General Surgery
Coleman L. Arnold, MD, FACS
R. Phillip Burns, MD, FACS
Marco Chavarria-Aguilar, MD
W. Todd Cockerham, MD, FACS
Joseph B. Cofer, MD, FACS
S. Clark Kennedy, MD, FACS
Linda M. Pate, MD, FACS
William E. Rowe, MD (Retired)
Craig S. Swafford, MD, PLLC

Bariatrics/Weight Loss Services
Jack F. Rutledge, MD

Breast Services
R. Phillip Burns, MD, FACS
Joseph B. Cofer, MD, FACS
Laura E. Witherspoon, MD, FACS

Colorectal Surgery
Richard A. Moore, PhD, MD, FACS
J. Daniel Stanley, MD, FACS
Shauna Lorenzo-Rivero, MD, FACS

General Surgery, Critical Care, Trauma
Donald E. Barker, MD, FACS
Benjamin W. Dart IV, MD, FACS
Robert A. Maxwell, MD, FACS
Vicente A. Mejia, MD, FACS
Philip W. Smith, MD, FACS
General Surgery/Endocrinology Surgery
S. Michael Roe, MD, FACS

General Surgery/Hepatobiliary/Transplant
Joseph B. Cofer, MD, FACS

General Surgery/Oncologic Surgery
Alvaro A. Valle, MD, FACS

Pediatric Surgery
Michael G. Carr, MD, FAAP
Joseph “Pete” Kelley, MD, FACS, FAAP
Lisa A. Smith, MD, FACS

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Joel B. Clements, MD, FACS, RPVI
Luke S. Erdoes, MD, FACS, RPVI
Daniel F. Fisher Jr., MD, FACS
Michael S. Greer, MD, FACS
Christopher J. LeSar, MD, FACS
Stuart I. Myers, MD, FACS
L. Richard Sprouse II, MD, FACS

USA surgeons are certified by the American Board of Surgery (ABS) or are ABS eligible in General Surgery, and have earned additional board certifications within their respective specialty fields.

As faculty members of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga Unit, USA surgeons lead and direct a six year surgical residency program dedicated to training future surgeons.

Individually, USA surgeons are very active in their local/regional medical and surgical societies, serving in capacities directly responsible for improving the processes and procedures that shape today’s surgical care.

Through education, research and technology, USA surgeons insist on advancing their medical fields, while enhancing the practice’s capacity and capabilities to serve the Greater Chattanooga region.
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