Originally from Murfreesboro, Dr. Austin Mackens graduated from Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee where he earned a B.A. in Biology with a minor in Biochemistry and graduated cum laude. He earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2010 and completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Tennessee, Jackson in 2013. Dr. Mackens has extensive experience in emergency medicine and served as the Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Emergency Department medical director for 3 years prior to joining MMC. During that tenure, he was a member of the Vanderbilt Bedford Board of Directors and Medical Executive Committee while also practicing as a full-time emergency medicine physician. He was also a member of the American Physician Partners Stroke Task Force and was responsible for training over 2,300 providers nationwide on appropriate stroke recognition and treatment. Dr. Mackens' passion for primary care and preventative medicine intensified during his years working in an E.R. environment. The daily witness of patients with acute medical conditions that might have been prevented with early intervention was a pivotal decision point in returning to his original passion for primary and preventative medicine. Additionally, the desire to know and foster long-term relationships with patients was a significant deciding factor, in that physicians working in an E.R. environment often don’t know patient outcomes. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency and Adrenal Insufficiency Pediatric.

Dr. Bunch is originally from the Florida panhandle. She attended medical school in East Tennessee and fell in love with the state. Dr. Bunch completed her residency training in Murfreesboro and is excited to continue serving the area. Dr. Bunch lives in Murfreesboro with her husband, Louis, and their two dogs. They enjoy spending time on the lake, exploring Nashville and game nights with friends. Her top areas of expertise are Melorheostosis, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Osteopenia, and High Cholesterol.

Dr. Desnoes is originally from Dallas, Texas. She moved across the country to the South Carolina area to obtain her medical degree. She later found Tennessee her home as she completed Family Medicine training in the west Tennessee area where she served as Chief Resident amongst her peers.After residency graduation, she moved to the Murfreesboro area where her husband has served as minister at a local church for several years. She is elated to call Murfreesboro home, and looks forward to serving the community here alongside her husband and colleagues. In her spare time, Dr. Desnoes enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time with her loved ones. Her top areas of expertise are Melorheostosis, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Osteopenia, and Obesity.

Edmundo Yibirin is a Family Medicine provider in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Yibirin is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Neonatal Ovarian Cyst, Lump in the Abdomen, Ovarian Cysts, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Salpingo-Oophorectomy.

Dr. Adam Allie is a graduate of the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. He earned his medical degree from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, and completed his residency in Family Medicine at Wellmont Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport, Tennessee.Having been born in West Virginia, raised in South Carolina and completed his training in East Tennessee, he feels a very strong connection to this area and the people here. He and his wife, who is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Specialist at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital now reside in Brentwood. Dr. Allie has many interests including playing the guitar and banjo, hiking, traveling, playing with his dog Toby and he is an avid marathon runner. In 2012 he was a finisher of the Leadville Trail 100 Mile Endurance Run. In 2014 he completed the New York City Marathon. Dr. Allie is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Transient Familial Hyperbilirubinemia, Thyroid Dysgenesis, Newborn Jaundice, and Congenital Hypothyroidism.

Dr. Paul Myers is a board certified family physician and partner of the Murfreesboro Medical Clinic. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Medical School and completed his residency at the University of Louisville, where he was also chosen to serve as chief resident. He is especially interested in the treatment of hypertension, as well as focusing on preventive care.Originally from Mississippi, Dr. Myers has a background in ministry and is an ordained minister. He has served in several ministerial capacities including evangelist and pastor. He brings the same concern and care for his patients as he has parishioners in the past. He has also taught various courses at the university level including Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology, and Biology. He and his family are excited to be back in Middle Tennessee and besides spending time with them, he also enjoys golfing and hunting. Dr. Myers is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and High Cholesterol.

Sadia Dar is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Dar is highly rated in 48 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Vitamin D Deficiency, Sinusitis, and Empyema.

Sreedhar Samudrala is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Samudrala is highly rated in 34 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, High Cholesterol, Obesity, and Sinusitis.

Joshua Hixson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Hixson is highly rated in 20 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypolipoproteinemia, Chorea-Acanthocytosis, Abetalipoproteinemia, and Tangier Disease.

Jonathan Head is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Head is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Flu, Ethmoiditis, H1N1 Influenza, and Parinaud Oculoglandular Syndrome.

Jithander Katkuri is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Katkuri is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Asthma.

Peter Cobb is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Cobb is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, Type B Insulin Resistance Syndrome, and Mitochondrial Complex V Deficiency. Dr. Cobb is currently accepting new patients.

Gita Mishra is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Mishra is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Menopause, Premature Ovarian Failure, Premenstrual Syndrome, Obesity, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Kirsten Bunce is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Bunce is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, Muscle Atrophy, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

Teresa Huggins is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Huggins is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Type B Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency, and Mitochondrial Complex V Deficiency.

Austin Adams is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Adams is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Herpetic Stomatitis, and Gout.

Laura Born is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Born is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Familial Hypertension.

Bryan Kozinski is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Kozinski is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

Saritha Reddy is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Reddy is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Asthma in Children, Asthma, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.

Adam Childs is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Childs is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, Infant Hyperglycemia, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Childs is currently accepting new patients.

Moses Swauncy is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Smyrna, Tennessee. Dr. Swauncy is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Opioid Use Disorder, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Sciatica, and Familial Hypertension.

Dr. Lee Bouldin is from Manchester, TN and went to college at Lipscomb University, graduating with a degree in Biology and Chemistry. He then attended medical school at Saba University of Medicine. Dr. Bouldin spent 5 years working at a level 2 trauma center as an Emergency Medicine physician and a total of 7 years in Emergency medicine. He then spent 2 years working as a hospitalist taking care of the medical floor and ICU Patients, and he is happy to get back into family medicine. His special interests include preventative medicine and dementia care.Dr. Bouldin is married to his wife, Beth, and they have 3 children, Tucker, Brooks and Nora. They attend North Boulevard Church of Christ. In his free time, Dr. Bouldin enjoys sports, hiking, gardening and traveling with his family. His top area of expertise is Hip Replacement.

During his Residency at SIU, Dr. Coté was chosen as the principle resident to guide the transformation to a NCQA Certified Level 3 PCMH (Patient-Centered Medical Home). Upon graduation in 2010, he was awarded the Continuous Quality Improvement Award for his effort. Following his training, Dr. Coté joined the Internal & Family Medicine department at Murfreesboro Medical Clinic (MMC) where he has built a bustling Family Medicine Practice. Dr. Cotés’ passion for Analytics, Informatics, and Quality Improvement led to his appointment as Chief Medical Information Officer in 2011. He championed the MMC Internal & Family Medicine department’s transformation to a Level 3 NCQA Certified PCMH in 2013. He served as a Delegate for the state of Tennessee to the American Osteopathic Association Congress and consulted as a panelist at the EHRs Perfect Practice Summit in 2014. He was also invited to speak at the National Adult Immunization Summit for the CDC in 2017.Dr. Coté is affiliated with the AOA, TOMA, ACOFP, AAFP, SRAM and is a member of the BCBS-TN PCMH Physician Advisory Board. Through his experiences in training and collected knowledge, Dr. Cote´ fundamentally believes that judicious utilization of information and analytics is the key to delivering the highest quality care to the patient. The structure of the PCMH is the best vehicle to accomplish this. His top areas of expertise are Gray Platelet Syndrome, Platelet Storage Pool Deficiency, Glanzmann Thrombasthenia, and Bernard-Soulier Syndrome.

Dr. Cooke is excited to be serving the Middle Tennessee area. He is originally from Kingsport, and attended undergraduate school in Nashville and medical school in Memphis. Dr. Cooke completed his Family Medicine residency at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, and has been serving the Murfreesboro community since 2015.Dr. Cooke has a passion for preventative care and reducing the impact of chronic disease. He believes in empowering his patients to invest in their own health through education and communication.Dr. Cooke lives in Murfreesboro with his wife, Simone, and two sons, Jaxon and Roman. They attend church at New Vision Baptist and enjoy traveling, being outdoors and family time. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Apo A-I Deficiency, Familial Hypobetalipoproteinemia, and Chorea-Acanthocytosis.

Charles Tessier is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Dr. Tessier is highly rated in 63 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Parainfluenza Virus Type 3, Parainfluenza, Otitis, and Sinusitis.