Andrew D. Kropilak, MD, RPVI
Dr. Andrew Kropilak is a Fellowship-trained Vascular Surgeon with Premier Surgical in Knoxville, TN. He operates at Fort Sanders Regional, Parkwest Medical Center and the Premier Surgical Vascular Center on Papermill Drive. He performs a variety of vascular and endovascular procedures including angioplasty, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, carotid artery surgery, endovascular aneurysm repair, transcarotid artery revascularization, arterial venous fistula and graft placement and repair, as well as varicose vein treatments. Dr. Kropilak joined Premier Surgical Associates in 2025.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- BS: Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina
- MD: University of Tennessee, Memphis
- Residency: General Surgery, University of Mississippi, Jackson
- Fellowship: Vascular Surgery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Board Certified: General Surgery
- Board Eligible: Vascular Surgery
- Memberships: American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Society for Vascular Surgery
- Joined Premier Surgical: 2025
SPECIALTIES
Endovascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Vascular Access, Varicose Veins
OFFICE LOCATIONS
Premier Surgical Papermill Drive
6408 Papermill Drive, Suite 200
Knoxville, TN 37919
865.588.8229
Premier Vascular Maryville
603 Smithview Drive,
Maryville, TN, 37803
865.588.8229
Videos
Premier Vascular Surgeon Dr. Andrew Kropilak explains the symptoms and risk factors for Peripheral Artery Disease in this segment on WATE TV-6 “Living East Tennessee” program.
Premier Vascular Limb Salvage Program: Saving Legs and Lives
According to the Amputee Coalition, every year some 185,000 American have a limb amputated. The most common cause is vascular disease. The physicians of Premier Surgical Vascular and Vein Center in Knoxville, TN, are heading up a special program to prevent amputations and save legs and limbs. Vascular surgeons Dr. Andrew Kropilak and Dr. Maksim Gusev explain in this Living East Tennessee segment on WATE TV-6 why limb loss is such a devastating problem and what they’re doing to restore blood flow and salvage limb.