About Us
The Mission of the TN Chapter, ACS, is to improve the health of the people of Tennessee and the Southeastern Region of the United States by promoting the ethical practice of the art and science of surgery.
The TN Chapter is dedicated to
- the promotion of membership,
- the provision of advocacy for surgeons and patients,
- the education of surgeons and surgical residents, and
- the ultimate improvement and measurement of patient care and safety.
The Chapter provides a network for the Fellows of the State and serves as their liaison to the American College of Surgeons.
OUR PURPOSE
- To promote the improvement of care to the surgical patient
- To promote cooperation among the members of the Chapter in their common efforts to improve the quality of surgical care
- To provide a medium through which surgical experiences may be presented and discussed, through which continuing education in the area of surgical skills and care may be provided, and through which outmoded and/or unethical surgical practices may be corrected
- To offer assistance to professional and civic-based groups concerned with the maintenance of high quality health care in the State of Tennessee
- To assist in providing the residents of the State of Tennessee with surgical and hospital facilities of the highest ethical and professional standards
Tennessee Chapter of ACS Leadership
Executive Council 2018-2019
George Orville Maish III, MD FACS
President
910 Madison Avenue, Ste. 215
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-8370
Robert Allen Maxwell, MD FACS
President-Elect
979 E 3rd Street, Ste. 401
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(423) 778-7695
Mary Alicia Hooks, MD FACS
Vice President
2220 Pierce Avenue, 597 Preston Research Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37232
(615) 322-2391
Ingrid Marie Meszoely, MD FACS
Past President
2220 Pierce Avenue
Nashville, TN 37232
(615) 322-2391
Max Langham Jr., MD FACS
Secretary-Treasurer
777 Washington Avenue, Ste. P230
Memphis, TN 38105
(901) 287-6300 / (901) 287-5191 fax
Councilors
Reagan W. Bollig, MD
Councilor, East TN
1932 Alcoa Highway, Ste. C-270
Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 251-4658
Jacob Dowden, MD, FACS
Councilor, East TN
979 East Third Street, Ste. 401
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(423) 778-7695
Alexander Feliz, MD FACS
Councilor, West TN
51 N. Dunlap, Ste 230
Memphis, TN 38105
(901) 287-6031
Joshua Katz, MD FACS
Councilor, West TN
6029 Walnut Grove Rd., Ste 404
Memphis, TN 38120
(901) 726-1056 / (901) 729-3100 fax
Elijah Kim, MD
Councilor, West TN
1230 Favell Drive
Memphis, TN 38116
(901) 271-9600 / (901) 271-9601 fax
Tiffany Lasky, DO FACS
Councilor, East TN
134 West Park Drive
Kingsport, TN 37403
(423) 462-3952 / (423) 224-4770 fax
Roger Nagy, MD FACS
Councilor, Middle TN
3443 Dickerson Pike, Ste. 100
Nashville TN 37207
(615) 612-4385
Mayur Patel, MD, FACS
Councilor, Middle TN
1211 21st Avenue South, 404 MAB
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 875-5843 / (615) 936-0185 fax
Matthew D. Spann, MD FACS
Councilor, Middle TN
1161 21st Avenue South, D5203 MCN
Nashville, TN 37232
(615) 343-5613
Committee on Cancer
Martin Fleming, MD, FACS
Chairman
910 Madison Ave, Suite 303
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-2919
Governors
Tony Haley, MD, FACS
Governor, At Large
3 Professional Park Drive, Ste 31
Johnson City, TN 37601
(423)975-5650 / (423)975-5652 fax
William Edwards, MD, FACS
Governor, At Large
4230 Harding Rd, Ste 525
Nashville, TN 37205
(615) 385-1547 / (615) 297-9161 fax
Walter Merrill, MD, FACS
Governor, American Association for Thoracic Surgery
1161 21st Avenue South; AA 1204 MCN
Nashville, TN 37232
(615) 343-2959 / (615) 322-7833 fax
Gayle Minard, MD, FACS
Governor, At Large
910 Madison Ave.
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-8370 / (901) 448-7306 fax
Oscar Guillamondegui, MD, FACS
Governor, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
1211 21st Ave S, 404 MAB
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 936-0189 / (615) 936-0185 fax
TN Surgical Quality Consortium
Stephen Wheeler Behrman, MD FACS
910 Madison Avenue, Ste. 208
Memphis, TN 38163
(901) 448-3234
ACS Advisory Council for General Surgery
Ken Sharp, MD, FACS
D-5203 MCN, Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN 37232
(615)322-0259 / (615)343-9485 fax
Advocacy Insider
Barton Clements, MD, FACS
1120 Byrdstown Hwy
Livingston, TN 38570
(931) 823-4045 / (931) 823-4059
Heath Giles, MD, FACS
979 E 3rd Street, Ste 401
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(423) 778-7695 / (423) 778-2950 fax
Max Langham, MD, FACS
777 Washington Avenue, P230
Memphis, TN 38105
(901) 287-6300 / (901) 287-5191
Laura Witherspoon, MD, FACS
2108 East Third Street, Ste 200
Chattanooga, TN 37404
(423)267-0466 / (423)493-2370 fax
Young Fellows Representative
Alyssa Throckmorton, MD, FACS
4901 Fairfield Circle
Memphis, TN 38117
(901) 227-8950 // (901) 227-8951
Resident Representatives
Lauren Grimsley, MD
UT Knoxville
Knoxville, TN 37920
Monica Polcz, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN 37232
Leah Hendrick
UTHSC – Memphis
Memphis, TN 38104
Kaohinani “Nani" Longwolf, M.D.
UTHSC – Nashville
Nashville, TN 37205
Robert Rampp MD
UT College of Medicine – Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Edward Gray, MD
East TN State University
Johnson City, TN 37604
American Board of Surgery
Dai Chung, MD, FACS
2200 Children’s Way, DOT 7100
Nashville, TN 37232
(615) 936-1050 / (615) 936-1046 fax
Chapter Administrator
Wanda G. McKnight, CAE
600 12th Ave., S
#204
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 242-7275
wanda@tnacs.org