Hospitalist | Intensivist Services



The mission of TriStar Skyline Medical Center is to continually improve the health and quality of the people in the communities we serve. That’s why we are pleased to introduce you to our Hospitalist/Intensivist program.

Hospitalists and Intensivists manage patient care throughout the hospital. These physicians assess patients in the Emergency Room, admit patients, arrange for specialty consultants and arrange post-hospital care. After consulting with your personal physician and updating them on the care you have received, you are then referred back to your doctor for outpatient care. By focusing their practice entirely on the care of a hospitalized patient, Hospitalists and Intensivists can better care for a patient’s needs.



MEET OUR INTENSIVISTS/HOSPITALISTS
HOSPITALIST MEDICAL DIRECTOR
MURRAY ARONS, MD
Specialty: Pulmonary and Critical Care
Medical School: New Jersey Medical School
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Board Certified in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Sleep Medicine
ALBERTO GONZALEZ-BERNAL, MD
Specialty: Pulmonary and Critical Care
Medical School: Universidad De Montemorelos
Residency: Texas Tech University health Science Center at Odessa
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Board Certified in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
BARRETT CONNER, MD
Specialty: Pulmonary
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine
JONATHAN EVANS, MD
Specialty: Pulmonary
Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Galveston
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch Hopsital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine

ORLANDO RODRIGUEZ, MD
Specialty: Pulmonary and Critical Care
Medical School: University of Santo Tomas
Residency: Grace Hospital - Wayne State University
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Sleep Medicine
Toby Smith, MD
TOBY SMITH, MD
Specialty: Pulmonary
Medical School: East Tennessee State University
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Board Certified in Pulmonary Medicine

MEET OUR HOSPITALISTS
INDUMEET BHATIA BAL, MD
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Medical School: Government Medical College - Jammu India
Residency: Mercy Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
CHRISTOPHER COLBURN, MD
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Medical School: University of Lousiville
Residency: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

SHEFALI Y PARANJAPE, MD
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Medical School: East Tennessee State University - James Quillen College Med Program
Residency: University of Kentucky Children's Hospital
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
RICHARD SADOWSKI, MD
Specialty: Family Practice
Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Residency: University of Illinois of Chicago
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

BRENT VAZIRI, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine
Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Residency: The University of Tennessee Family Medicine at Jackson
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine
JUELLE WEEKES, MD
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Connecticut
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine
MEET OUR TRANSFER NURSES
SHERRY KNOWLES, RN
Experience:
22 years in medical, surgical and critical care nursing.
TERRY BRANDT, RN
Experience:
31 years in case management and critical care nursing.

To admit a patient 24/7 to our Hospitalist Team
or for a consult, call
(615) 769.7876

Information needed to assist in your transfer:
  • Patient Name
  • Social Security Number
  • Date of Birth
  • Insurance Information
  • Current clinical information including physical assessment, VS, lab work/imaging results (if available)
  • Patient's medical history & current medications and/or allergies
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