
Saint Thomas West Office
Nashville, TN 37205
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Our Physicians at Saint Thomas West Office
- Dermatology
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Ear Nose Throat
- Endocrinology / Diabetes
- Gastroenterology
- Neurology
- Ophthalmology
- Primary Care - Adult
- Rheumatology / Arthritis

Edwin Anderson, Jr., M.D.
Dr. Anderson is a native of Nashville, TN and is a third generation physician. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. He received his undergraduate degree from Georgia Tech, where he played football for four years and graduated with honors. He received a Justin Potter scholarship from Vanderbilt School of Medicine and received his M.D. degree in 1973. He completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Vanderbilt, and then served for two years in the U.S. Army Medical… Continue Reading

Linda Bonvissuto, M.D.
Dr. Bonvissuto has been in practice for 15 years, serving patients in both the Chicago area and nearby Franklin. A native of Peoria, Illinois, Dr. Bonvissuto is a Board-certified internist and member of the American College of Physicians. She graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine and completed her residency at Lutheran General Hospital, an affiliate of the University of Chicago.
Dr. Bonvissuto enjoys cooking, gardening and spending time with her husband and their seven children.
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Brian Cromwell, M.D.
Dr. Cromwell earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Kentucky, College of Medicine. He then completed the internal medicine internship and residency program of the University of Tennessee at Baptist Hospital in Nashville and also served as chief resident at Baptist. Dr. Cromwell is board certified in internal medicine.
He is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Society of Internal Medicine, and the American Medical Association. He enjoys spending time with his wife and… Continue Reading

Ryan Duncan, M.D.
Dr. Ryan Duncan received his undergraduate degree from Auburn University in Alabama. He then earned his medical degree from the Univeristy of Alabama in Birmingham and completed his residency there as well. Dr. Duncan most recently owned his own practice before joining Heritage Medical Associates. He is board certified in head and neck surgery as well as sleep medicine.
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Anne Eyler, M.D.
Dr. Anne Eyler completed her undergraduate studies at Duke University in Durham, NC. She then completed medical school, her residency, and fellowship at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Dr. Eyler is licensed by the American Board of Internal Medicine for Rheumatology. She enjoys hiking and gardening with her family.
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Leslie Franklin, M.D., F.A.C.P.
A Nashville native and graduate of Harpeth Hall, Dr. Leslie Franklin earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. After participating in HIV vaccine development research at St. Jude's Children’s Research Hospital, Dr. Franklin graduated with honors from Meharry Medical College in Nashville. She received her training in Internal Medicine from the University of Tennessee, where she served as chief resident at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville.
Practicing since 2007, Dr. Franklin focuses on both preventive… Continue Reading

Aparna Frenchman, M.D.
Dr. Aparna Frenchman is a Nashville native and a third generation physician. After graduating from Harpeth Hall, she obtained a B.S. in cell and molecular biology from the University of Michigan. She attended the University of Tennessee in Memphis, TN for medical school before completing her residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Frenchman has a broad scope of experience after working in private practices in Miami, Chicago, and New Jersey, ranging from adolescent medicine to geriatrics. Prior to… Continue Reading

Eric Larios, O.D.
Eric Larios pursued his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated with a degree in Integrative Biology. Afterwards he enrolled at the UC Berkeley School of Optometry where he obtained his Doctor of Optometry degree and graduated with Beta Sigma Kappa honors. He then completed his residency training in ocular disease at the White River Junction VA in Vermont. He is currently a member and a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. As a transplant… Continue Reading

Elizabeth Lyons, M.D.
Elizabeth Tate Lyons, MD is a native of Nashville. Dr. Lyons graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and earned her Medical Doctor degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.
She completed her internship and residency at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City and her fellowship in Rheumatology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva… Continue Reading

Juliana Matthews, M.D.
Dr. Matthews received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, graduating with an honors degree in Biology. She earned her medical degree from Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee, Florida. She then went on to complete both her residency in Internal Medicine and her fellowship in Endocrinology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. Matthews is licensed by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is a member of the American Diabetes Association, American Academy of Clinical Endocrinology, and The… Continue Reading

Porter Meadors, M.D.
Dr. Meadors was born in New Orleans and grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. He completed his undergraduate degree at the College at Washington and Lee before attending medical school at the University of Mississippi. He completed his residency at the University Hospital and after a year as Cheif Resident, he moved to Nashville for a Fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has since been in Nashville for 25 years. Dr. Meadors has been married for 31 years and has three… Continue Reading

Ryan Mire, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Ryan D. Mire is a native of New Orleans, LA. He attended Rhodes College in Memphis, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and was also an All-Conference collegiate athlete. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Tennessee, Memphis.
Dr. Mire completed his internship and residency at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA and also served as Chief Resident for the department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Mire is board certified in Internal Medicine… Continue Reading

Joseph Parker, M.D.
Dr. Parker joined Heritage Medical Associates after completing his gastroenterology training in 2005. He received his undergraduate, internal medicine, and gastroenterology training at Vanderbilt University. His interests include all areas of digestive diseases. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Dr. Parker is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
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Morgan Parker, M.D.
Dr. Parker was born and raised in Nashville. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Vanderbilt University. He completed his internship at Riverside Regional Hospital in Virginia. He then completed his residency at the Kellogg Eye Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
He joined Heritage in 2008 after practicing in Nashville since 2006. He is board certified in Ophthalmology. He has special interest in medical and surgical glaucoma. He is… Continue Reading

Rose Payne, M.D.
Dr. Rose Payne earned her M.D. degree from the University of Virginia Medical School. She then completed her internship and residency at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Payne is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Medical Association.
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Subir Prasad, M.D.
Dr. Subir Prasad grew up in Oxford, Mississippi, where his father was on the faculty of the University of Mississippi. He attended Ole Miss, earning his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering. After a brief career as a consulting engineer for Federal Express and Texas Instruments, he attended medical school at the University of Tennessee and completed his internship and residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.
He returned to Memphis to practice and teach at the UT College of Medicine… Continue Reading

Ryan Roberts, M.D.
Dr. Roberts has been in practice in the Nashville area since completion of his internship, residency and fellowship in gastroenterology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 1992. Dr. Roberts received his undergraduate education at Louisiana State University and received his doctorate degree in 1987 from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine at New Orleans.
He is a member of the Tennessee Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Medical Association and American Gastroenterological Association.
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Sean Ryan, M.D.
Dr. Sean Ryan earned his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine before completing his residency in Nashville, TN at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is board certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. In his free time, Dr. Ryan enjoys running, reading and music.
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Allison Smith, M.D.
Dr. Allison Smith was a Chemistry major at Princeton University and received her MD at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. After completing an internship at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan, she obtained her ophthalmology training at the University of California at Davis. She was board certified in ophthalmology and spent three years practicing general ophthalmology in the Silicon Valley near San Francisco.
Dr. Smith greatly enjoys performing cataract surgery and treating all types of eye disease. She is… Continue Reading

Beverly Zak, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Zak is a native of southern California who received her M.D. degree at the University of California, San Diego. During medical school, she also completed a Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Sciences studying the molecular and biological basis of exostosis formation in Hereditary Multiple Exostoses. She came to Nashville five years ago with her husband and children and completed residency in dermatology at Vanderbilt University.
Dr. Zak is a board-certified dermatologist and is a fellow of the American Academy of… Continue Reading

Michael Zanolli, M.D.
Dr. Zanolli has more than twenty five years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases. In addition to caring directly for patients, he has served as clinician, teacher, mentor and consultant at two medical schools. Dr. Zanolli is especially interested and experienced in the area of inflammatory diseases of the skin (such as psoriasis and contact dermatitis) and has served as a resource for referring physicians and regional dermatologists.
Dr. Zanolli has also been involved with clinical investigations that… Continue Reading