Surgery Faculty
Leadership

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
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Program Director, Surgery Residency and Masters in General Surgery Fellowship
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: Universty of Tennessee
Specialty: Pediatric Surgery

Michael G. Carr, MD, FACS, FAAP
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Director, Clinical Skills and Simulation Education
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
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: Univeristy of Tennessee
Specialty: Colon and Rectal Surgery

Robert Jean, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Associate Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Medical School: University of South Alabma
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

Professor, Department of Surgery
Clerkship Director, Department of Surgery
Medical School: Indiana University
Faculty

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery


Chief Medical Officer, Erlanger Health System

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Specialty: Vascular Surgery

















Affiliated Faculty
Clinical Instructor
Medical School: Louisiana State Univeristy
Specialty: General Surgery
Clinical Instructor
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Specialty: General Surgery
Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Specialty: General Surgery
Assistant Professor
Medical School: University of Kentucky
Specialty: General Surgery