Andrew D. Kropilak, MD, RPVI
Dr. Andrew Kropilak is a board-certified, fellowship-trained, Vascular Surgeon with Premier Surgical in Knoxville, TN. He operates at Fort Sanders Regional, Parkwest Medical Center and the Premier Surgical Vascular & Vein 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, GAE for knee pain, 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 and Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery
- Memberships: Fellow, 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
Dr. Kropilak Videos
Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE) for Knee Pain
Got knee pain? Premier Vascular and Vein Center is one of the first practices in Knoxville, TN, to offer the innovative Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE) to treat chronic osteoarthritis knee pain. Premier Vascular Surgeon Dr. Andrew Kropilak shares how this minimally-invasive procedure can be ideal for those who aren’t ready or aren’t a candidate for knee replacement surgery in this Living East Tennessee segment on WATE 6 On Your Side.
Risk Factors for Peripheral Artery Disease
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.