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David Satcher, M. D., Ph.D.
Dr. Satcher is the current Director of the National Center for Primary Care at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. He is the immediate past Surgeon General of the United States appointed in 1998. Dr. Satcher also served as Assistant Secretary of Health from 1998 to 2001. Prior to that time, Dr. Satcher was the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a past President of Meharry Medical College. As Surgeon General he released the 2001 Report on Children's Mental Health and hosted the first National Suicide Prevention Conference. Dr. Satcher is the recipient of more than 25 honorary degrees and numerous distinguished honors.

George C. Bolian, M.D.
Dr. Bolian is the current Medical Director of the Psychiatric Hospital at Vanderbilt Medical Center and the Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is the immediate past Chairperson of the Vanderbilt Medical Board and the Credentials Committee. Dr. Bolian is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with specialties in psychiatry and child psychiatry. Dr. Bolian has authored numerous publications about diagnoses and treatment in the area of child psychiatry.

Gilbert W. Raulston, M.D.
Dr. Raulston is a practicing Psychiatrist with the Parthenon Professional Corporation. His professional training includes the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and Chief Resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Raulston is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent psychiatry and the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Raulston has served as a medical consultant to The Jason Foundation as programs are designed and implemented.

Kenneth F. Tullis, M.D.
Dr. Tullis is in private psychiatric practice with an emphasis on dual
diagnoses, psychopharmacology, and psychological trauma. Dr. Tullis is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry in Memphis, TN. He has also served as Assistant Director of the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Dr. Tullis is a noted speaker on the topic of suicide and suicide prevention.

He is a member of numerous professional associations including the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and The American Association of Suicidology. Dr. Tullis is the medical director for inpatient addiction, trauma and suicide prevention at Lakeside Behavioral Health System in Memphis, TN.

William R. DeLoache, M.D.
Dr. DeLoache has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the area of Pediatric Medicine. He is the founder of the Christie Pediatric Group and has served as Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Greenville Hospital system. He has also served as member, official examiner, and Associate Executive Director of the American Board of Pediatrics. Currently retired from private practice, Dr. DeLoache is member, emeritus, of local, state and pediatric medical societies and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

C. Hal Brunt, M.D.
Dr. Brunt is the Medical Director of Lakeside Behavioral Health System in Memphis, TN. He continues in clinical practice in outpatient and inpatient services. Dr. Brunt is certified in Adult and Child Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and has served in leadership roles in several professional organizations in addition to local community service boards and committees.

John A. Flatt, M.D.
Dr. Flatt is Jason’s older brother. He attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville as a Whittle Scholar in Pre-Med / Independent Studies. He graduated with the distinguished “Torch Bearer” award in 1999. He attended UT Medical School in Memphis, TN where he graduated in 2003. Dr. Flatt is currently serving as Chief Resident/Pediatric Neurology for Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.