Limb Salvage: Act Early. Save Limbs.
Comprehensive, coordinated care to prevent amputation.
Limb Salvage Program at Covenant Health Parkwest
The Limb Salvage program at Covenant Health Parkwest is a multidisciplinary program designed to identify and treat conditions that threaten a limb to prevent amputation. The goal is to preserve the limb’s function and appearance by addressing the underlying cause of the threat, such as disease, infection, or injury.
Our team’s goal is to provide convenient, comprehensive care patients, by assuring that care is scheduled in a timely manner, and with the appropriate provider.
Providers Offering Podiatrists
Accepting New Patients
David Sandberg, DPM
Podiatry
Volunteer Podiatry – Fort Sanders
(865) 523-5655
Accepting New Patients
Heather Sandberg, DPM
Podiatry
Volunteer Podiatry – Fort Sanders
(865) 523-5655
Providers Offering Vascular Surgeons
Accepting New Patients
Maksim Gusev, MD
Vascular Surgery
Premier Surgical Associates PLLC – Vascular & Vein Center
(865) 588-8229
Not Accepting New Patients
Andrew Kropilak, MD
General & Vascular Surgery
Premier Surgical Associates PLLC – Vascular & Vein Center
(865) 588-8229
Accepting New Patients
Deanna Nelson, MD
Vascular Surgery
Premier Surgical Associates PLLC – Vascular & Vein Center
(865) 588-8229
Accepting New Patients
C. Scott Callicutt, MD
Vascular Surgery
Premier Surgical Associates PLLC – Vascular & Vein Center
(865) 588-8229
Accepting New Patients
Afshin Skibba, MD
Vascular Surgery
Premier Surgical Associates PLLC – Vascular & Vein Center
(865) 588-8229
Accepting New Patients
Stephen Tonks, MD
Vascular Surgery
Premier Surgical Associates PLLC – Vascular & Vein Center
(865) 588-8229
Providers Offering Hyperbaric/Wound Care Specialists
Helpful Information for Physician Referrals
Do you have recent results of any of the following tests or exams for your patients? If so, please let us
know when scheduling.
- A1C
- Albumin Levels
- Ultrasound ABI
- Documentation of pulses in legs or wounds.
To get your patient enlisted in the Limb Salvage Program, please call our Patient Navigator at 865-373-2031.
You can download our clinic referral form here.
Ideal Patients for Limb Salvage
- Suspicion of Chronic limb-threatening ischemia
- Abnormal ABI/Monophasic Waveforms
- Tissue loss and/or resting pain
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Chronic leg cramps when walking
- Non-healing or acute vascular diabetic wounds
Did You Know?
Up to 10% of patients with peripheral artery disease may progress to Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CLTI), and up to 25% of these patients will ultimately go on to have a major lower extremity amputation. The cornerstone of treatment for CLTI is lower extremity revascularization, via either a percutaneous or surgical approach. Do you have recent results of any of the following tests or exams for your patients? If so, please let us know when scheduling.
