Medical Director
Tennessee Maternal Fetal Medicine/University of TN
Dr. Graves is a graduate of Baylor University. Dr. Graves received her medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences She completed her internship and residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She completed her Maternal-Fetal Fellowship at Vanderbilt University. During her fellowship, Dr. Graves received special training in Obstetrical Critical Care and became the director of one of the first Critical Care Obstetrical Units in the nation. She is currently a founding partner of Tenneessee Maternal Fetal Medicine where she serves as the Medical Director and managing partner and the Medical Director for Perinatal Services at St Thomas Health Systems. She is a Professor at the University of Tennessee and serves as clinical and adjunct professor for Vanderbilt University and Meharry Medical College, respectively.
In 2012, Dr. Graves along with Dr. Stacy Davis, a cardiologist started the Collaborative Perinatal Cardiac Center which was one of the first in the nation to address maternal heart care from the preconception period through postpartum care and prevention.
Dr. Graves is extensively published and has received numerous teaching, research, professional and community awards. She has been actively involved in research and has served as an investigator on studies involving asthma, HIV, diabetes, and drug addiction during pregnancy. She is an immediate past member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine. She currently serves on the national steering committee and is part of the HOPE grant and is a part of the American Heart Association Postpartum Equity Learning Collaborative
She is a member of the TN MMC and currentlyserves as the medical director for the Maternal Section of TIPQC and chair of the statewide cardiac conditions project.