History of REI at UTHSC
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center has a long history of training fellows in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. The first REI Fellowship program at UTSHSC was started in 1978 under the Chairmanship of Preston Dilts and Program Director Anne C. Wentz. It is important to note that a formalized training program in Reproductive Endocrinology, approved by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG), wasÌýbegun at John Hopkins in 1973Ìýand Dr. Anne Wentz was the first individual to receive this fellowship training.
Six REI fellows were trained under ABOG certification from 1988 to 1994 while Joe Leigh Simpson was Chair of Ob Gyn and John E. Buster was REI Division and Fellowship Director. Under GME Certification one REI fellow was trained while Frank W. Ling was Ob Gyn Chair and William H. Kutteh was Director of the REI Division and Fellowship. The REI Fellowship was restarted under certification from ACGME with John O. Schorge as Chair of Ob Gyn and William H. Kutteh as REI Fellowship Director.
| Year | Chair | Fellowship Director | Graduate |
| 1975-1985 | Preston Dilts, MD | Anne C. Wentz, MD | Robert A. Wild, MD, PhD, MPH Ìý Fellow 1978-1980. Oklahoma City, OK |
| 1988-1994 | Joe Leigh Simpson | John E. Buster, MD | William Gentry, Fellow 1988-1990. Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Thomas H. Burwinkel, Fellow 1989-1991. Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Peter R. Casson, Fellow 1990-1992. ÌýColchester, Vermont |
| Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Barry A. Ripps, Fellow 1991-1993. Pensacola, Florida |
| Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Raymond W. Ke, Fellow 1992-1994. Memphis, Tennessee |
| Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Sonja Kristiansen, Fellow 1993-1995. Houston, Texas |
| 1995-2003 | Frank W. Ling | William H. Kutteh, MD | Ghina Ghazeeri, Fellow 1998-2000. Beirut, Lebanon |
| 2022- | John O. Schorge | William H. Kutteh, MD | Sierra Bishop, Fellow 2025-2028. Memphis, Tennessee |