Our Cancer Providers

Our Cancer Care Providers
Cancer is a complex disease, and cancer care requires coordinated and collaborative input from many different medical specialists. Across the Covenant Health system, patients receive excellent cancer care from providers who have focused their medical practice to develop expertise in a particular treatment area.
Through their diagnosis and treatment journey, cancer patients will likely receive treatment from a variety of specialists, including:
- Pathologists
- Radiologists
- Interventional Radiologists
- Pulmonologists
- Surgeons
- Medical Oncologists
- Radiation Oncologists
- Etc.
Learn more about these cancer care providers below.
Providers Offering Cardiothoracic Surgery
Accepting New Patients
Rick Gibbs, MD
General Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
Cumberland Specialty Group 310
(931) 459-7720
Accepting New Patients
David Graham, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery Thoracic Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
East Tennessee Cardiovascular Surgery Group – Downtown Knoxville
(865) 331-9075
Accepting New Patients
John Hance, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery Thoracic Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
East Tennessee Cardiovascular Surgery Group – West Knoxville
(865) 632-5900
Accepting New Patients
Petros Leinonen, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery Thoracic Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
East Tennessee Cardiovascular Surgery Group – Downtown Knoxville
(865) 331-9075
Accepting New Patients
Carlo Martinez, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery Thoracic Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
East Tennessee Cardiovascular Surgery Group – Oak Ridge
(865) 481-0183
Providers Offering Colon and Rectal Surgery
Accepting New Patients
Sung Lee, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery General Surgery
Premier Surgical Associates PLLC – Fort Sanders Regional
(865) 524-3695
Accepting New Patients
Gregory Midis, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery General Surgery Surgical Oncology
Premier Surgical Associates PLLC – Fort Sanders Regional
(865) 524-3695
Providers Offering Diagnostic Radiology
Accepting New Patients
Jay Colby, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
Radiology Imaging Associates Of Oak Ridge
(865) 835-4600
Providers Offering Gastroenterology
Accepting New Patients
William Ergen, MD
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Associates – Dowell Springs
(865) 588-5121
Accepting New Patients
Jason Huffman, MD
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Associates – Dowell Springs
(865) 588-5121
Accepting New Patients
Ramanujan Samavedy, MD
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Associates – Dowell Springs
(865) 588-5121
Providers Offering General Surgery
Accepting New Patients
Michael Antiporda, MD
General Surgery
Premier Surgical Associates PLLC – Fort Sanders Regional
(865) 524-3695
Accepting New Patients
Matthew Bridges, MD
General Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
LeConte Surgical Associates
(865) 446-9550
Accepting New Patients
David Crawford, MD
General Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
Surgical Associates of East Tennessee
(423) 587-8041
Accepting New Patients
William Dallas, MD
General & Vascular Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
Oak Ridge Surgeons
(865) 483-7030
Accepting New Patients
Devin Edwards, MD
General Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
Surgical Associates of East Tennessee
(423) 587-8041
Accepting New Patients
Mark Fox, MD
General Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
Crossville Medical Group
(931) 484-5141
Accepting New Patients
William Gibson, MD
General Surgery
Premier Surgical Associates PLLC – Parkwest
(865) 690-5263
Accepting New Patients
Jacob Gingerich, DO
General & Vascular Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
Oak Ridge Surgeons
(865) 483-7030
Accepting New Patients
Daniel Graves, MD
General & Vascular Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
Oak Ridge Surgeons
(865) 483-7030
Accepting New Patients
Jeffrey King, MD
General Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
LeConte Surgical Associates
(865) 446-9550
Accepting New Patients
Jeffrey Nix, MD
General Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
Surgical Associates of East Tennessee
(423) 587-8041
Accepting New Patients
Brian Pugh, DO
General Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
LeConte Surgical Associates
(865) 446-9550
Accepting New Patients
George Schuchmann, MD
General Surgery
East Tennessee Surgical Group
(865) 673-0288
Accepting New Patients
Tom Thompson, MD
General Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
Surgical Associates of East Tennessee
(423) 587-8041
Accepting New Patients
Joseph Thurman, MD
General Surgery
Premier Surgical Associates PLLC – Fort Sanders Regional
(865) 524-3695
Providers Offering Gynecologic Oncology
Not Accepting New Patients
Kenneth Cofer, MD
Gynecological Oncology
Thompson Oncology Group – Downtown (1st Floor)
(865) 331-1720
Accepting New Patients
Brook Saunders, MD
Gynecological Oncology
Thompson Oncology Group – West
(865) 373-5050
Providers Offering Interventional Pulmonology
Accepting New Patients
Varun Shah, MD
Pulmonary Medicine
StatCare Pulmonary – Bearden
(865) 588-8831
Providers Offering Interventional Radiology
Providers Offering Medical Oncology and Hematology
Accepting New Patients
Ali Akram, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Thompson Oncology Group – Downtown (1st Floor)
(865) 331-1720
Accepting New Patients
Dirk Davidson, MD
Oncology
Tennessee Plateau Oncology – Crossville
(931) 484-7596
Accepting New Patients
Sudarshan Doddabele, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Tennessee Cancer Specialists – Dowell Springs
(865) 934-5800
Accepting New Patients
Saji Eapen, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Tennessee Cancer Specialists – Dowell Springs
(865) 934-5800
Accepting New Patients
Yi Feng, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Tennessee Cancer Specialists – Parkwest
(865) 693-2255
Accepting New Patients
Hesamm Gharavi, MD
Oncology
Tennessee Cancer Specialists – Parkwest
(865) 693-2255
Accepting New Patients
Ahmad Hammad, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Thompson Oncology Group – Lenoir City
(865) 271-6095
Accepting New Patients
Daniel Ibach, MD
Oncology
Tennessee Cancer Specialists – Parkwest
(865) 693-2255
Accepting New Patients
Maximilian Jameson-Lee, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Thompson Oncology Group – West
(865) 373-5050
Accepting New Patients
Ross Kerns, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Tennessee Cancer Specialists – Parkwest
(865) 693-2255
Accepting New Patients
Alay Mansurov, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Thompson Oncology Group – Morristown
(423) 492-6100
Accepting New Patients
Mitchell Martin, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Tennessee Cancer Specialists – Parkwest
(865) 693-2255
Accepting New Patients
Catherine Murphree, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Thompson Oncology Group – Oak Ridge
(865) 835-5420
Accepting New Patients
Thomas Repine, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Thompson Oncology Group – Oak Ridge
(865) 835-5420
Accepting New Patients
Rizwan Tariq, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Thompson Oncology Group – Downtown (1st Floor)
(865) 331-1720
Accepting New Patients
Michael Thompson, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Thompson Oncology Group – Oak Ridge
(865) 835-5420
Accepting New Patients
Namratha Vontela, MD
Oncology & Hematology
Thompson Oncology Group – Oak Ridge
(865) 835-5420
Providers Offering Neurosurgery
Accepting New Patients
Jeffrey Albea, MD
Neurosurgery
Covenant Medical Group
TN Brain and Spine – Knox
(865) 331-2835
Accepting New Patients
Joel Norman, MD
Neurosurgery Spine Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
TN Brain and Spine – Knox
(865) 331-2835
Accepting New Patients
Paul Peterson, MD
Neurosurgery Spine Surgery
Covenant Medical Group
Fort Sanders Neurosurgery and Spine – Knoxville
(865) 331-4321
Providers Offering Otolaryngology
Accepting New Patients
Jameson Mattingly, MD
Otolaryngology
Ear Nose and Throat Consultants of East Tennessee – Parkwest
(865) 693-6065
Providers Offering Pathology
Providers Offering Plastic Surgery
Accepting New Patients
Daniel Fowler, MD
Plastic Surgery
Knoxville Center for Dermatology & Plastic Surgery-Papermill
(865) 470-4127
Accepting New Patients
Timothy Wilson, MD
Plastic Surgery
East Tennessee Plastic Surgery
(865) 694-9886
Providers Offering Pulmonology
Accepting New Patients
Abdelhamid Alsharif, MD
Pulmonary Medicine
StatCare Pulmonary – Bearden
(865) 588-8831
Accepting New Patients
Shannon Byrd, MD
Pulmonary Medicine
StatCare Pulmonary – Bearden
(865) 588-8831
Accepting New Patients
Scott Luchsinger, MD
Pulmonary Medicine
StatCare Pulmonary – Bearden
(865) 588-8831
Accepting New Patients
John Morrison, DO
Pulmonary Medicine
StatCare Pulmonary – Bearden
(865) 588-8831
Not Accepting New Patients
Matthew Reichert, MD
Pulmonary Medicine
StatCare Pulmonary – Bearden
(865) 588-8831
Providers Offering Radiation Oncology
Accepting New Patients
Grant Clark, MD
Radiation Oncology
East Tennessee Radiation Oncology – Knoxville
(865) 331-1155
Accepting New Patients
Brian Fowler, MD
Radiation Oncology
Morristown Regional Cancer Center
(423) 492-6200
Accepting New Patients
Rufus Mark, MD
Radiation Oncology
East Tennessee Radiation Oncology – Cumberland
(931) 456-8390
Accepting New Patients
Joseph Meyer, MD
Radiation Oncology
East Tennessee Radiation Oncology
(865) 373-5000
Accepting New Patients
Elliot Navo, MD
Radiation Oncology
Oak Ridge Radiation Oncology
(865) 835-4500
Accepting New Patients
Daniel Scaperoth, MD
Radiation Oncology
East Tennessee Radiation Oncology – Knoxville
(865) 331-1155
Accepting New Patients
Natasha Townsend, MD
Radiation Oncology
Thompson Cancer Survival Center – Sevierville
(865) 446-9125
Providers Offering Radiology
Accepting New Patients
Thomas Lemond, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
Oak Ridge Breast Center
(865) 835-3760
Accepting New Patients
Lindsay Luttrell, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
Radiology Imaging Associates Of Oak Ridge
(865) 835-4600
Providers Offering Surgical Oncology
Accepting New Patients
Gregory Midis, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery General Surgery Surgical Oncology
Premier Surgical Associates PLLC – Fort Sanders Regional
(865) 524-3695
Accepting New Patients
Ana Wilson, DO
General Surgery Surgical Oncology
Premier Surgical Associates PLLC – Fort Sanders Regional
(865) 524-3695
Providers Offering Urology
Accepting New Patients
Walter Chiles, MD
Urology
Tennessee Urology Associates-Park West #2
(865) 690-3811
Accepting New Patients
Lee Congleton, MD
Urology
Tennessee Urology Associates-North Knox
(865) 938-5222
Accepting New Patients
Jeff Flickinger, MD
Urology
Covenant Medical Group
Urology Specialist of East Tennessee
(865) 331-9000
Accepting New Patients
Timothy Leroy, MD
Urology
Tennessee Urology Associates-Park West #2
(865) 690-3811
Accepting New Patients
Garrett Lischer, MD
Urology
Tennessee Urology Associates-Park West #2
(865) 690-3811
Accepting New Patients
Brian Parker, MD
Urology
Tennessee Urology Associates-North Knox
(865) 938-5222
Accepting New Patients
Christopher Ramsey, MD
Urology
Tennessee Urology Associates-North Knox
(865) 938-5222
Accepting New Patients
Philip Serbin, MD
Urology
Covenant Medical Group
Hamblen Urology Clinic
(423) 581-6084
Accepting New Patients
Edward Tieng, MD
Urology
Covenant Medical Group
Urology Specialist of East Tennessee
(865) 331-9000