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
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