Over 1,000 Medical Professionals Sign an Open Letter

Asking the Tennessee General Assembly

to Reconsider the “Trigger Ban”

As medical professionals from across Tennessee, we call on our legislature to reconsider the “trigger law,” which bans abortion without exception and criminalizes physicians for providing lifesaving care. 

 

This law makes ending any pregnancy a felony offense, even when the pregnancy cannot survive to viability and threatens the life of the mother.  This impacts women experiencing miscarriages, tubal pregnancies, or even serious infections or cancers during pregnancy.

Tennesseans should have the right to make personal health care decisions with the assistance of their doctors and healthcare team – without the intrusion of politicians. This law puts the government in charge of deciding which healthcare options are available to patients, setting a dangerous precedent that violates the sacred physician-patient relationship.  And because it includes zero exceptions – not for rape, incest, fetal anomaly, or even to protect the mother’s life – it forces health care providers to balance appropriate medical care with the risk of criminal prosecution.  

 

We stand united in support of Tennesseans to make their own medical decisions including abortion care, and we affirm the position of all relevant national societies, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Psychological Association, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, the American College of Physicians, and the American Medical Women’s Association in their opposition to this type of dangerous legislation.

Nikki Zite, MD, MPH

Jessica Rosen, MD

Heather Maune, MD, FACOG

A. Brent Fruin, MD Aaron Campbell, MD Aaron D. Bussey, MD, FACE Aaron Gochman, MD candidate Abbi Estabrooke, BSN, RN Abigail Jennings, MD Adam Eckert, EMT-P Addison Nichols, MA Adrian Rodriguez, MD, FAAD Alaina Stochaj, WHNP-BC Aleisha Groves, RN Alejandro Chara, MD Aleksandra Polic, MD Alex Bettis, PhD Alexander Levin, DO candidate Alexander Silver, MD candidate Alexandra Clark, RN Alexandra Dailey, DO candidate Alexandra Phelps, MD Alexandra Reineck, DO candidate Alexandra Russell, MD Alexandra White, MSN, CNM, FNP-BC Alexis Griffith, MD Alexis Paulson, MSN, APRN, WHNP-BC Alice Pham, MD candidate Alicia Wright, MD, FACOG Alison Hollis, DO Alison Smythe, RN Alissa Cutrone, BS, MD candidate Alissa M Swearingen, MD, FACS Alissa Paudel, MD Allison Boehm, FNP-BC Allison Bushey, PA-S Allison Lake, MD/PhD candidate Allison Norton, MD Allison P Wheeler, MD, MSCI Allison Stillwell Young, BSN, RN Allison Strnad, MD, FACOG Allyson Polk, RN, BSN Alpa Nick, MD Alvina Liang, MD candidate Alyssa Altheimer, MD candidate Amanda Chaplain, CRNA Amanda D Barrett, MD Amanda Haneline, MD, FACOG Amanda L. Moore, RN Amanda Marston, RN Amanda Mathews, MD Amanda Nelson Ragle, MD Amanda Williams, MD Amber Adrahl, RN, BSN Amelie Pham, MD, FACOG Amit Vora, MD, FACE Amulya Vangara, DO candidate Amy Alspaugh, PhD, CNM, RN Amy Chomsky, MD Amy D’Urso, MBA, BSN, RN Amy E. Mauritson, MD Amy Gordon Bono, MD, MPH Amy Ichinose, RN Amy McKenna, RN, BSN Amy Price Neff, MD Amy Stevens, MD Amy Willcox, DO Ana Nobis, MD, MPH Anas Shaltaf, PA-C, MSM Andrea Johnson, MD, FACOG Andrea Stupka, DNP, FNP-BC Andrew McVie, MD Andrew Pfeffer, MD Andria Li, MD candidate Andy Russell, MD Angela Bennett, BSN, RN Angela Fisher, MD, FACOG Angela Gleaves, RN Angela M Horton, MD, MPH Angela McVie, MD Angela Rodgers, LPN Angela Weingarten, MD, FACC Angela Wilson-Liverman, DHSc, CNM, FACNM Angeles Bautista, MS, DO candidate Anh T. Meadows, MD Anita Blatnik, RN, MSN, WHNP Anita Louie, BA, MD candidate Anjali Shah, MD Ann Gage, MD Ann Marie Frederick, MD Ann Williford, MD, FACOG Anna Acker, MD Anna Dewan, MD Anna Hemnes, MD Anna Matthews, MD candidate Anna Napier, CNM, WHNP Anna Yolitz, MD candidate Annabeth Brewton, MD Anne Chen, MD candidate Anne Rossell, MD, FACOG Anne Underhill, RN, MSN Anne Ward Eshelman, WHNP Annette Kyzer, MD Annie Zwaschka, MD candidate Annmarie Mede, BA, MD candidate Ansley Kunnath, MD/PhD candidate Antoinette Canull, RN Appy Frenchman, MD April Barnado, MD, MSCI Arianna Guillard, MGC, CGC Ariel Thorson, MD/PhD candidate Arielle Grand, MD Arshia Madni, MD Arthur C. Fleischer, MD Arun Agrawal, MD, MBA Aruna Shah, MD Ashlee Sweet, DO candidate Ashley Greer, WHNP-BC, APRN Ashley Leaphart, MD, FACOG Ashley N. Huff, MD, FACEP, FAEMS Ashley Quisler, DO candidate Ashley White, CNM Ashli Fitzpatrick, MD Ashlyn Vecrumba, RN, BSN Ashok Babu, MD Asma Ahmad, MD Audrey Hicks, DO, FACOG Audrey Kang, MD Audrey Levy, DO Audrey Nath, MD, PhD Austin Hilvert, MD candidate Autumn Smiley, BSN, RN Ava Moorhead, DO Avery Bogart, MD candidate Avinash Reddy, DO Ayaka Sugiura, PhD, MD candidate Ayesha Muhammad, PhD, MD candidate B. Todd Chappell, MD, FACOG Barbara R Murray, RN, IBCLC Barry Grimm, DO Beatriz Collada, MD Benjamin Dehner, MD Benjamin Fowler, PhD, MD candidate Benjamin Liss, MD Bernadette Meadors, MD Berneet Kaur, MD Bethany Erickson, MD Bethany W Carnes, MD Betsy Gammon, MD Bhavish Manwani, MD Blaire Wilkerson, RN Bobbi Humphreys, program coordinator Bonnie Miller, MSN, RN Bree Lustre, MD, FAAP Brenda Butka, MD Brenton Rogers, DO Brian D. Cartledge, PT, DPT Brian J Costner, MD, FAAP Brian M Cartwright, PhD Brian T. Perkinson, MD Brighton Goodhue, MS, LCGC Britney Friesen, MD Brogan Fulks, MD Brooke McLeskey, FNP-BC Brooke Reichard, DO candidate Bryce L. Beyer, MD C. Olivia Feltner, MD Caitlyn Hudgins, RN Callie Frey, MD candidate Cambri Fox, MD candidate Cameron E Henry, MD Camille Masters, MD Camille Robinson, MD Candace Brown MD, MA Carla M. Sevin, MD, FCCM Carley Fowler, MD Carlyn Owens, PA-C Carmen C Solorzano, MD, FACS Carol A. Paris, MD Carolina Gomez Grimaldi, MD candidate Caroline Berry, MSN, CNM Caroline Khanna, MD candidate Caroline Lutz, FNP Caroline Patterson, CPNP Caroline Reynolds, LBSW Caroline Rogers, RN, MBA Caroline Watnick, MD, FAAP Carolyn C. Thompson, MD, FACOG Carolyn Ellis, PA-C Carolyn Whitaker, APRN-BC Carrie Kitko, MD Carson Catasus, MD Carson Kaeser, MD Casey Murphey, MD, FAAD Casey Smith, BSN, RN Cassandra Hensel, MD Cassandra Sammarco, DO candidate Cassidy Jolly BSN, RN Cassie Speck, APN Catherine McMullan, MSN, FNP-BC Catherine Underwood, MSN, PMHNP-BC Cathleen Moore, BSN Cathy Racich, CST, RMA Celeste Hemingway, MD, MHPE, FACOG Charles Lei, MD Charlotte Brown, MD Chloe Brown, RN Chloe O’Dell, MD candidate Chloe Weidenbaum, DO, MPH Chris F. Burke, PharmD, BCPS Chris Gray, OMS-2, RN, BSN, CEN Chris Wilbert, MD Christa Nobleza, MD, FNCS Christiaan Wijers, PhD, MD cadidate Christiana Roussis, MD Christie Green, MD Christina A Maciuszko, RN, PhD Christina Buckley, FNP-BC, ENP-C Christina Cain, MD, FACOG Christina Pulici, BSN, RN, CLC Christina Yang, DO Christine Ackerson, LMT, CST-T Christine Dove, MD Christine S Turner, RN Christopher Acker, MD, CAQSM Christopher Bowman, MD Christopher Innes, MD, FACOG Cindy Lott, RN Claire Ritter, MD candidate Clare Sullivan, RN,MSN, MSPH Clifford Chin, MD Candidate Colleen M Kiernan, MD, MPH, FACS Colleen McCabe, PharmD, BCOP Colleen Miller, MD, FACOG Corey M Slovis, MD Corey Rosa, CST Corinne Rovetti, APRN-BC Cornelia R. Graves, MD Cortney Cabell, MD, FACOG Cory Newsom-Broughton, DDS Courtney Andrews, MD candidate Courtney Brewington, MSN, APN, FNP-C Courtney McLean, MSN, WHNP Courtney Tackett, RN, BSN Courtney Underwood, RN, BSN Craig Wierum, MD Cyndya A Shibao, MD, MSCI, FAJA, FAAS Cynthia Kang-Rotondo, MD, FAAD Cynthia Mann, RN Daisy Sornabala, MD candidate Dana Cardin, MD Dana Winfrey, RN Daniel Biller, MD Daniel Gordon, MD Daniel Rose, MD candidate Daniel Sack, PhD, MD candidate Danielle LaPierre, DO candidate Danielle Perez, DO candidate Danna Bush, CNM Daphne Norwood, MD Dara Anne Hicks Som, MD, MPH David B. Dunn, MD, FACS David Reichstein, MD David Wilcocks, MD David Zielske, MD Dawn Carter-Bristol, PA-C Dayle Wang, MD candidate DeAnna Brown, MD DeAnna Hensley, RNC Deanne R. Lucas, MA, CCC-SLP Deborah Allen, MD Deborah Thomas, RT(R)(CT)(ARRT) Denise Rivers, DO Denise Stuard, RN Deva Sharma, MD, MS Devi Veerappan, MD candidate Diana Metropulos, MD, FAAP Diane Brasuell, DO Diane Callaghan-Cohee, CNMT PET Dianne D. Macconi, RN, BSN Divya Salhan, MD Don Chomsky, MD Donald Day, BSN, CCRN Dondrea Bostick, FNP-BC Donna Crowe, MD, FACOG Donna J Perlin, MD Dorris E Powell-Tyson, MD Dr. Russell Landry, MD DT Shattuck, MD Dylan Dangerfield, MD Dyveke Pratt, MD Edie Carey,OTR/L Eduardo Dias, MD Eli Zimmerman, MD Elise Boos, MD, MSc, FACOG Elizabeth Altizer, MD Elizabeth Bleecker, MD, FACOG Elizabeth Cosby, MD candidate Elizabeth England, MD Elizabeth G. Triggs, MD Elizabeth Gore, BSN, RN, C-EFM Elizabeth Gray, OMSI, RN-BSN, CEN Elizabeth Jackson, MD Elizabeth Kent, APRN, CPNP-AC Elizabeth King, AG-ACNP Elizabeth Mann, MD Elizabeth Marsh, MD, FACOG Elizabeth Nowak, RN Elizabeth Oldfield, MD Elizabeth Randolph, MD Elizabeth Shultz, DO Elsia Yoo, DO Emilie Fisher, MD candidate Emily Datyner, MD Emily Franciskato, MGC, CGC Emily Hughes, RN Emily Liske, MD Emily Livesay, RDMS Emily R Walker, RN Emily Smith, APRN Emily Tarvin, MD Emily Ward, RN, BSN, CNM Emily Wooder, MD candidate Emma Hope, MD candidate Emma Morris, BSN, RN English Rockholt, MD Eric C. Bordlee, DDS Eric Jackson, DO Erica Kaye, MD, MPH Erica Lynch, MD Erika Harju, RN, BSN Erin A. Cooke, MD Erin Burckle, RN, BSN Erin C. Rebele, MD Erin Fagot, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC Erin Hattler, MD candidate Erin Vrana, MD Erinn Morgan, MD Esther Lorenzo, BSN, RN Ethelin Cammock, MD Evan Alston, MD Fanny Sung Whelan, MS, RDN, LDN Felicia Sedwick, DO candidate Frederick Bossert, MD G Whit James, MD Gayla Harris, MD George Carpenter, MD GeorgiAnna Griffin, DO candidate Gerrie Clark, RN Gina Botsko, MD Gina Hamrang MD, FACOG Ginger Lovingood, MD Grace Malavé, MD Grace Meade, MD, MPH Gregory Burana, MD Gregory Stafford, RN H. Breckenridge Collins, MD Hae Weon Lee, MD candidate Haley Hance, RN Hannah Bosgraaf MSN, FNP Hannah Dudney, MD, FACOG Hannah Light-Olson, MD candidate Hannah Rasco, RN, BSN Hannah Sherrod, DO candidate Hannah Smith, DO candidate Harold A Bivins Jr, MD Heather Andrews, MD Heather Barrow, MD Heather Moss, MD, FACOG Heather Wherry, MD Helen Cavasin, MD, MPH, FACOG Helen Gambrah, MD candidate Henna Zaver, MD candidate Henry D. Edwards, MD, FCAP Henry L. Harrell, III, MD, FACP Hmpon Howell, PhD Holly Austin, PA-C Holly Ende, MD Holly Thomason French, CNM Honor Edwards, RN, NBC-HWC Iris Rotker, MD Isaac Thomsen, MD Isabel Guhde, MD candidate Ivana Thompson, MD, MSCI, FACOG J. Caroline Haney-Weaver, MD Jackie Pelletier, BSN RN Jaclyn van Nes, MD, MBA, FACOG JaLisa Decker, ScM, CGC James Alan Webster Jr, MD, MBA James M Bienvenu, MD James T. Broome, MD, FACS James T. Elrod Jr., MD Jamie Ware, MD, FACOG Jamison Norwood, MD Jan Hahn, MD Jane Hwang, MD, FAAP Janet Powell, FNP-BC Janice Law, MD Janice R Dungan, AuD, CCC-A Jaron Kai Pruett, MD candidate Jasmine Woodby, RN Jason Bryan Mullenix, MD Jason Green, DO Jason Martin, MD Jeanette Saffir, MS, LCGC Jeewoo Kim, MD candidate Jeff Wright, MD, PhD, FCCP Jeffrey M. Dendy, MD, FACC Jen Armstrong, MSc, MD candidate Jenine Hassoun, MD Jennifer A Sledge, MD Jennifer Aaron, RN, MSN Jennifer Bell, MD, FACOG Jennifer Bess, MD, MPH Jennifer Brinkmann, MD Jennifer Carman, MD Jennifer Collins, RN Jennifer Gordetsky, MD Jennifer Hausladen, AuD Jennifer Johnson, MD Jennifer Johnston, MD, FACOG Jennifer K Green, MD, MPH Jennifer Ker, MD, MS, FAAAAI, FACAAI Jennifer L. Bishop, PhD, HSP Jennifer Lane, MD Jennifer Martin, MD Jennifer Mayers, FNP-C Jennifer Morris, APRN, FNP-BC Jennifer Rush, RN Jennifer Thompson, MD, FACOG Jennifer Thompson, RN Jennifer Weaver, MD Jennifer Wheeler, DO Jennifer Winbigler, MD Jeremy S. Boyd, MD, FACEP Jerry Cohee, RPA, RT(R) Jessi Elrod, AGACNP-BC Jessica Burke, MD Jessica Castilho, MD, MPH Jessica Gibbs, MD Jessica Hawley, RN Jessica Klein, MD candidate Jessica Lavender, LPC-MHSP Jessica Lumbard, RRT, BSRT Jessica Quintos, MD candidate Jessica Scotchie, MD, FACOG, SREI Jessica Sims, MD candidate Jessica Turnbull, MD, MA Jessica Vinsant, MD Jessica Young, MD, MPH, FACOG Jill Danford, MD, FACOG Jill Heavrin, MD Jill Maples, PhD Jill Slamon, MAT, MS, LCGC Jill Streams, MD, FACS Joan Gorden, MD Joanna Blankner, MD Joanne Tennyson, MSN, FACNM, CNM, WHNP-BC, Jodie Simms-MacLeod, CNM, NP-C Joel A. Reisman, MD, DLFAPA, Diplomate ABPN Joel Johnson, MD candidate John Champion, MD, MBA John Cruz, DO John K Trussell, MD, FACOG John Korducki, MD John Lacy, MD Jon Anderson, DO Jonathan Angelle, MD Jonathan Casey, MD, MSc Jordan Phillips, MD Jordan Schauer, MD Jordan Shirley, DO Jordan Washecheck, MD candidate Josie Donnelly, BSN RN Joy Cox, MD Joyce Bremer, MD Judith J Williams MD, FACOG Julia Beaty, BSN, RN, CPEN Julia Wood, MD Julian C. Heitz, MD Julie Damp, MD Julie M. Bilbrey, MD Julie Turner, MD, FACOG Justin Gross, CST Jyoti Arelli BHS, RCP K. Jordan Scott, CRNA Kacy Roberson, MD candidate Kaele Leonard, MD Kaitlin McKernan, MD candidate Kaitron Gordon, RN, MPH Kaleigh Mehlhorn, DO candidate Kaneez Leonard-Bowden, MD Kara Moore, ED tech Karen Broussard, MD, FAAD Karen Daniel, RN, BSN Karen Larson, MD Karen Lencke, RN, CPM Karen Thomas, RN Karl-Stephane Louis-Jacques, MD candidate Karlyn Zandstr, PNP Karra Williams, DO candidate Kasey Comfort, FNP Kassady Hinman, DO candidate Kassandra Brown, MD Katelyn Sturdivant O’Brien, MD Katherine Anderson, ScM, CGC Katherine Beeler, CST Katherine Dabbs, MD, FAAP Katherine Darrigrand, DO candidate Katherine Dorsett, MD Katherine Frederick-Dyer, MD Katherine Hamilton, MD Katherine M Parker, LMT Katherine Rief, MD Kathleen Mayor-Lynn, MD, MS-CI, FACOG Kathleen Thompson, RN, RNC-OB, SANE Kathryn A Miller, MS, LPC/MHSP Kathryn J Lindley, MD, FACC Kathryn Martin, M.Ed, LPC-MHSP Kathryn Paige Kessler Johnson, MD, FACOG Kathy Appling, RN Kathy Salvucci, RN, BSN Katie Clouthier, BSN Katie Kaak, MD Katrina Gooden, MD Katrina Green, MD, FAAEM Katy Beckermann, MD, PHD Kavita Vankineni, MD Kay Jackson, MD Kayla Buttafuoco, MD candidate Kaylin S. Craig, MD Kayvon Sharif, MD candidate Kecia Smith, MA Kelly Barker, LPN Kelly C. Landeen, MD Kelly Hewitt, MD Kelly Jane Tipton, MD Kelly Schwirian, MD, FACOG Kelly Smart, MSM, PA-C Kelly Thomsen, MD Kelsey Barter, MD candidate Kelsey Gastineau, MD, FAAP Kelsey McNew, PhD, MD candidate Kendra D. Hayslett, MD, FACOG Kerry Henness, MD Kevin Byram, MD Kevin Gallaher, MD Kevin James, MD Kevin Seitz, MD Khaled Abdel-Kader, MD Kiah Mayo, MD candidate Kim Engelhardt, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC Kimberly B. Fortner, MD, FACOG Kimberly Bress, MD/PhD candidate Kimberly Buie, MD Kimberly D Sawyer, MD, FACOG Kimberly R. Looney, MD, FACOG Kinjal Shah, MD Kirk A Nienaber, MD Kirsten Nguyen, MD candidate Kirsten Williams, RN, BSN Kirstie Barnes, DO candidate Krista Suojanen, MD Kristen Beierwaltes, MD Kristen Brewer, PhD Kristen Burgess, RN, BSN Kristen Horan, RN Kristen Lilly, MD Kristen McFarland, MD Kristin A Gaffney, DO Kristin R. Veneman, DO Kristin Rager, MD, MPH, FAAP, FSAHM Kristin Salato, RN Kristina A. Betters, MD, FAAP Kristina Carter, MD, FACOG Kristina Storck, MD, FACOG Krystal Garcia, DO Krysten Costley, MD Kylie Swearingen, DO Kyoko Kohno, MD candidate L. Ellen Moffat, MD Lacretia Carroll, PhD, MSN, RN Lance Klosterman, MD Lara Harvey, MD, MPH Laura Andreson, DO, FACOG Laura Ashley Ermenc, MD Laura Bishop, MD Laura Dellalana, MD Laura Goff, MD Laura Hassen, NP Laura Heyneman, MD Laura Lyons, DO Laura S. Green, MD Laura Sorabella, MD Laura Tharpe, MD Laura Williams, MD Laura Willingham, MD, FACOG Laurel Carbone, MD Lauren Belote, R.T.(R) Lauren Colby, DO candidate Lauren Lake, APRN, FNP-C Lauren Larkin, PhD, WHNP-BC Lauren McCollum, MD Lauren Pinkard, MD, FACOG Lauren Taylor, MD, FACEP Lauren Thoma, MD Lauren Thompson, MD Lauren Wilcocks, RN Lauren Wright, MD Lavenia Carpenter, MD, MFM Lawrence Peter Kleuser, MD Leah B. Gilliam, MD Leah Connearney, RN Leah Meadors Burba, RN Leah Tonkin, MD, MBA LeAnn Lam, MD candidate Leilah Zahedi-Spung, MD, FACOG Lena Leszinsky, MD candidate Leona Timmons, ER CNT/CNA Leonard Brabson, MD, FACOG Libby A Long, MD, FAAP Lindsay Bischoff, MD Lindsay Martin, RN Lindsay Panah, MD Lindsay Rogozinski, APRN, MSN, PPCNP-BC Lindsey A. Baksh, DNP, WHNP-BC Lindsey Castle, RN Lindsey Greene, RN Lindy Kirk RN, BSN, SCNM Lisa B Morgan, MD, FACOG Lisa Buckingham, MD, FACOG Lisa C. Zuckerwise, MD, FACOG Lisa Mendes, MD Logan Key, MD Logan Snyder, MD, FACEP Lola B. Chambless, MD Lori Coleman, PT, CMAC, DCCT, CFPS Lorraine Martinez, DO, FACOG Louise Ledbetter, MD Luba Frank, MD Lynda Murff, MD Lynda Nthiga, DO Lynetha Johnson, RN Lynlee Wolfe, MD, FACOG Lynn Driver, MD, FACOG Lynsey Rothenburger, MD Mack Goldberg, MD, MS MacKenzie Senogles, MD candidate Madeleine Ball, MD candidate Madeline Campbell Fitzpatrick, MD Madison Bordenave, MD candidate Maggie Farley, FNP Maie El-Sourady, MD Makayla Bilodeau, RN, BSN Mali Schneiter, DO Mallary Hodges, MD Mallika Rao, MD candidate Mallory Fox, MD, FACOG Mallory Hillicoss, BSN, RN Margaret Axelrod, PhD, MD candidate Margaret Compton, MD Margaret E Beaudrot, MD Margaret Hiller, RN, BSN Margaret Luper, FNP-BC Margaret M. Brennan, MD Margaret Rose Mahoney, MD candidate Margaret Sabourin, DO Mari L. Lilly, MD Maribeth Nicholson, MD Marilyn Salerno, PT Marina Santa Cruz Terrazas, MD, FACOG Marissa Mencio, MD Mark Betonio, MD candidate Mark F Aaron, MD, FACC, FHFSA Marshall Wallace, MD candidate Martha DeWane, RN, BSN Martha Dudek, MS, CGC Mary Barnes, MD Mary Benton, MD Mary Booker, MD Mary Emily Christiansen, MD Mary Folk, MA, retired dietician Mary Gupta, MD Mary Herndon, MD candidate Mary Leigh Keegan, MD, FACOG Mary Payne, PhD Mary Peyton Boyd, MD candidate Matthew Lyons BSN, RN Matthew Neal, MD Matthew Pirotte, MD, FACEP Matthew R. Grace, MD, FACOG, RDMS Matthew Semler, MD, MSc Maya Neeley, MD Mayur B. Patel, MD, MPH, FACS, FCMM Megan Desai, MD Megan Hansen, MD Megan Nocita, MD, MPH Megan Tigue, MD/PhD candidate Megan Weiss-Campbell, AGACNP-BC Meghan Gannon, MD Meghan Hayes, MSN, ANP-BC, CHTP Meghan Kramer, MD Melanie Dunn, MD, FACOG Melinda Turner, MD, FAAEM Melinda Wong, FNP-BC Melissa Dong, MD candidate Melissa Fuller, MD Melissa Goldin, MD candidate Melissa Lehmann, PA-C Melissa Rodriguez, DO candidate Melissa S. Phillips, MD, FACS Melissa Webb, RDMS Melissa Wellons, MD Meredith Fetterman, RN Meredith Holtz, APRN, CRNA Meredith Levy, RN, BSN Meredith Reddington, DO Meredith Schnitzer, RN Meridith Balbach, MD candidate Michael A Hayoun, MD, MPhil Michael Beckham, MD, FACP Michael Callaway, MD Michael DeRoche, MD Michael K. Gibson, MD, PhD Michael Ladd, MD, FAAP Michael Lawson, RN Michael Matheney, MD Michael N. Johnston, MD Michael R. Savona, MD Michael T Baker, MD, FACC Michael T. Lomis, MD Michael W. Bishop, MD, MS Michelle A. Cooper, BSN RN Michelle Li, MD Michelle M Walther, MD Michelle R Lemberger, MD, FACOG Mihir H Patel, MD, MPH, MBA Mikayla Shute, DO candidate Mindy Andrews, RN Miranda Butler, MD Miriam Gerber, FNP MJ Brown, MD MK Jordan, MD Mollee Cohee, MD candidate Molly Bergen, MD Monica Flynn Urness, LCSW Monica Nable, MD candidate Montana Upton, MD Morgan Flynn, MD Morgan Murray, BSN, RN Morgan Shannon, MD candidate Morgan Turpin, RN Nafisa Alamgir, MD candidate Nancy Harvey, pharmacy tech Nancy Lipsitz, MD, FACOG Nancy Townsend, RN, MSN Narender Annapureddy, MD Natalie Bishop, MD, FAAP Natalie Blaché, MD Natalie Vukmer, DO Natasha Hughes, MD candidate Natasha Smith, RCIS NB Davis, MD Negar Daniels, MD Nichole Lang, MD, MA Nicola White, MD Nicole Auernheimer, MSN, WHNP-S Nicole Dube, FNP Nicole Eisenberg, DDS Nicole Klein, MA Nicole L Heidemann, MD Nicole Paier Mullan, MD Nicole Schlechter, MD, PhD, FACOG Nicolette Jew, MD candidate Nike Izmaylov, MD candidate Nikita Bastin, MD candidate Nikkalynn DeLaurentis, DO, CMD, HMDC Nina Fredericks, MD Nina K. Sublette, PhD, FNP Nora A. Phillips, MD Oliver Alexander, MD candidate Owen Phillips, MD Padma Chunduru, MD Paige Massey Rielly, DO, MD candidate Paige Mergaman, MD Pat W. Whitworth III, MD Patricia N Scott, DNP, RN, PNP, NCSN-E Peggy Klein, RN Peter Damp, MD Peter R. Martin, MD Peyton Goodie, MD Peyton McElhone, MD Polly C Jennings, RN Pooja Sangani, MD Porche W. Adams, DO, MPH Quyn Rahman, MD R Leslie Hargrove, MD, FACP, CPE R. Shae Connor, MD Rachel Bowman, MD Rachel Brancamp, MD Rachel Champion, MD Rachel Crebessa, MD Rachel Ervin, RN Rachel Goodman, MBA, MD candidate Rachel Johnson, RN Rachel Kingree, MD Raychel Barry, BSN-RN Raymond Bluth, MD Raymond J Zhang, BA, MD candidate Reagan Saig, MD Rebecca Beard, MD Rebecca Eia, DO, FACOG Rebecca Ekeanyanwu, MD candidate Rebecca White, MD Rebekah Batyah Freedman, LMT Reesha Sanghani, MD, MPH Regina Healy, MD Reid Blackwelder, MD Renate Meier, APRN, WHNP-BC Renee Chamberlain, AGACNP-BC Richa Jain, MD Richard T Hoos, MD Richard V. Crume, PhD Riddhi Parikh, MD Riley Bergman, MD candidate Ringland S Murray, Jr, MD Rob Lentz, MD Robert A Rosen, MD, FACEP Robert Hutton, MD Robert Ledbetter, MD Robert S Furr, MD, FACOG Robyn Overstake, RN Rochelle Andreotti, MD, FACR Rocio Huet, MD, FACP, DABOIM Rohan Chitale, MD, FAANS Rolanda Lister, MD Rony Adam, MD Roopali Mittal, MD Rosemary Hunter, MD, FAAP Ross Masters, MD Roxanne Brunetti, OT Ruoying Li, MD candidate Rushabh Shah, MD Russ Galloway, MD, FAAEM Ryan Burgess, MD candidate Ryan King, MD candidate Ryan Pickens, MD Ryan Walsh, MD S. Bobby Arelli, MD S. D. Welch-Charles, MD, FACOG S. Martin, MD Sabrina Poon, MD, MPH Sabyl Farmer, APRN, CNM SaCara Shaw, MD Sacha Choupa, MD candidate Sachin Aggarwal, MD candidate Sally Friedman, MD Sally York, MD, PhD Sam Petrie, MD Samantha Beik, MD/PhD candidate Samantha Morgan, RN Samantha Singal, MD candidate Samantha Stover, MS, LCGC Sameer Sundrani, MD candidate Samuel Wike, MD candidate Sandra Collins, RN Sandra Granito, BSN, RN, CCRN, NREMT Sandra Milton, DSc Sapna Kripalani, MD, FACP Sara Connaughton, MD Sara F. Martin, MD Sara Horst, MD Sarah A. Cook, MD Candidate Sarah B Aylor, MD Sarah Baxley, MD candidate Sarah Fremont, MD Sarah Hockaday, RN Sarah Hylton, DO candidate Sarah Keville, MD Sarah Murawski, PA-C Sarah Newkirk, RN Sarah Osmundson, MD, MS, FACOG Sarah Ouadah, PhD, MD candidate Sarah Reed, MD/PhD candidate Sarah Shelton, MD, FACOG Sarah Wiklund, CNM Sasha Bowers, MD Satya Das, MD, MSCI Scarlett B. Ford, PA-C Scott Dalrymple, PA-C Scott Embry, MD Shannon Dalton, DO candidate Shannon Hillenmeyer, LCSW Shannon McDougal, RN Shannon O'Connor, MD candidate Shannon Shelley, CNM Sharon A Norman MD, FACOG Sharon Allbert, OBST Sharon Butcher, MD Sharon Green MD Shayne Sebold Taylor, MD Shelby Crants, MD candidate Shelby Greenwalt, CST Shelly Durbin, MD Shelly Lewis, MD, FACOG Sherrie Richards, MD Sherry Galloway, MD Shirisha Kamidi, MD Sierra Bishop, MD Sky Dainty, MD Skyler Smith, DO, MBA Soha Patel, MD Solita Harris, MD, FACOG Sonia Jackson, MD Sophia Kchouk, MD candidate Sophie Lawrence, MD Spencer Pope, DO Stacey Tillman, MD Stacy Dorris, MD Steph Gunnoe, FNP Stephanie Alu, MD candidate Stephanie Castlewhite, RN, BSN, MD candidate Stephanie Couch, RN Stephanie Cross, MD, FACOG Stephanie Dallas, MD Stephanie Dunlop, MD Stephanie Guinn, RT(R)(MR) Stephanie Klees, MD, MS, FAAP Stephanie Lynema, MD Stephanie Rolsma, MD, PhD Stephanie Woodward, MD Stephen “Alex” Crockett, MD candidate Stephen Clendenin, MD, FACOG Stephen DePasquale, MD Steven A McFadyen-Ketchum, PhD Steven Katz, MD Stirling Argabright, MSc, MD candidate Sudave Mendiratta, MD, FACEP Sunni Brimsy, LMSW Susan Dodd, MD Susan Dumas, MD Susan Frommeyer, MD Susan Harwell, MD Susan M. Leach, CNM Susan W. Goodall, APRN, FNP-C Suzanne Benson, RN, BSN, CLC Suzanne Bryant, MD, FACOG Suzanne Reed, RN Swathi Ganesh, MD candidate Sydney Whaley, RN, BSN T. Franklin King, MD, FACOG Taara Hassan, MD Talia Nutting, DDS Tamie Babb, MD, FACOG Tammy Green, RT(R) Tara Rogers, FNP-C Tara Sturdivant, MD Tarry Samsel, RN, BSN, CIC Taryn Boucher, MD Tayler Race, RN Taylor Butler, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS Taylor McCauley, RN, BSN Taylor Newman, PA-C Terry L. Forrest, MD, FACC Tessa Stewart, APRN Theresa B. Raudry, CNM Theresa Geissler, FNP Thomas J. DiNella, MD Thomas Lemond, MD Tierra Johnson, RN Tiffany Edmondson, BSN, RN, SCRN Timothy Thayer, MD Tina M. McMillan, BS, LMT Tina Rosling, FNP Tom John, MD Tonya Cohoon, MA Tracie A. Traver, MD, MBA, FACOG Tracy A. Coffey, MD, FACOG Tracy Motyka, MD Travis Williams, MD candidate Tripp Nelson, MD, FACOG Tufik Assad, MD, MSCI Tyler Morris, MD Tyler W. Barrett, MD, MSCI, FACEP, FHRS Ursula Heitz, RN, MSN Valerie Parker, MD Vanessa Kruse, BSN, RN Victoria Colon, DO candidate Victoria R. Bechet, BSN, RNC Vidya Bansal, MD, FAAP Vineesha Arelli, MD Virginia Planz, MD Vivian Lei, MD W. Anthony Lizarraga, MD, FACP W. F. Adams, Jr., MD Wendy Pais Baker, MD Wesley Brillhart, MD Wesley M White, MD Whitney George, MD candidate Whitney Scott, MD Will Yasui, RN William A. Frederick, PharmD William Baucom, MD, FACP William D McIntosh, MD, FACOG William Riley, MD Yenny Yang, MD candidate Yogindra Persaud, MD Yoko Crume, PhD, MSW Yunong Bai, MD candidate Zachary Grambos, MD, FAAEM Zachary J. Williams, MD/PhD candidate Zannie Hanan, RN Zara Parkinson, MD candidate Zoe Belkin, MD Zoe Finer, MD candidate Zoe Morrow RN, BSN Zoe Ozment, MD

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