Director of Emergency Services University of Tennessee
City of Memphis Hospitals
Memphis, TN
1974 - 1976
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
City of Memphis, Veterans' Administration and West Tennessee Chest Disease Hospital
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis, TN
Academic Appointments
Captain, U.S. Air Force
1968 - 1970
Military Service
Dr. R. Phillip Burns, a Board certified general surgeon with special interest in breast and advanced laparoscopic surgery, jointly founded University Surgical Associates in 1976.
Dr. Burns is professor and chairman of the Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga Unit, and Chairman of the Board of University Surgical Associates.
Birthplace:Chattanooga, TN
Family:Dr. Burns is married (Gayanne) and has three children: Joseph, David and Sarah, and three grandchildren: Hillis, Sarah Beth and Nolan.
Nurse:Carol Kelley, RN
Contact:423.267.0466
Clinician of the Year Award, 1979
UT College of Medicine, Chattanooga Unit
Department of Surgery
Baroness Award for Teaching Excellence, 1981
(Chattanooga Golden Apple)
Special Recognition Faculty Award, 1985
Surgical Housestaff
Baroness Award, 1987
Teaching Excellence
Special Recognition Faculty Award, 1995
University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga Unit
Department of Surgery
McCravey Award, 1999
Teaching Excellence
Baroness Foundation Outstanding Physician Award, 2007
