Our Physicians
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Al Babcock, MD
Undergraduate: University of Alabama BS, Biology (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine (Birmingham, AL)
Residency: Emergency Medicine Residency at Carolinas Medical Center (Charlotte, NC)
Professional Interests:International Medicine.
Professional organizations: ACEP, MASA, MSMC, FACEP.
With SEP since 2011.
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Michael Bindon, MD
Undergraduate: University of Alabama BA, Classics (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine (Birmingham, AL)
Transitional Internship at Baptist Medical Center (Birmingham, AL)
Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama Birmingham, Chief Resident
Personal Interests: Spending time with family (married with four children) Running, weight training, obstacle course racing.
Professional organizations: Former president of Alabama ACEP, MASA, MSMC.
With SEP since 2009.
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Chris Cartmill, MD
Undergraduate: Spring Hill College BS, Biology (Mobile, AL)
Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (New Orleans, LA)
Residency: Spirit of Charity Emergency Medicine Residency (New Orleans, LA)
With SEP since 2021
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Ryan Miller, MD
Undergraduate: Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL)
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine (Birmingham, AL)
Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Professional Interests: Ultrasound; Clincal Teaching
Personal Interests: Dadding (if that’s a thing, Dog-dadding, sports (specifically Alabama football, to a lesser extent soccer and T-ball), being on the water
Professional Organizations: ACEP, AMA
.With SEP since 2016
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JC Jacobs, MD
Undergraduate: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine (Birmingham, AL)
Internship: Internal Medicine, Physicians Medical Center Carraway
Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama Birmingham
Personal Interests: Hunting, Fishing, Cooking, Family, Alabama Football
Professional Organizations: ACEP, ALACEP, MASA
With SEP since 2011.
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Steven Sprayberry, DO
Undergraduate: University of Alabama BS, Biology (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Bradenton, FL)
Residency: Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama Birmingham, Chief Resident
Personal Interests: Medical Missions, Family (married & father of 4), Hunting, Fishing, Sports, Alabama Football
Professional Organizations: ACEP, ALACEP, FACEP.
With SEP since 2012
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Trey Simms, MD
Duke University, BS, Biological Anthropology (Durham, NC)
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine (Birmingham, AL)
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Personal Interests: Founding member of the “AweSimms”
Professional Organizations: MASA, MSMC.
With SEP since 2009.
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T. Chad VenDerHeyden, MD
Tulane University BS and MS in Cell and Molecular Biology (New Orleans, LA)
Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (New Orleans, LA).
Residency: University of Arizona Emergency Medicine Residency (Tucson, AZ)
Professional organizations: ACEP, AOA Medical Honor Society.
With SEP since 2007
Our APPs
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Justin Edmondson, PA
Undergraduate: University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, Foreign Language Studies BA
University of South Alabama MHS in Physician Assistant Studies
Personal interests: Spending time with my growing family, running, reading, traveling, and mountain biking/cycling.
With SEP since 2012
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Makenzie McConnell, PA
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Sandra McCord, PA
Rhodes College, BSA in Biology/Psychology. Emory University, MMSc in Physician Assistant Studies, Summa Cum Laude 10 years experience as a PA in Emergency Medicine. Interests: spending time with family (married with 2 kids), going to the beach, collegiate football. Joined SEP in 2019
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Tony Tkac, PA
University of California Davis Physician Assistant Program
Previously a Paramedic for 10 years.
Hobbies: Exercise and nutrition, hiking, fishing, kayaking, football with the kids.