University. Dr. Sekhar is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine – Endocrinology and Metabolism and is a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American Thyroid Association.

Nurse Tiffany Potter joins Sekhar at CHI Memorial Endocrinology Associates. She earned a master of science in nursing and a master of science in nurse education from Southern Adventist University in Collegedale and is certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and American Nurses Credentialing Center. Potter has more than 20 years of experience as a registered nurse and has provided care as a nurse practitioner since 2015.

CHI Memorial Endocrinology Associates is located in CHI Memorial Missionary Ridge Medical Tower at 725 Glenwood Drive, Suite E-588, Chattanooga.

Chambliss law firm adds four lawyers

Attorneys Louis Metcalfe, Colter Parker, Justin Powers and Kiki Rogers have joined the Chattanooga law firm of Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel P.C.

“We are very excited to officially welcome aboard our new associates,” said Cathy Dorvil, Chambliss recruiting chair and shareholder. “Each of them served as summer clerks at Chambliss prior to finishing law school, and each of them are already making an impact at our firm.”

Metcalfe primarily counsels health care and nonprofit clients on a variety of matters and transactions. He regularly advises physicians and health care entities on business formation, contract negotiations with larger entities, sales and acquisitions. While at Covenant College, Metcalfe served as president of the student body. He also assumed the role of secretary and president of the honor council while studying at Vanderbilt University Law School. Metcalfe served as a Chambliss summer associate in 2019 and 2020 and is currently a member of Chambliss Startup Group, where he counsels entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses.

Parker represents individuals and families in various estate planning matters, considering both their current needs and long-term financial goals. With a background in finance, Parker provides integrated and comprehensive estate planning. Parker earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he additionally received the John C. Stophel Student Award. He is an alumnus of Vanderbilt University Law School and Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management where he earned a master of science in finance. Parker began his Chambliss career in 2018 as a summer intern with the tax and estate section before becoming a summer associate two years later.

Powers is a corporate attorney who works with a wide range of clients, from startups to national organizations. He assists with general business matters, including reviewing and drafting contracts and advising on commercial business issues, such as supplier agreement disputes and negotiations. Powers is a McCallie graduate and received his bachelor’s degree from Rhodes College. He attended Belmont University College of Law, where he served as captain of the Junior National Health Law Transactional Moot Court team and was a member of Belmont Law Review. He also served as a summer law clerk under the Honorable Jerri S. Bryant, chancellor for the 10th Judicial District of Tennessee. In 2019 and 2020, Powers served as a summer associate for Chambliss.

Rogers is a labor and employment lawyer who served as a summer intern at the firm before moving into a summer associate position in 2019 and 2020. She guides employers of all sizes and industries through matters related to discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Before joining the Chambliss team, Rogers was on the Dean’s List during her time at the University of Tennessee College of Law, where she graduated cum laude and served as a student attorney at The Expungement Clinic. She also holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia.

AIM Center names Protano-Biggs as CEO

Anna Protano-Biggs has been named as the new president and CEO of the AIM Center. Originally from England with an Italian background, Protano-Biggs is a barrister-at-law and attorney-at-law with an international perspective.

Protano-Biggs is the founder of the Hamilton County Mental Health Court and served as its inaugural director. She has worked for nine and a half years as a public defender in Chattanooga where she was lead attorney working with mental health consumers and clients with traumatic brain injury and developmental and intellectual disabilities.

Prior to coming to Chattanooga, Protano-Biggs served as a senior research officer to the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to health, served the 56th United Nations Sub-Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland, as a representative and speaker and worked with an Independent Health Research Project in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. She has a law degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a master of law from the world-renowned Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex and a bachelor of science in management with basic medical services from Imperial College London.

Susannah Murdock joins Robinson Realty Group

Susannah Murdock has joined the family-owned business Robinson Realty Group LLC as a real estate agent in the downtown Chattanooga office with brokers Rob Robinson and Sally Robinson.

Murdock resides on Signal Mountain and is vice mayor of the Signal Mountain Town Council. She is also a current member of the Signal Mountain Planning Commission.

“The experience I have obtained serving in municipal government, especially as a planning commissioner, has taught me a lot about property valuation, zoning and growth patterns in the city and county,” Murdock said.

She has a background in nonprofit administration, marketing and communications and has a passion for design and staging.

“Having grown up on Signal Mountain and lived in the Chattanooga community for most of my life, I have an intimate knowledge of this area,” she said. “We are fortunate to live in one of the most dynamic communities around, and my enthusiasm and love for the place I call home will serve me well as I work with clients who wish to either buy or sell a home.”

Cardiothoracic surgeon Richey joins Chattanooga Heart Institute

Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Matthew Richey has joined The Chattanooga Heart Institute. Richey earned his medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. He completed a general surgery residency at the University of Kansas in Kansas City and a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, also in Omaha. He specializes in all aspects of cardiac surgery.

At The Chattanooga Heart Institute, Richey joins cardiothoracic surgeons Dr. Alan Simeone and Dr. James Zellner, along with 27 cardiologists and three vascular surgeons.

Riggs is co-director of Legacy’s Living’s Chaplaincy Program

Legacy Village of Cleveland, a member of the Cleveland, Tenn.-based Legacy Senior Living family of assisted living and memory care communities, announces that its chaplain, David Riggs, has been named co-director of Chaplaincy Program for its parent organization, Legacy Senior Living.

In his new role, Riggs will continue providing day-to-day spiritual care to Cleveland seniors while jointly overseeing ministerial support at six sister communities in four other states.

“The spiritual well-being of our residents, their families and our team members is of primary importance to us, and our chaplains are chosen to serve with love and compassion, while respecting their individual beliefs. Our chaplains lead weekly devotions and worship services and spend time developing a relationship to nurture their spiritual needs. We know first-hand from our residents, who tell us what a blessing it is to have David and Mark in their communities,” said Barry Ray, co-founder and CEO of Legacy Senior Living.

Riggs, who has been in ministry for more than 50 years, will serve the chaplains of Renaissance Senior Living of Vero Beach, Florida, Renaissance Senior Living of Annandale, Virginia, The Harbor at Renaissance in Stanardsville, Virginia, the Legacy Village of Hendersonville, Tennessee, Renaissance Senior Living of Hilldale in Madison, Wisconsin, and Concordia Retirement Community of Bella Vista, Arkansas. He will also continue serving as a chaplain of Legacy Village of Cleveland.

Riggs is a graduate of Lee University in Cleveland.

– Compiled by Brandi Dixon

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