Physician Profiles

Thomas P. Miller, MD
Education
Upsala College, East Orange, NJ - B.S. Biology 1971
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX - M. D. 1975
Residency: North Carolina Memorial Hospital Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1978
Chief Resident North Carolina Memorial Hospital Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1977-1978

Professional Societies
President of the Tennessee Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
Board Certified in Anesthesiology & Pain Management
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Academy of Forensic Medicine

Government Service
U.S.A.F. Medical Corps 1966-1970 Honorable Discharge
U. S. Army Reserve 1989-1992 Honorable Discharge
Chief of Anesthesia- Operation Desert Shield/Storm

Professional Activities
Director of Anesthesia - Parkridge Medical Center, Chattanooga TN 1984-1988
Director of Anesthesia - Hutcheson Medical Center, Ft. Oglethorpe, GA 1985-1988
Co-Director - Anesthesiologists Associated, P.C., Chattanooga, TN 1986-1988
Director - Ridgeview Pain Management, Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, TN 1991-1993
TN Society of Anesthesiologists - President elect 2/94 -2/95 President 2/95-1/96
TN Society of Interventional Pain Physicians - Executive Director/ President 8-01 to 2006

Pain Management Experience
1975-1978 Studied under J. Ghia North Carolina Memorial Hospital Pain Clinic
1978 Opened a private practice pain office providing interventional pain procedures for referring physicians from multiple specialties.
1981 Member of pain team of Anesthesiologists Associated at Siskin Rehabilitation Center & Greater Chattanooga Pain Clinic in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
1993 - Present Medical Director of Specialists in Pain Management, Chattanooga, TN

Carroll G. Odem, M. D.
Education
Carroll G. Odem, M.D. graduated from James Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City, TN in 1994. He has also served in the Tennessee Army Nation Guard and retired as a Captain. Dr. Odem has extensive training in Internal Medicine with a sub specialty in Pain Management. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and is licensed in both Tennessee and Georgia.

John E. "Rett" Blake, III, M. D.
Education
John "Rett" Blake, III, M. D. graduated from University of Alabama, Birmingham in 2004. He completed an internship in Preliminary Surgery in 2005 and completed his residency in Anesthesiology and Fellowship training in Pain Management at University of Alabama, Birmingham in 2009. Dr. Blake completed his Board Certification test in October 2009. He is licensed in Tennessee, Georgia, & Alabama.

Travis K. Layne, PA-C
Education
Trevecca Nazarene University, B.S. Physician Assistant Program, 1996

Certifications
NCCPA certified, 1997-present
ACLS certified, 1996-present
BCLS certified, 1996-present

Licensures
TN PA Licensed, 1997-present
DEA Licensed, 2002-present

Affiliations
Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants, 1996-present

Work History
Family Practice, Tracy Clinic, 1996-1998
Emergency Medicine, Team Health, 1998-1999
Family Practice and Obstetrics, Dr. Howard Rupard, 1999-2000
General Surgery, Dr. Andrew Hazley, 2000-2002
Specialists in Pain Management, Thomas Miller, M.D. 2002-2005
Neurosurgery, Dr. Seyed Emadian, 2005-2006
Specialists in Pain Management, Thomas Miller, M. D. 2006-present