Meet Dr. Katherine D. Kazen: Bringing Global Surgical Experience Home to Johnson City When patients meet Katherine D. Kazen, MD, they quickly discover a surgeon who combines advanced surgical training with a deeply personal approach to patient care. From treating...
June is Hernia Awareness Month: Know the Signs, Understand Your Options, and Take Action Each June, Hernia Awareness Month shines a spotlight on a condition that affects millions of Americans yet often goes overlooked until symptoms become severe. At Premier Surgical...
What is a Hernia? An abdominal wall hernia is a weakness or hole in the abdominal muscles through which organs or tissue may protrude. The signs and symptoms of hernia depend on the type of hernia. Some hernias don’t cause any symptoms, but are discovered during...
News from Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center A series of choices led Mary Jeffers from Kingsport to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville for hernia surgery. She chose to have a double mastectomy at a Kingsport hospital after testing positive for the...
Complex hernias happen for a variety of reasons, but there are two important and somewhat unexpected factors that greatly affect a patient’s level of risk: smoking and weight gain. “A hernia is simply a hole where we’re not supposed to have one,” says Premier Surgical...
From Fort Sanders Regional Health & Lifestyles An overhang of vines on the deck of Norma Griffin’s Dandridge home provides shade on a sunny day. It’s a peaceful place for Griffin to recover from successful hernia surgery at Fort Sanders Regional Medical...
