Workers' Compensation Medical Advisory Committee

Created from the 2013 Worker' Compensation Reform Act, the Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) provides advice to the administrator on issues related to the  treatment of injured workers.   The Administrator may request the committee to advise on the medical aspects of the Bureau’s various programs in advancing the goal of ensuring that all injured employees receive superior quality and cost-efficient treatment to facilitate a meaningful recovery from injury and a swift, safe return to the workforce. 

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Board Members

Employers
Rob Behnke, CPCU
Cracker Barrel

Employee Representative
Lisa Hartman, RN

Insurance
Misty D. Williams, RN, BSN, CCM, AIC
Travelers Insurance

Insurance
Ginny Howard, Claim Manager II
Zurich North American

Medicine - Occupational
David Tutor, MD
East TN Urgent Care

Medicine - Chiropractic
Richard L. Cole, DC, DACNB, DAAPM, FICCN, FICC(H)

Health Department
Lisa Piercey, MD, MBA, FAAP
Commissioner, TN Department of Health

Medicine - Neurosurgery
John Brophy MD
Semmes-Murphy

Medicine - Psychiatry
James Gregory Kyser, MD

Administrator
Abbie Hudgens, ARM, AIC

Medical Director
Robert B. Snyder, MD

Assistant Medical Director
James B. Talmage, MD

Assistant Medical Director
John Wills Oglesby, MD

Medicine - PM&R 
Jeffrey E. Hazlewood, MD

Medicine - Pain Management
​Lisa Bellner, MD

Medicine - Emergency Medicine
Cerisia A. Cummings, DO

Physical Therapy
Dan Headrick
STAR Physical Therapy

Meetings

September 20, 2022

 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Workers’ Compensation Large Conference Room

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