Residents

Rebecca Jenkins, D.O.

Hometown: Johnson City, Tennessee
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Cooking, baking, hiking, running, watching movies and playing with her two dogs

Kelsey King-Hook, M.D.

Chief Resident

Hometown: Small town outside of Nashville, Tennessee
Medical School: ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Hobbies: Outdoors, cooking, cheering on the Tennessee Titans and entertaining her two grumpy cats, Lily and Gracie
Career Plans: To become a traditional, small town family doctor

Logan Lucas, D.O.

Hometown: Jenkins, Kentucky
Medical School: University of Pikeville - Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Sports, especially basketball, football and Esports, birdwatching, rubix cube collecting, and movies
Career Plans: Work in a rural emergency department and help those who need acute care

Leah Nelson, D.O.

Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest
Hobbies: Spending time with my family, visiting national parks and environmental service projects

Michael Saval, D.O.

Hometown: Maryland
Medical School: University of Pikeville – Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Traveling with family, watching sports (football and MMA), science fiction/fantasy enthusiast
Medical Interests: Rural medicine, hospice and emergent/urgent care

Monique Spears, M.D.

Hometown: Alexandria, Louisiana
Medical School: LSU School of Medicine - Shreveport
Hobbies:  Traveling, spending time with her daughter and family, cooking and working out
Medical Interests: Rural medicine, travel to developing countries to provide health care to those in need

Collette Hoilman, M.D.

Hometown: Kingsport, Tennessee
Medical School: ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Hobbies: Going on walks and gardening
Medical interests: Outpatient primary care

Libby Ligon, M.D.

Hometown: Cookeville, Tennessee
Medical School: ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Hobbies: Crossfit, collecting vinyl records, going to the lake, traveling, cherring on the Lady Vols and Nashville Predators
Medical Interests: Sports medicine, global health, academic medicine

Ashish Nathani, M.D.

Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Medical School: ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Hobbies: The outdoors, hiking, snowboarding, guitar, music, tennis, chess and binging everything on Netflix
Medical Interests: Clinic, hospital and emergency room

Holly Nummerdor, D.O

Hometown: Waupun, Wisconsin
Medical School: Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Hanging out with her husband and child, quilting, and running
Medical Interests: Preventative and lifestyle medicine, geriatric medicine, OMT

Jacob Taber, D.O. 

Hometown: Bay Village, Ohio
Medical School: Ohio Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Hiking, fishing, reading, church, soccer, basketball, family time
Medical Interests: Rural medicine, hospital medicine, addiction medicine

Christopher Welch, M.D.

Hometown: Roslyn, Washington
Medical School: ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Hobbies: Spending time with his wife and pets, drawing, hiking, camping, fishing, cooking, baking, collecting comic books, carpentry, and travel
Medical Interests: Outpatient medicine and sports medicine

Kyle Caron, D.O. 

Hometown: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas
Hobbies: Guitar-bass, cooking, unironically linking his identity to online personality quizzes
Medical Interests: Outpatient primary care, sports medicine, OMT

Sara Hrivnak, D.O.

Hometown: Kingsport, Tennessee
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas
Hobbies: Singing, opera, hiking, travel, reading, yoga, dance
Medical Interests: Lifestyle medicine, nutrition, outpatient family medicine

Evan Milner, D.O.

Hometown: Central Missouri
Medical School: A.T. Still University Osteopathic Medical School
Hobbies: Cooking with his fiancé, building computers, getting outdoors and entertaining his cat, Frankie
Medical Interests: Rural and sports medicine

Kristin Richey, M.D.

Hometown: Anderson, South Carolina
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Hobbies: Piano, hiking, fishing, cooking, baking, volleyball, reading
Medical Interests: Palliative care, geriatrics, women's health, hospital medicine

Patrick South, M.D.

Hometown: Mountain City, Tennessee
Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine
Hobbies: Enjoying the laid-back life of Appalachia and beautiful mountain air from his front porch with his wife and two dogs, Daisy and Watson

Jake Weaver, D.O.

Hometown: Johnson City, Tennessee
Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Just about any sport (golf at the moment), hiking, walks with his wife and golden retriever, travel
Medical Interests: Preventative medicine, sports medicine, global health