Our Clinic

The Genesis Neuroscience Clinic’s multidisciplinary team has expertise in providing clinical care and support for those with memory disorders, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative dementias.

Monica Crane, MD

Medical Director

Dr. Monica Crane is a fellowship-trained geriatric medicine physician who is nationally recognized as an expert in multidisciplinary dementia care. She earned her undergraduate degree from Yale University and her medical school training at Jefferson Medical College. She completed her residency and a fellowship in geriatric medicine at The University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Crane serves as Medical Director for Tennessee Memory Disorders Foundation and Clinic and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine. She previously served as the Associate Director of the Cole Neuroscience Clinic at The University of Tennessee Medical Center, where she was also Director of Clinical Research. She has led numerous studies in Alzheimer’s disease and the related dementias.

Celia Gruzalski, MA

Executive Director

Celia Gruzalski earned a B.S. in Psychology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education at the University of Colorado. She has spent her career working in the nonprofit sector in East TN directing and building adult day programs, and previously with Jewish Family Services of Denver, CO. Gruzalski promotes dignity and advocacy of those living with dementia by empowering care partners through support and education, as well as training and coordinating community teams to strengthen the services and support available to this population. She serves on the Knox County Office on Aging Senior Information and Referral Board of Directors, Senior Companions Council, Alzheimer’s TN Virtual Dementia team, Purple Cities Alliance, and as a Caregiver Support facilitator.

Amber Tayman, BSN, MSN, MPH

Clinical Provider

Amber Tayman is a family nurse practitioner from Morristown, TN. She completed both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Nursing degrees at The University of Tennessee. She started her nurse practitioner career in primary care for seniors and has been working with Dr. Monica Crane at Genesis Neuroscience Clinic since the clinic opened in April 2017. She also earned a Master of Public Health degree and brings her expertise in health education and behavior change models to her care here at at the clinic and throughout the state in her work with the TN Dementia Action Collaborative. Amber is passionate about helping seniors improve their quality of life through prevention and lifestyle change.

Sarah White, BSN, MSN

Clinical Provider

Sarah White is a family nurse practitioner from Oak Ridge, TN. She graduated with honors from Mary Washington College with a Bachelor of Science in biology in 2004. She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University summa cum laude for both her bachelor’s and master’s in nursing in 2007. Sarah loves being a nurse practitioner and has experience working in family medicine, home health and the urgent care setting. She is thrilled to have joined Dr. Crane’s team in October 2017 and loves the special care they provide for our geriatric population.

Kathy Broggy, CNA

Front Office Manager

Kathy began her career as a CNA and has worked in nursing homes, home health, The University of Tennessee Medical Center, hospital staffing and assisted living facilities. While working at a senior living facility, she made a career change and became an activity director. Several years later, another career change took her to Genesis Neuroscience Clinic and the opportunity to work with Dr. Crane whose work she had admired for years. Kathy’s entire career has been caring for elders and in 2013 she created a Facebook page called “Help Make Knoxville, TN the First Dementia Friendly City in the USA”. In 2014, she co-founded Purple Cities Alliance, a grass roots organization whose mission was to establish Knoxville as the first Dementia Friendly City in the United States. Since then, there have been several other cities across the U.S. who have used the Purple Cities model to create Dementia Inclusive communities.

Eduardo Garcia-Chacon, BS

Clinical Assistant

Eduardo (Ed) Chacon recently graduated from the University of Tennessee completing a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology and a minor in Statistics. He completed his Bachelors in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Microbiology in 2022. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Ed became an Intern in the fall of 2020 and has been a Clinical Assistant. He also completed his Applied Practice Experience (APEx) with the Knox County Health Department (KCHD) Emergency Preparedness & Epidemiology Division. He intends to pursue an MD/PhD in immunology and infectious disease. He hopes to use his multilingual skills to serve as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer with the CDC and the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service.