ARTHRITIS SPECIALISTS OF NASHVILLE JOIN CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER
NASHVILLE, Tenn., January 10, 2003 – Six of the area’s leading rheumatology physicians with Arthritis Specialists of Nashville (formerly Medical Specialists of Nashville) are now practicing at Centennial Medical Center.
“We are very excited to have this group of distinguished rheumatology physicians now practicing at Centennial,” said Larry Kloess, chief executive officer of Centennial Medical Center. “Rheumatology care is an important healthcare need, so this group of specialists will be a valuable addition to our outstanding physician base and the hospital’s continually expanding array of services.”
Physicians with Arthritis Specialists of Nashville include:
Joseph W. Huston III, M.D. has been a practicing physician for more than 30 years and received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University. He has serves as a clinical associate professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee. He also serves as a co-director of the Arthritis Pain Center at Easter Seals. Huston is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the subspecialty board of Rheumatology.
Robert M. Johnson, M.D. brings 40 years of experience to the group. In addition to his experience as a practicing physician, he has served as a clinical associate professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a clinical instructor of medicine at the University of Tennessee. He received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is board eligible in Hematology.
David S. Knapp, M.D. has been a practicing physician for almost 25 years. During his career, he has served as a clinical instructor of internal medicine at Vanderbilt University and director of the Arthritis Clinic at Nashville Metropolitan General Hospital. He serves as a medical director of the Arthritis Pain Center at Easter Seals. He received his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine and is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the subspecialty board of Rheumatology.
Marvin P. Meadors III, M.D. has been a practicing physician in Nashville since 1990. Prior to that, he completed an internship and residency at the University Hospital in Jackson, Miss., and a fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Meadors received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the subspecialty board of Rheumatology.
Kevin J. Myers, M.D. brings 15 years of experience as a practicing physician to the group. A graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, he has also served as an assistant professor of Rheumatology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the subspecialty board of Rheumatology.
Paul W. Wheeler, M.D. received his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham (UAB). He completed his residency at UAB and subsequent fellowships at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Vanderbilt prior to his board certification in Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases. He remains an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Vanderbilt. Wheeler provides inpatient consults at five area hospitals as well as his outpatient Rheumatology practice at Centennial.
Centennial Medical Center is part of the TriStar family of hospitals. TriStar Health System is the most comprehensive healthcare network in middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky. TriStar serves over 70,000 admissions and 195,000 emergency room visits per year system-wide, and is nationally recognized in the areas of cardiology, oncology, neurology and women's health. In 2000, there were 8,500 births, 1,100 cardiac surgeries and over 1,100 cancer research protocol patients throughout the network. For further information about the services offered by the TriStar Health System, please call (615) 342-1919 or (800) 242-5662.
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Centennial Medical Center at Ashland City offers the Cheatham County community enhanced on-site healthcare options which include inpatient care for non-life threatening illnesses, outpatient surgery, a 24-hour emergency room, lab services and imaging services.
Parthenon Pavilion is the oldest and largest full-service 132-bed psychiatric facility in Middle Tennessee providing inpatient mental health services for adults and geriatric patients as well as community-based mental health programs.
The Women’s Hospital at Centennial is Tennessee’s only stand-alone women’s hospital and neo-natal intensive care unit delivering 2,500 babies annually and is recognized nationally in breast cancer management in addition to providing the area’s only total digital mammography program.
The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center is a service-line offered through the TriStar Family of Hospitals that is designed to meet the needs of individuals undergoing cancer treatment, providing the most extensive drug, radiation and surgical services in the Southeast.
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