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 2020-2021
Robert Maxwell, MD FACS
President
979 E 3rd Street, Ste. 401
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Max Langham Jr., MD FACS
President-Elect
777 Washington Avenue, Ste P230
Memphis, TN 38105
Mary Hooks, MD FACS
Vice President
2220 Pierce Avenue
597 Preston Research Building
Nashville, TN 37232
Ingrid Marie Meszoely, MD FACS
Past President
597 PRB
Nashville, TN 37232
Carmen Solorzano, MD FACS
Secretary-Treasurer
2220 Pierce Avenue, 597 PRB
Nashville, TN 37232
Councilors
Naira Baregamian, MD, FACS
Councilor
2220 Pierce Avenue, 597 PRB
Nashville, TN 37232
Reagan W. Bollig, MD
Councilor
1932 Alcoa Highway, Ste. C-270
Knoxville, TN 37920
C. Lindsay McKnight, MD, FACS
Councilor
6628 Colonial Forest Ln
Knoxville, TN 37919
Alexander Feliz, MD, FACS
Councilor
51 N. Dunlap, Ste 230
Memphis, TN 38105
Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD, FACS
Councilor
49 Dunlap Street, Ste. 266
Memphis, TN 38103
Heath Giles, MD, FACS
Councilor
979 East Third Street, Ste. 401
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Elijah Kim, MD, FACS
Councilor
1230 Favell Drive
Memphis, TN 38116
Roger Nagy, MD, FACS
Councilor
3443 Dickerson Pike, Ste. 100
Nashville TN 37207
Matthew D. Spann, MD, FACS
Councilor
1161 21st Avenue South, D5203 MCN
Nashville, TN 37232
YFA Representatives
Jeremiah Deneve, MD, FACS
Chairman
910 Madison Ave, Suite 303
Memphis, TN 38163
Elizabeth Jackson, MD, FACS
3044 Highland Grove Drive
Johnson City, TN 37615
Committee on Cancer
James McLoughlin, MD FACS
Chairman
1926 Alcoa Highway, Ste. 330
Knoxville, TN 37920
Governors
Tony Haley, MD, FACS
Governor, At Large
3 Professional Park Drive, Ste. 31
Johnson City, TN 37601
William Edwards Jr, MD, FACS
Governor, At Large
109 Bellebrook Circle
Nashville, TN 37205
Gayle Minard, MD, FACS
Governor, At Large
910 Madison Avenue
Memphis, TN 37163
Frederick Boop, MD FACS
Governor, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
6325 Humphreys Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38120
Carmen Cecilia Solorzano, MD FACS
Governor, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
2220 Pierce Avenue, 597 PRB
Nashville, TN 37232
Eunice Huang, MD, FACS
American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery
49 N Dunlap St Fl 2
Memphis, TN 38103
TN Surgical Quality Consortium
Stephen Wheeler Behrman, MD FACS
910 Madison Avenue, Ste. 208
Memphis, TN 38163
ACS Board of Regents
Ken Sharp, MD, FACS
D-5203 MCN, Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN 37232
Advocacy Insider
Barton Clements, MD, FACS
1120 Byrdstown Hwy
Livingston, TN 38570
Heath Giles, MD, FACS
979 E 3rd Street, Ste 401
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Max Langham, MD, FACS
777 Washington Avenue, P230
Memphis, TN 38105
Laura Witherspoon, MD, FACS
2108 East Third Street, Ste 200
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Resident Representatives
Diane Haddad, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN 37232
Denise Wong, MD
UTHSC – Memphis
Memphis, TN 38104
Layne Gardella, M.D.
UTHSC – Nashville
Nashville, TN 37205
George Lodeiro, MD
University of TN – Knoxville
Knoxville, TN 37920
Jillian Scott, MD
UT College of Medicine – Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Rebecca Proctor, MD
East TN State University
Johnson City, TN 37604
Chapter Administrator
Wanda G. McKnight, CAE
600 12th Ave., S
#204
Nashville, TN 37203
wanda@tnacs.org