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Surgery Faculty

Leadership

Benjamin Dart, MD, FACS, Professor and Chair, Department of Sugery

Benjamin W. Dart, IV, MD, FACS
Professor

Chair, Department of Surgery
Medical Director, Skills and Simulation Lab

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

 

R. Phillip Burns, MD, Vice Chair

R. Philip Burns, MD, FACS
Professor Emeritus

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

 

W. Heath Giles, MD, Program Director, Surgery

W. Heath Giles, MD, FACS
Professor

Program Director, Surgery Residency

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

 

Christopher Bell, MD, Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency

Christopher M. Bell, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor

Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency

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

 

Dave Bhattacharya, MD, Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency

Dave Bhattacharya, MD, FACS
Associate Professor

Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency

Medical School: University of Tennessee
Specialty: Pediatric Surgery

 

Michael Carr, MD

Michael G. Carr, MD, FACS, FAAP
Associate Professor

Director, Clinical Skills and Simulation Education

Medical School: University of Louisville
Specialty: Pediatric Surgery

 

Dr. Stephen Greer

Stephen H. Greer, MD
Assistant Professor

Medical Student Clerkship Director

Medical School: University of Louisville
Specialty: Pediatric Surgery

 

Darren Hunt, MD

Darren Hunt, MD, FACS
Associate Professor

Associate Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Medical School:  Mercer University
Specialty:  Trauma Surgery and Critical Care Surgery

 

G. Alan Hyde, MD, Associate Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship

G. Alan Hyde, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor

Associate Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship

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

 

Robert Jean, MD, Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency

Robert Jean, MD, FACS
Associate Professor

Associate Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

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

 

 Charles Joels, MD, Associate Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship

Charles Joels, MD, FACS, RPVI
Assistant Professor

Associate Program Director,
Vascular Surgery Fellowship

Medical School: University of Kentucky
Specialty: Vascular Surgery

 

Neelima Katragunta, MD, FACS, Program Director, Vascular Surgery

Neelima Katragunta, MD, FACS
Associate Professor

Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship

Medical School:  Missouri State University
Specialty:  Vascular Surgery

 

Robert Maxwell, MD, Program Director, Surgical Critical Care

Robert A. Maxwell, MD, FACS
Professor

Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

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

 

Eric C. Nelson, MD, FACS

Eric C. Nelson, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Assistant Professor

Associate Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship

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

 

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J. Daniel Stanley, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Professor
 
Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship
Medical School: Indiana University
Specialty: Colon and Rectal Surgery

Faculty

Donald Barker
Donald E. Barker, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor Emeritus
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Specialty: General Surgery and Trauma;
Provides Lectures to the Medical Students

 

Todd Cockerham
Todd Cockerham, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Arkansas
Specialty: General Surgery and Breast Surgery

 

Dr. Katie Duffy

Katie Duffy, PharmD, MBA
Instructor

Medical School: Mercer University (PharmD)
Graduate School: Mercer University (MBA)

 

Jeremy G. Fisher
Jeremy G. Fisher, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical School: Emory University
Specialty: Pediatric Surgery

 

Michael S. Greer
Michael S. Greer, MD, FACS, FRCS, RPVI
Associate Professor
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Specialty: Vascular Surgery

 

John Huggins
John Huggins, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Alabama
Specialty: General Surgery

 

Benjamin Kellogg
Benjamin Kellogg, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Specialty: General Surgery

 

Alan J. Koffron
Alan J. Koffron, MD, FACS
Professor
Medical School: University of Iowa
Specialty: Transplant Surgery

 

Curt S. Koontz
Curt S. Koontz, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Medical School: Wake Forest University
Specialty: Pediatric Surgery

 

Vicente Mejia
Vicente Mejia, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Medical School: Universidad de Caldus (Colombia)
Specialty: General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care

 

Daniel Nelson

Daniel Nelson, DO, FACS, FSSO
Associate Professor

Medical School: Des Moines University
Specialty: HPB and Complex General Surgery Oncology

 

S. Michael Roe
S. Michael Roe, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Medical School: Wake Forest University
Specialty: General Surgery 

 

Lisa A. Smith
Lisa A. Smith, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor
Medical School: Hahnemann University
Specialty: Pediatric Surgery

 

Beth Snell
Beth Snell, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Louisville
Specialty: Breast Surgery

 

Alvaro A. Valle
Alvaro A. Valle, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor
Medical School: Universidad Nacional Nicaragua
Specialty: Surgical Oncology and Breast Surgery

 

 

 

Affiliated Faculty

Affiliated Faculty

Coleman Arnold, MD Assistant Professor

Nicholas Ballay, MD Clinical Instructor

Daniel Cronk Jr, MD Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Hartmann, MD Assistant Professor

J. Thomas Layman, MD Assistant Professor

Christopher Sanborn, MD Assistant Professor

Larry Shears, MD Assistant Professor

Michael P. Sumida, MD Assistant Professor

David Wallace, MD Clinical Instructor

 

Affiliated Anesthesiology Faculty

Edwin Abraham, MD  Assistant Professor
Lally Adams, MD Assistant Professor
Joseph Babcock, MD Assistant Professor
Mark A. Banks, MD Assistant Professor
Matthew Barker, MD Assistant Professor
Burton D. Beakley, MD Assistant Professor
Louis Chemin III, MD Assistant Professor
Brett Escarza, MD Assistant Professor
Carter Galbraith, MD Assistant Professor
J. Adam Hodge, DO Assistant Professor
Johnathan Mauldin, MD Assistant Professor
S. Jack McCarthy, MD Assistant Professor
Donald Moore, Jr., MD Assistant Professor
James E. Richardson, MD Assistant Professor
Oscar D. Salazar, MD Assistant Professor
Matthew Shachner, DO Assistant Professor
Brian S. Shepherd, MD Assistant Professor
William R. Thomas, MD Assistant Professor
Christopher E. Young, MD Assistant Professor

 

Jun 15, 2026