The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society, Medical Foundation of Chattanooga, and Southeast Tennessee Project Access are recognizing local physicians by saluting 12 honorees for Doctors’ Day Appreciation. The honorees were selected from 65 nominations submitted by local residents.

The 12 honorees are:

· Francis Cuozzo, MD – Vascular Institute of Chattanooga

· Jason Dunn, MD – Premier Surgical Cleveland

· Marshall Horton, MD – Volunteers in Medicine

· Shannon McCallie, MD – Galen Mountain View

· William Oellerich, MD – Chattanooga Heart Institute

· Christina Parkhurst, MD – CHI Memorial Surgical Associates

· Lee Perry, MD – Chattanooga Allergy Clinic

· Jack Rowland, MD – River City Women’s Specialists

· Jessica Scotchie, MD – Tennessee Reproductive Medicine

· Beth Snell, MD – University Surgical Associates

· Madison Torrence, MD – Karis Community Health

· Ryan Voskuil, MD – Erlanger Orthopedics

National Doctors’ Day provides a time for people to show appreciation to the doctors who care for them or their loved ones. The first Doctors’ Day observance was March 30, 1933, in Winder, Georgia, on the anniversary of the first use of general anesthetic in surgery. The U.S. House of Representatives adopted a resolution commemorating Doctors’ Day on March 30, 1958. In 1990, Congress established March 30 each year as the National Doctors’ Day.

Doctors’ Day 2025 is sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield Community Trust, SVMIC, and WDEF News 12.

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society, established in 1883, is an advocate for physicians and for the continual improvement of community health. The Society protects and promotes the patient-physician relationship, seeks to increase access to quality medical care for all persons, and promotes the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and patient care. The Medical Foundation is an affiliated non-profit organization that provides access to health care for low-income uninsured residents and works to improve community health.