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Our Program’s Faculty

Our faculty at TriStar Southern Hills is comprised of highly skilled and dedicated individuals who are committed to providing an exceptional graduate medical education and training experience. Their expertise and diverse backgrounds bring a wealth of knowledge and real-world experience to the program. They are not only accomplished clinicians, but also passionate educators who are always willing to go the extra mile to support our residents. Through their mentorship and guidance, they instill in our residents the values of clinical excellence, compassionate patient care, and lifelong learning.

**Anthony Day, M.D.**

**Family Medicine**
**Program Director**
Anthony Day, MD, FAAFP is a Family Medicine board-certified physician practicing at Southern Hills Continuity Clinic located in Nashville, Tennessee. He joined the residency teaching faculty in December 2023 after over 17 years serving as the Program Director for the Family Medicine residency in Waterloo, IA. Born and raised in Iowa, Dr. Day earned his undergraduate degree and medical degree from the University of Iowa. After residency in Rockford IL, Dr. Day served as a Family physician in the Air Force, with stints in Little Rock and Omaha. Then he began teaching residents full-time in Peoria IL. Altogether Dr. Day has over 25 years of teaching and supervising Family Medicine resident physicians.
Dr. Day’s passion is developing Family physicians to deliver high-quality, comprehensive primary care for a community of patients. He has helped train over 550 family medicine physicians. His interests include chronic disease management, quality improvement, evidence-based medicine, and wellness. Working with patients to help them live their healthiest and best lives is his primary goal in patient care.
Dr. Day has four grown children and six grandchildren. He enjoys spending time with his wife and family, games and puzzles, biking, and watching hockey and college sports (Go Hawks!).

**Kelsey Hyland**

**Family Medicine**
**Program Administrator**
Kelsey Hyland is a native of Franklin, TN. She is a proud alumni of Auburn University where she studied Health Services Administration. Kelsey has been with TriStar since 2016.

**Tahlianna Almonte, M.D.**

**Family Medicine**
**Sports Medicine**
**Faculty**
Dr. Tahlianna Almonte, MD, is a board-certified family medicine physician and fellowship-trained sports medicine specialist.
Dr. Almonte is passionate about helping patients of all ages stay healthy, active, and performing at their best. With advanced training in primary care sports medicine, she offers expertise in diagnosing and treating sports-related injuries, overuse conditions, and musculoskeletal issues, as well as providing preventive care to reduce future injury risk. Her approach combines the principles of family medicine with specialized sports medicine services, ensuring patients receive comprehensive care for both their general health and their athletic goals. Bilingual in English and Spanish, she is committed to building strong patient relationships and creating personalized treatment plans that help individuals recover, return to activity, and thrive.
Dr. Almonte earned her medical degree from the University of Arts, Science and Technology in 2018 and completed her residency in family medicine at Wayne State University in 2024. She then completed a fellowship in primary care sports medicine at Southern Illinois University in 2025.

**J. Matthew Ducey, M.D.**

**Family Medicine**
**Faculty**
Dr. Ducey joined the Tristar Medical Group in the summer of 2015. He is originally from Wareham, MA and did his medical school at the University of Massachusetts - Worcester. He completed his Family Medicine residency at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, NC where he served as Chief Resident where he really enjoyed being able to teach. Dr. Ducey is board certified in Family Medicine and loves seeing the entire family including infants and seniors with a focus on preventative care and chronic diseases, especially diabetes. He does a variety of in office procedures including minor skin procedures, joint injections, and women’s health. In his spare time he loves spending time with his wife and four daughters, playing golf, tennis, and board games.

**Fatimah Syed, M.D.**

**Family Medicine**
**Faculty**
Dr.Syed is a Board Certified Family Medicine Physician . She completed her Residency at Meharry Medical college .She is dedicated to the health and well being of her patients and focuses on delivering high quality care through hard work and dedication to patient care .
She is passionate about Hospital medicine , Addiction medicine , Mental health and preventive medicine . Furthermore , she offers her patients comprehensive scope of outpatient procedures. Outside of work , she is a inspired mother , plant lover , loves to cook and keen contributor to the well being of her community .