Physicians
Meet our clinic staff
John Waits, MD
Chief Executive Officer & Faculty Physician
Dr. Waits is a practicing, board-certified Family Medicine / Obstetrician who serves as CEO of Cahaba Medical Care and the Program Director and DIO of the Cahaba Family Medicine Residency. He is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the College of Community Health Sciences at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Tuscaloosa. He served as Program Director of the Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency in Tuscaloosa, Alabama for five years, and during this
CLINIC STAFF
Lacy Smith, MD
Chief Medical Officer & Faculty Physician
Dr. Smith joined Cahaba Medical Care in 2010 and worked with Dr. Waits to transition CMC into a FQHC as well as assisted in co-founding
Joshua Elledge, CRNP
Chief Medical Officer
Mr. Elledge was born and raised, and currently resides in Tuscaloosa, AL. He obtained his MSN-FNP from Samford University in May 2016
Shelley Waits, MD
Faculty Physician
Dr. Waits joined Cahaba Medical Care in 2013 after graduating from Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency and completing an obstetrics fellowship also in Tuscaloosa.
Shelley Waits, MD
Chief Medical Officer & Faculty Physician
Dr. Smith joined Cahaba Medical Care in 2010 and worked with Dr. Waits to transition CMC into a FQHC as well as assisted in co-founding
Lacy Smith, MD
Chief Medical Officer & Faculty Physician
Dr. Smith joined Cahaba Medical Care in 2010 and worked with Dr. Waits to transition CMC into a FQHC as well as assisted in co-founding
Joshua Elledge, CRNP
Chief Medical Officer & Faculty Physician
Dr. Smith joined Cahaba Medical Care in 2010 and worked with Dr. Waits to transition CMC into a FQHC as well as assisted in co-founding
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Brian Wingate, CRNP
Nurse Anesthetist
Mr. Wingate joined Cahaba Medical Care in April 2016. He holds degrees from Florida State University (BA), Chipola College (ASN), Jackson
Reatha Ballard, CRNA
Nurse Practitioner
Mrs. Ballard stated, "First, let me say that I am so happy and blessed to be here at CMC. Everyone has been so kind and welcoming." Mrs.
Lacy Smith, MD
Nurse Anesthetist
Dr. Smith joined Cahaba Medical Care in 2010 and worked with Dr. Waits to transition CMC into a FQHC as well as assisted in co-founding
Suzanne Tompkins, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Dr. Waits joined Cahaba Medical Care in 2013 after graduating from Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency and completing
