Phillip Haggerty II, M.D. graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor in Science in Biology and
Philosophy with contributions from Texas A&M, The University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and
Universität Wien in Austria. He received his Master's degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
from Northwestern University. He has conducted graduate level research in wound healing, tissue
regeneration, enzyme systems analysis, receptor function and physiology, organogenesis, and organ
culture. He is also a CLIA Certified Laboratory Director.
He attended The University of Alabama School of Medicine before doing a categorical residency at The
University of South Florida in Anesthesiology. He is board certified by both The American Board of
Anesthesiology and The American Board of Pain Medicine with memberships in The American Society of
Anesthesiologists, The Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists, The Tennessee Medical Association,
The Southern Pain Society, The Tennessee Pain Society, The American Society of Interventional Pain
Physicians, and The Tennessee Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
Beyond science and medicine, Dr. Haggerty enjoys dogs, horses, sailboats (small craft), and the
study of history.
Dr. Haggerty truly enjoys the specialty practice of pain management as an academic and professional
pursuit. He believes it is not enough just to do the right thing: It must be done correctly.
Ms. Cutshaw is a native East Tennessean. She graduated cum laude from Carson-Newman College with a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. She started her career as a research technician at Oak Ridge
National Laboratory before returning to school to earn a Master of Science degree in Nursing from
the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. During her nursing studies, she gained patient care
experience working at Peninsula Psychiatric Hospital and East Tennessee Baptist Hospital. She is
board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She has
over 6 years of experience in pain management.
Ms. Cutshaw is married with two grown daughters and twin granddaughters. She enjoys traveling,
church activites, medical mission work, and playing with the grandkids.
Felicia Bertram is a graduate of Hillsborough Community College receiving her ADN. She obtained her
BSN and MSN at the University of Tampa. Her Masters Thesis was on Traumatic Brain Injury and Family
Needs with Traumatic Brain Injury Patients.
Ms. Bertram has experience in Organ Transplant, Correctional Medicine, and Internal Medicine working
in health care for over 20 years. She is Board Certified with the ANCC working in pain management
for 4 years.
Ms. Bertram enjoys spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren and her dogs.
In her spare time she enjoys hiking, gardening, church activities, and volunteering with ChainFree
Knowville building fences for tethered dogs and Knoxville Area Quilting Friends making quilts for
East Tennessee Children's Hospital.
Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ms. Luta Tarrant came to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2001,
which she proudly calls home. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, and her Master of Science in Nursing from Carson-Newman University.
With a career spanning over two decades, she has worked in pain management since 2001. As a
registered nurse, she began her career in cardiopulmonary at St. Mary's Hospital and later
transitioned to neuroscience at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.
Ms. Luta is married with two sons and one stepson. In her free time, she enjoys running and
participating in 5K races in Knoxville. She is a dedicated and passionate trilingual nursing
professional.