Erlanger Welcomes New Doctors Adams, Ager, Kahloon, Mills, And Nieckula

  • Monday, November 25, 2019

Erlanger Health System welcomes doctors Julie Adams, Emily Ager, Rehan Kahloon, Jonathan Mills and Gregory Nieckula to its growing list of providers.

Dr. Julie Adams is a board-certified orthopaedic hand surgeon and Chattanooga native. She attended medical school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine. She completed her pathology residency at the same university and then completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Dr. Adams went on to be a hand surgeon fellow at Thomas Jefferson University. She also received her master’s in orthopaedic research from Mayo Clinic. She has over 75 peer-reviewed publications and has taught at the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Dr. Adams’ office is located at the Erlanger Medical Mall in suite C-225.

Dr. Emily Ager is a primary care physician from Birmingham, Ala. She attended medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. Ager completed her residency in family medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga. She enjoys both preventative medicine and addressing current and ongoing health problems afflicting her patients so that they may optimize their current health. Dr. Ager’s office is located at the Erlanger Community Health Center Southside.

Dr. Rehan Kahloon is a board-certified interventional cardiologist. He attended medical school at Lahore Medical and Dental College in Lahore, Pakistan. After completing medical school, Dr. Kahloon attended the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga for his internship, residency and two fellowships. During his residency, he served as Chief Resident for Internal Medicine and graduated as the “Best Graduating Resident.” He was also nominated for the Dr. Harold Alper Humanitarian Award for consistently demonstrating humanistic qualities of integrity, compassion and community service. He finished his interventional cardiology fellowship from the University of Toledo Medicine and Jobst Vascular Center in Toledo, Ohio, with special focus on complex coronary interventions. Dr. Kahloon is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. His office is located at the Erlanger Cardiology office on Volkswagen Drive.

Dr. Jonathan Mills attended medical school at Loma Linda University in California. He completed his internship and residency at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Dr. Mills attended fellowship at the University of California in San Diego. He is board-certified in internal medicine and rheumatology. Dr. Mills’ office is located at the Erlanger Medical Mall in suite B-805.

Dr. Gregory Nieckula is a board-certified internal medicine specialist. He completed his medical degree at Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine. He then attended the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga for his residency. He has been a member of the National Osteopathic Academic and Service Honor Society since 2007. Dr. Nieckula’s office is located at the Erlanger Primary Care Signal Mountain office.

Erlanger offers multiple locations for primary and specialty care physicians. To find a physician near you or to schedule an appointment visit www.erlanger.org.

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