R. Neal Aguillard, MD
Dr. Aguillard has been the medical director for the Methodist Healthcare Sleep Disorders Center for more than 20 years. Dr. Aguillard received his medical degree from Louisiana State University, performed his internal medicine residency at Baptist Memorial Hospital and finished his fellowship in Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Aguillard is a partner with Mid-South Pulmonary Specialists.
Dr. Aguillard is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the founding member of the Memphis Mid-South Sleep Society. In additional to his professional associations, Dr. Aguillard has been published in numerous clinical magazines, such as Sleep and the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
James Andrews MD
Dr. Andrews is a board certified sleep specialist with the Methodist Healthcare Sleep Disorders Center. He completed his internship in internal Medicine in 1986 at the University of Tennessee in Memphis where he also completed his residency in 1988. He completed an Anesthesiology residency at St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. He went on to complete fellowships in Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine a the University of TN in Memphis in 1992. On April 23, 2001, he received his certification as a board certified sleep specialist by the American Board of Sleep Medicine. He is an active member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American College of Chest Physicians. He joined the Sleep Disorders Center at Methodist Healthcare in August of 2001 and is a partner with Mid-South Pulmonary Specialists.
Robert McEachern MD
Dr. McEachern is a board certified sleep specialist with the Methodist Healthcare Sleep Disorders Center. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at the University Of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS in 1993 where he also completed his residency in 1995. In 1996 he completed his Pulmonary Medicine Fellowship at the University of Mississippi. In 1998, he completed his fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport, LA. On April 23, 2001 he received his certification as a board certified sleep specialist by the American Board of Sleep Medicine. He is an active member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American College of Chest Physicians. He joined the Sleep Disorders Center at Methodist Healthcare in January of 2003 and is a partner with Mid-South Pulmonary Specialists.
William Mariencheck MD
Dr. Mariencheck is a board certified sleep specialist with the St. Francis Sleep Disorder Center where he currently serves as the Medical Director. He is also the Medical Director for the Respiratory Care Department at St. Francis Hospital - Park Ave. Dr. Mariencheck received a B.S. in Biology from University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He received his medical degree and residency from the University of Tennessee, Memphis. His fellowship in Pulmonary and Environmental medicine was completed at Duke University.
Prior to joining Mid-South Pulmonary in 2006, Dr. Mariencheck was a partner in The Pulmonary Medicine Group. In addition to being board certified in sleep medicine, Dr. Mariencheck is boarded in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Diseases through the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Suzette Panton, MD
Dr. Panton is a Board Certified Sleep Specialist through the American Board of Internal Medicine. She will be seeing sleep patients at St. Francis Sleep Center as well as the Methodist Sleep Disorder Center. Dr. Panton received her medical degree from the University of the West Indies. She completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Columbia University in New York and completed her Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Dr. Panton joined Mid-South Pulmonary Specialists, P.C. in 2011. Prior to joining Mid-South Pulmonary Specialists, Dr. Panton was with Memphis Lung Physicians. She is an active member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. In addition to being board certified in Sleep Medicine, Dr. Panton is also board certified in Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pulmonary Medicine; all through the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Merrill Wise MD
Dr. Merrill Wise is a Neurologist with Methodist Healthcare Sleep Disorders Center specializing in pediatric and Adult sleep medicine. After graduation from Rhodes College and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Dr. Wise received post-graduate training at the Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. He completed residency training and is board-certified in pediatrics, child neurology, neurophysiology and sleep medicine. Dr. Wise is a physician with Mid-South Pulmonary Specialists.
Dr. Wise is an active member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and was recently appointed to its Board of Directors. His academic work has resulted in the publication of more than 80 articles, chapters, abstracts and presentations

