Meet Our Team

Added Mon Jul 11 15:18:00 CDT 2011

Since 1979, Methodist Hospice services have been provided by an interdisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, home health aides and volunteers who understand that when it can't be about curing, it must be about caring.

If they wish, patients may continue to see their own physician while receiving care from Methodist Hospice. Our team will work closely with their physician to develop and implement an individualized plan of care for the patient.

This is a journey that requires support, care and understanding. Methodist Hospice is here to help.

Meet Our Team

Methodist Hospice and Methodist Palliative Care utilize the expertise of all of our highly qualified and specially trained staff to meet the unique needs of our patients and their families.

Meet our Physicians:

W. Clay Jackson, M.D., DipTh Current Positions: Medical Director, Methodist Alliance Hospice and Palliative Services Director, University of Tennessee - Methodist Alliance Palliative Medicine Fellowship Faculty Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Education: Residency, University of Tennessee/Baptist Tipton Family Medicine Medical School, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Graduate, Diploma of Theology, Oxford University Board Certifications: American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine American Board of Family Medicine
Joseph L. Weems, M.D. Current Position: Co-Medical Director, Methodist Alliance Hospice and Palliative Services Education: Residency in Otolaryngology, University of Tennessee (City of Memphis Hospitals) Residency in General Surgery, V.A. Hospital, Memphis, TN Internship, City of Memphis Hospitals Medical School, University of Tennessee Board Certifications: American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine American Board of Otolaryngology
Joseph Blythe, M.D. Current Positions: Lead Palliative Physician, Methodist South Hospital & Methodist Germantown Hospital Medical Director, ICU, Methodist South Hospital Education: Fellowship in Pulmonary Diseases, VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Board Certifications: American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Critical Care American Board of Pulmonary Disease
James William Martin, M.D. Current Position: Lead Palliative Physician, Methodist North Hospital Education: Internship and Residency in Family Medicine, Trover Foundation, Madisonville, KY Medical School, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University Board Certifications: American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine American Board of Family Medicine
R. Kelley Myers, M.D., FAAFP Current Position: Lead Palliative Physician, Methodist University Hospital Education: Fellowship in Faculty Development and Education, Harvard Medical School Internship and Residency, Self Memorial Hospital, Greenwood, SC Medical School, Medical College of Georgia Board Certifications: American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine American Board of Family Medicine
Fereshteh Vida Zare, M.D. Current Position: Staff Physician, Methodist Alliance Hospice and Palliative Services Education: Fellowship, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Methodist Alliance Palliative Medicine Residency and Internship in Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Residency and Internship in OB/GYN, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz, Iran Medical School, Lady Harding Medical College, New Delhi, India Board Certifications: Iranian Board of Obstetric & Gynecology American Board of Internal Medicine
Melody J. Cunningham, M.D. Current Position: Director, Palliative Care Program, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Education: Fellowship in Transfusion Medicine, Harvard Combined Program, Boston, MA Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Internship, Residency, Chief Residency in Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA Medical School, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA Board Certifications: American Board of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology American Board of Pathology American Board of Pediatrics
Kristy Bryan, MD Current Position: Staff Physician, Methodist Alliance Hospice and Palliative Services Education: Fellowship, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Methodist Alliance Palliative Medicine Residency and Internship in Internal Medicine, Universtiy of Tennessee Health Science Center Medical School, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN Board Certification American Board of Internal Medicine

Meet our Advance Practice Nurses (APNs):

Drew Turner, MSN, APRN, BC

Current Position:
Advance Practice Nurse for Palliative Care Services at Methodist North Hospital
Education:
The Johns Hopkins University
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Board Certifications:
American Nurse Credentialing Center, Family Nurse Practitioner
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP)

Jane Owen, APRN-BC, CAHPN, RN, C

Current Position:
Advance Practice Nurse for Palliative Care Services at Methodist University Hospital
Education:
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Palliative Care Specialty
University of Memphis College of Nursing
Board Certifications:
American Nurses Credentialing Center, Family Nurse Practitioner
American Nurses Credentialing Center, Pain Management Nurse
National Board for Certification for Hospice and Palliative Nurses, Advance Practice Nurse

Ann Stavropoulos, MSN, APRN, BC

Current Position:
Advance Practice Nurse for Palliative Care Services at Methodist Germantown Hospital & Methodist South Hospital
Education:
MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Memphis
Loewenberg School of Nursing
Board Certifications:
American Nurses Credentialing Center, Family Nurse Practitioner

Meet our Clinical Directors:

Taleka Perry, EMSN, RN
Current Position:
Director of Clinical Services, Methodist Hospice Residence
Education:
RN, State Fair Community College
BSN, University of Central Missouri
Executive MSN, University of Memphis