MIR Registry Physician Listing
The following physicians are members of the Tennessee Medical Impairment Rating Registry (MIRR) who have received approved training in the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 6th Edition. Physicians who are listed as inactive are currently unavailable for MIR disputes. MIR Physicians must be chosen for a medical impairment rating (MIR) in accordance with TN Rules and Regulations 0800-2-20 for their opinion to have the statutory presumption of accuracy provided by TN Code Annotated 50-6-205 (d)(5).
In the table below, the years shown in parentheses within the “Name” column indicate when the physician was featured in our medico-legal publication, AdMIRable Review. Each year is hyperlinked to the corresponding issue for those who wish to access the full article.
| City | Physician Name | Specialty | Board Certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | William Carpenter | Knee, Hip | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Nashville | Peter M. Casey | Hand, Wrist, Elbow | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Lebanon | Martha P. George | Knee, Shoulder | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Germantown | Tejinder S. Saini | Psychiatry | Psychiatry |
| Nashville | Scott Miller | Physiatry (Spine) | Physiatry |
| Murfreesboro | Justin West | Shoulder, Knee, Sports Medicine | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Johnson City | Susan Zwiebel | Occupational Medicine | Occupational Medicine |
| Nashville | Gleb Medvedev | Hand, wrist, elbow | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Chattanooga | Nicole Paier-Mullan | Occupational Medicine (inactive) | Internal Medicine |
| Memphis | Jim Pang | Psychiatry | Psychiatry |
| Nashville | Stephen Tyler Staelin | Upper Extremity | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Murfreesboro | Russell McKissick | Shoulder, hip, knee | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Columbia | Jeffrey T. Adams | Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Nashville | Kayla Bradburn | Orthopedics | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Nashville | Paul D. Crook | Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Nashville | W. Blake Garside | Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Hendersonville | Brian E. Koch | Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Columbia | Christopher M. Loftis | Shoulder Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Lebanon | Lucas B. Richie | Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Columbia | W. Cason Shirley | Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Nashville | Todd Rubin | Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Columbia | Carson David Strickland | Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Columbia | J. Frederick Wade | Knee, Hip, Spine | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Nashville | James Robert Yu | Orthopedics | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Clarksville | Phillip Schneider | Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Clarksville | Lucas Garth Teske | Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Memphis | Christopher A. Ferguson | Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Bristol | Thomas Whitman | Orthopedics | General Orthopedic Surgery |
| Germantown | Frederick M. Azar | Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Germantown | Benjamin J. Grear | Lower Extremities | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Germantown | Steven Samborski | Sports Medicine | Sports Medicine |
| Germantown | Henry Lowell Sherman | Sports Medicine | Family Medicine |
| Germantown | G. Andrew Murphy | Foot and Ankle | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Germantown | Carlos Rivera | Spine | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Germantown | Chad Campion | Orthopedics | Spine |
| Germantown | Douglas T. Cannon | Spine | PM&R |
| Germantown | John R. Crockarell | Lower Extremities | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Germantown | Matthew Gilbert | Sports Medicine | Sports Medicine, Family Medicine |
| Germantown | Kristina Quirolgico | Foot and Ankle | PM&R |
| Southaven | David R. Richardson | Foot and Ankle | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Germantown | William J. Weller | Hand, Wrist, Elbow | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Smyrna | William C. Mayfield | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Jackson | Keith Michael Nord | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Smyrna | John R. Burleson | Spine | Ortho. Surgery |
| Johnson City | Richard W. Duncan | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Murfreesboro | Ediberto Garcia | Occupational Medicine | Occupational Medicine |
| Jackson | Keith Douglas Nord | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Clarksville | Kurtis L. Kowalski | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Hermitage | Sean B. Kaminsky | Ortho. Surgery | Ortho. Surgery |
| Nashville | Jeffrey P. Lawrence | Ortho. Surgery | Ortho. Surgery |
| Memphis | John J. Lochemes (2021) | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Nashville | Michael W. Propper | Psychiatry (inactive) | Psy. & Neuro. |
| Knoxville | Konstantinos Triantafillou | Orthopedics (inactive) | Ortho. Surgery |
| Brentwood | Keith A. Caruso | Psychiatry | Psy. & Neuro. |
| Knoxville | John B. Robertson | Psychiatry (inactive) | Psy. & Neuro. |
| Jackson | Bola Adamolekun | Neurology | Neurology, Neurophysiology |
| Murfreesboro | Reita N. Aggarwal | Internal Medicine | Internal Medicine |
| Nashville | Christopher P. Ashley | PM&R | PM&R |
| Knoxville | William Kevin Bailey | PM&R | PM&R |
| Lebanon | T. Scott Baker (2017) | PM&R | PM&R |
| Knoxville | Lisa Ann Bellner (2014) (2021) | PM&R | PM&R |
| Knoxville | Patrick M. Bolt (2022) | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Hendersonville | Daniel J. Burval (2024) | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Paris | Michael D. Calfee (2018) | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Paris | G. Blake Chandler | Orthopedics (inactive) | Ortho. Surgery (inactive) |
| McMinnville | Bryan D. Chastain (2016) |
Family Practice | Family Practice |
| Sweetwater | Ronald R. Cherry | Pulmonology | Pulmonology |
| Southaven | Claiborne A. Christian (2015) | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Nashville | Robert E. Clendenin, III | PM&R (inactive) | PM&R (inactive) |
| Tullahoma | Richard C. Cole (2014) |
Occupational Medicine, Family Practice | Family Practice |
| Pulaski | Robert S. Collins | Orthopedics (inactive) | Ortho. Surgery (inactive) |
| Jackson | Davidson Curwen | Phys. Med/Rehab (inactive) | Phys. Med/Rehab (inactive) |
| Goodlettsville | Arthur R. Cushman (2013) |
Neurology | Neurological Surg. |
| Memphis | Apurva R. Dalal | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Columbia | Randall L. Davidson | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Hermitage | Tarek G Elelayli | Orthopedics (inactive) | Ortho. Surgery (inactive) |
| Bartlett | Griselle Figueredo-Cardenas | Family Medicine (inactive) | Family Medicine (inactive) |
| Hermitage | David S. Fortune | Ear, Nose, Throat (inactive) | Otolaryngology |
| Gallatin | Thomas L. Gautsch | Orthopedics (inactive) | Ortho. Surgery (inactive) |
| Johnson City | Paul Gorman | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Gallatin | Paul W. Grutter | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Johnson City | Thomas D. Hansen | Spine and Musculoskeletal (inactive) | Anesthesiology (inactive) |
| McMinnville | Douglas B. Haynes | Orthopedics (inactive) | Ortho. Surgery (inactive) |
| Lebanon | Jeffery Evans Hazlewood (2013) |
Phys. Med/Rehab | Phys. Med/Rehab |
| Memphis | William L. Hickerson | Plastic Surgery (Burns) |
Plastic Surgery |
| Columbia | A. Lee Hunter, Jr. | Ortho. Surgery | Ortho. Surgery |
| Nashville | N. James Johnson | Family Practice (inactive) | Family Practice Med. (inactive) |
| Lebanon | Roy P. Johnson | Occupational Medicine | Preventive Med. |
| Memphis | Robert R. Jones | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Jackson | Frank E. Jordan | Pain/Internal Med. (inactive) | Pain/Internal Med. (inactive) |
| Clarksville | Stephen W. Kent (2021) |
Occupational Medicine |
Occupational/Environmental |
| Knoxville | James A. Killeffer | Neurology (inactive) | Neurological Surg. (inactive) |
| Knoxville | Thomas M. Koenig | Orthopedics (inactive) | Ortho. Surgery (inactive) |
| Cleveland | Subroto Kundu | Neurology | Neurology |
| Nashville | J. Gregory Kyser (2024) | Psychiatry | Psy. & Neuro. |
| Hendersonville | Robert P. Landsberg (2015) | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Knoxville | Bruce R. LeForce | Neurology (inactive) | Neurology, Neurophysiology (inactive) |
| Chattanooga | James P. Little (2016) | PM&R | PM&R |
| Chattanooga | McKinley S. Lundy (2013) | Occupational Medicine (inactive) | Preventive Med. (inactive) |
| Memphis | Arsen H. Manugian | Orthopedics (inactive) | Ortho. Surgery (inactive) |
| Knoxville | Jon Mark MacNaughton | Orthopedics (inactive) | Ortho. Surgery |
| Brentwood | John C. Nwofia | PM&R (inactive) | PM&R (inactive) |
| Hermitage | Karen L. Oldham (2015) | Occupational Medicine | Occupational Medicine |
| Knoxville | Elmer G. Pinzon | Phys. Med/Rehab (inactive) | Phys. Med/Rehab (inactive) |
| Kingsport | William M. Platt | PM&R | PM&R |
| Clarksville | Rafael L. Prieto | PM&R (inactive) | PM&R (inactive) |
| Kingsport | Terry L. Puckett | Occupational Medicine (Inactive) | Preventive Medicine (inactive) |
| Memphis | Bruce W. Randolph (2014) | Occupational Medicine (inactive) | Preventive Medicine (inactive) |
| Crossville | Jon A. Simpson | Orthopedics (inactive) | Ortho. Surgery (inactive) |
| Hermitage | Christopher K. Taleghani | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Cookeville | James B. Talmage (2013) | Orthopedics (inactive) | Ortho. Surg/Emer. Med (inactive) |
| Lebanon | Roy Terry | Orthopedics (inactive) | Ortho. Surgery (inactive) |
| Memphis | Stephen M. Waggoner | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Johnson City | Sameh A. Ward | Pain (inactive) | Anesthesiology |
| Nashville | David A. West (2016) | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Columbia | H. James Wiesman (2015) | Orthopedics | Ortho. Surgery |
| Jackson | Marshall R. Yellen | Plastic Surgery | Plastic Surgery |
| McKenzie | Sylvia I. Onyensoh | Occupational Medicine | Occupational Medicine |
| Bristol | Ghino Francois | Occupational Medicine | Occupational Medicine |
| Clarksville | William H. Devries | Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Nashville | James B. McGeehee | Shoulder, Sports Medicine | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Columbia | Nicholas Spinuzza | PM & R | PM&R |
| Columbia | Kenneth Sykes | Interventional Pain Management | Pain Medicine |
| Murfreesboro | Robert Thompson | Foot and Ankle | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Memphis | Twyla M. Twillie | Family Medicine (inactive) | Family Practice |
This listing is for informational purposes only and may not contain the most recent changes to the MIRR. To verify MIRR membership, please contact the MIRR Program Coordinator.
This Page Last Updated: March 30, 2026 at 1:08 PM