Faculty and Staff
Our Commitment to You
As teaching physicians, we take our role as Faculty members very seriously. As medicine continues to change, we must keep current with quality measures, patient satisfaction trends, and best practice recommendations. In doing so, we are able to provide our Residents with the skills they need to treat and care for their patients and the community.
La Toya Jackson, MS, DO, FAAFP
Director, Family Medicine Residency Program
Undergraduate: Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey
Residency: Georgia Health Sciences University (Medical College of Georgia
Fellowship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship
Board Certified American Osteopathic Board of Family Medicine
Lauren Carpenter, MD, MDiv
Undergraduate: University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), Goleta, California
Graduate: Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California
Residency: University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
Board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine
Ravi Shekarappa, MD
Medical School: Karnatek Medical College, Karnatek University, Hubli, India
Residency: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County Hospital Internal Medicine Residency
Board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Xiaoyun Iris Yang, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
Graduate School: Wayne State University, Ph.D. of Molecular Biology/Developmental Biology, Detroit, Michigan
Medical School: Tianjin Medical University (MBBS) - Beijing Institute of Geriatrics and Peking Union Medical College (MS), Beijing, China
Residency: Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, Michigan
Board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Jennifer Heatwole-Murphy, MD
Undergraduate: Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia
Medical School: Trinity School of Medicine,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Residency: Houston Healthcare Family Medicine Residency,
Warner Robins, Georgia
Board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine
Anjali Patel Nagar, DO
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Medical School: Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan
Residency: La Grange Hospital Family Medicine Residency, La Grange, Illinois
Board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine
Cassandra Ivey
Medical Education Coordinator
Cassandra can be reached at civey@hhc.org for any program-related information.
