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The surgeons and staff of Premier at Fort Sanders Regional offer patients comprehensive care backed by experience and expertise. All of our surgeons are board certified in general surgery, and we offer East Tennessee’s largest group of board certified vascular surgeons.Our surgeons are fellowship-trained and have distinct areas of interest in addition to practicing general and vascular surgery and surgical oncology:n Dr. Michael Kropilak: advanced laparoscopic and endocrine proceduresn Dr. Greg Midis, Dr. Paul Dudrick and

Dr. Troy Kimsey: surgical oncologyn Dr. Richard Young: endovascular surgery

and varicose veinsn Dr. Joel “Trey” Bradley: advanced laparoscopic

procedures and complex hernia repairn Dr. Deanna Nelson: vascular surgeryWith specialized skills and knowledge in diverse areas of interest, the surgeons of Premier at Fort Sanders Regional provide patients with the best options for comprehensive, state-of-the-art care.

Fort Sanders Center for Advanced Medicine 1819 Clinch Avenue, Suite 200

Knoxville, TN 37916

865-524-3695 Fax: 865-602-3528

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Richard M. Young, MD, FACSUndergraduate: University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleMedical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DCResidency: General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Fellowship: The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa; Endovascular Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Medical Center, Muskegon, MichiganBoard Certified: General Surgery, Vascular SurgeryMember: Fellow, American College of SurgeonsInterests: Endovascular surgery, varicose veins

Joel F. “Trey” Bradley III, MDUndergraduate: University of Memphis, Tennessee

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Residency: General Surgery, University of South Carolina, Columbia

Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of North Carolina, Carolinas Healthcare System, Charlotte

Board Certified: General SurgeryMember: American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons; Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons; American Hernia Society, Southeastern Surgical Congress; Tennessee Medical Society

Interests: Advanced laparoscopic surgery (adrenal, colon, hiatal hernia, inguinal, ventral and incisional hernias, spleen); complex hernia abdominal wall reconstruction

Michael D. Kropilak, MD, FACSUndergraduate: St. Vincent College, Latrob PennsylvaniaMedical School: Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaResidency: General Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic, OhioFellowship: Vascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic, OhioBoard Certified: General Surgery, Vascular SurgeryMember: Fellow, American College of SurgeonsInterests: Laparoscopic surgery (cholecystectomy; inguinal and ventral hernias; splenectomy; adrenal; hiatal hernia; colon); endovascular and open vascular surgery; breast surgery; endocrine surgery

Deanna L. Nelson, MDUndergraduate: University of Vermont, Burlington, VermontMedical School: University of Vermont, Burlington, VermontResidency: General Surgery, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont Fellowship: Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OhioBoard Certified: General SurgeryMember: American College of Surgeons; Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery; Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society; American Venous ForumInterests: Endovascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Vascular Access, Varicose Veins

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Surgeons Gregory P. Midis, MD, FACSUndergraduate: Dartmouth College, New HampshireMedical School: University of Virginia, CharlottesvilleResidency: General Surgery, University of Maryland, BaltimoreFellowship: Surgical Oncology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Texas; Colon and Rectal Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OhioBoard Certified: General Surgery, Colon and Rectal SurgeryMember: Fellow, American College of Surgeons; American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons; Society of Surgical OncologyInterests: Surgical oncology; colon and rectal surgery

Paul S. Dudrick, MD, FACSUndergraduate: University of Texas, AustinMedical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine, MissouriResidency: General Surgery, University of Florida, GainesvilleFellowship: Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center, New YorkBoard Certified: General SurgeryMember: Fellow, American College of Surgeons; Society of Surgical OncologyInterests: Surgical oncology; pancreas, liver and bile duct surgery; breast, melanoma and sarcoma surgery

Troy F. Kimsey, MD, FACSUndergraduate: University of Georgia, AthensMedical School: Medical College of Georgia, AugustaResidency: Medical College of Georgia, AugustaFellowship: Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Georgia; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New YorkBoard Certified: General SurgeryMember: Fellow, American College of Surgeons; Society of Surgical Oncology; Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Interests: Surgical oncology; endocrine; breast; pancreas; colon and rectal; adrenal; advanced laparoscopic surgery (colon, adrenal, pancreas, spleen)

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