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1932 Alcoa Highway, Ste 270, Building C
Knoxville, TN 37920
5779 Creekwood Park Blvd., Ste 215B
Lenoir City, TN 37772
University General Surgeons provides patients with the highest level of compassionate, expert surgical care. Our elite group of doctors and staff are dedicated to helping patients every step of the way.
BS: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
MBA: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
MD: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Internship: General Surgery, New Orleans, LA
Residency: General Surgery, New Orleans, LA and Cooperstown, NY
Fellowship: NIH Research Fellow, Department of Orthopedics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA; Hyperalimentation and Clinical Surgery, New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Trauma, Southern New Jersey Regional Trauma Center, Cooper Hospital, University Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine – UMDNJ, Camden, NJ; Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Cooper Hospital, University Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine – UMDNJ, Camden, NJ
Board Certified: General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Certified Nutritional Support Physician
Joined UGS: 1994
BS: Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
MBA: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
DO: Ohio University, Athens, OH
Internship: Transitional, Grandview Hospital & Medical Center,Ohio University, Dayton, OH
Residency: General Surgery, Grandview Hospital & Medical Center,Ohio University, Dayton, OH
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care,University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Board Certified: General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Joined UGS: 2003
MD: Lou M. Smith, MD, FACS
Residency: General Surgery, Louisiana State University Affiliated Hospitals, LA
Fellowship: Thoracic Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois; Critical Care, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Board Certified: General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Joined UGS: 2004
BS: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
MD: College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Residency: General Surgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Board Certified: General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Joined UGS: 2013
BS: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
MD: College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Intership: General Surgery, Erlanger Hospital, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, TN
Residency: General Surgery, Erlanger Hospital, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, TN
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care, Erlanger Hospital, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, TN
Board Certified: General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Joined UGS:2013
BS: Auburn University, Auburn, AL
MD: University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Intership: Family Practice, University of Alabama Hospitals, Birmingham, AL; General Surgery, University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, AL
Residency: Family Practice, University of Alabama Hospitals, Birmingham, AL; General Surgery, University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, AL
Fellowship: Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Board Certified: General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Family Medicine
Joined UGS: 2015
BS: Emory & Henry, Emory, Virginia
MD: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
Internship & Residency: General Surgery, Greenville Health System, Greenville, South Carolina
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii
Board Certified: General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Joined UGS: 2015
BS: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
DO: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA
Residency: General Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Farrell, PA
Fellowship: Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Board Certified: General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
Joined UGS: 2017
BS: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
MD: Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
MBA: University of Tennessee Haslam College of Business, Knoxville, Tennessee
Internship & Residency: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Fellowship: Surgical Critical Care, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
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