Newsweek Nationally Recognizes Fort Sanders Regional Bariatric Center

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee’s Bariatric Medicine and Surgery Center has been named as one of “America’s Best Weight Loss Clinics and Centers 2025” by Newsweek magazine. Bariatric Surgeon Mark Colquitt, MD, FACS, FASMBS, of Foothills...

Quick Vascular Intervention Saves Knox Man’s Foot

Just after Thanksgiving weekend 2023, South Knoxville native Mike Campbell felt sudden numbness and pain in his right foot. His wife, Amy, recalls watching Mike’s foot grow visibly worse over the weekend. She says, “His foot was gray and cold, and he was in pain. A...

Care at Home Program Helps Knox Woman After Surgery

One evening in May 2023, west Knoxville resident Kathy Parlon experienced excruciating abdominal pain. “I have celiac disease, so until I was doubled over in pain, any symptoms I had were kind of like I ate something that disagreed with me — but worse,” she recalls....

How Do I Reduce My Risk of Colorectal Cancer?

How Do I Reduce My Risk of Colorectal Cancer? As we step into March, recognized as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, it’s a crucial time to focus on one of the most preventable yet still prevalent forms of cancer. At Premier Surgical Associates in Knoxville,...