Surgery Faculty

Benjamin W. Dart, IV, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
Medical Director, Skills and Simulation Lab

Medical School: Louisiana State University
Specialty: General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care

R. Philip Burns, MD, FACS
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Surgery

Medical School: University of Tennessee
Specialty: General Surgery and Breast Surgery

W. Heath Giles, MD, FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery
Program Director, Surgery Residency

Medical School: University of Tennessee
Specialty: General Surgery and Endocrinology Surgery

Christopher M. Bell, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency

Medical School:  University of Tennessee
Specialty:  Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Surgery

Dave Bhattacharya, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency

Medical School:  University of Tennessee
Specialty:  Pediatric Surgery

Michael G. Carr, MD, FACS, FAAP
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Director, Clinical Skills and Simulation Education

Medical School:  University of Louisville
Specialty:  Pediatric Surgery

Darren Hunt, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship 

Medical School:  Mercer School of Medicine
Specialty:  Trauma Surgery and Critical Care Surgery

G. Alan Hyde, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship

Medical School:  University of Tennessee
Specialty:  Colon and Rectal Surgery

Robert Jean, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Medical School:  University of South Alabama
Specialty:  Genera Surgery and Trauma Surgery

Charles Joels, MD, FACS, RPVI
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Associate Program Director,
Vascular Surgery Fellowship

Medical School: University of Kentucky
Specialty: Vascular Surgery

Neelima Katragunta, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship

Medical School:  Missouri State University
Specialty:  Vascular Surgery

Robert A. Maxwell, MD, FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship 

Medical School: Medical College of Virginia
Specialty: General Surgery and Trauma Surgery

Eric C. Nelson, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship

Medical School:  Loma Linda University
Specialty:  Colon and Rectal Surgery

Daniel Nelson, DO
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery

Hunter Rooks, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery

Nancy Duffy, PharmD, MBA
Instructor, Department of Surgery