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Matthew Edwards, MD

General & Vascular Surgery • Covenant Medical Group

Dr. Matthew D. Edwards is a general surgeon with Surgical Associates of East Tennessee in Morristown, TN. He is from Knoxville and completed his undergraduate... View More

Hospital Affiliations

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Covenant Health Morristown-Hamblen

About Me

Dr. Matthew D. Edwards is a general surgeon with Surgical Associates of East Tennessee in Morristown, TN. He is from Knoxville and completed his undergraduate and medical school in South Carolina. He returned to East TN for general surgery residency at UT Knoxville. He has an interest in minimally invasive gallbladder, hernia, and gastrointestinal surgery, as well as endoscopy. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys playing guitar, hunting, fishing, hiking, and spending time with his family. “It is a privilege for me to be able to serve the people of East TN. I find fixing my patients’ medical problems to be immensely rewarding and will work to help my patients in any way I can.”

Gender Male Languages English Ages Seen Adults

Professional Summary

Education

Medical Education
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston SC, 2021
Residency
General Surgery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN, 2026

Accepted Insurances

  • Commercial Plans Accepted

    • Aetna Choice POS II
    • Aetna Elect Choice
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Managed Choice POS
    • Aetna Meritain Health
    • Aetna National Advantage
    • Aetna Open Choice PPO
    • Aetna QPOS
    • Aetna Select
    • BlueCross BlueShield of TN Network P and Network S
    • Cigna CTNS and SureFit
    • Cigna HMO
    • Cigna Local Plus
    • Cigna POS
    • Cigna PPO
    • Humana Choice Care
    • Humana HMO
    • Humana POS
    • Humana PPO
    • Multiplan/PHCS Network Lease
    • NovaNet Network Lease & WC
    • NX Health Network Monterey Mushroom Employees
    • Optum VA CCN VA-Government CCN
    • Tricare - Humana Government
    • United Healthcare Commercial
  • Healthcare Exchange Plans Accepted

    • Ambetter of Tennessee - All Plans
    • BCBS Network S Bronze (B07)
    • BCBS Network S Gold (G06)
    • BCBS Network S Silver (S01)
    • BCBS Network S Silver (S01A/B/C)
    • BCBS Network S Silver (S04)
    • BCBS Network S Silver (S04A/B/C)
    • Cigna Connect (Individual Family Plans "IFP"
    • Cigna Connect Bronze (5400)
    • Cigna Connect Bronze (6500)
    • Cigna Connect Bronze (7000)
    • Cigna Connect Gold (1300)
    • Cigna Connect Silver (3500)
    • Cigna Connect Silver (4570)
  • Medicare Plans Accepted

    • American Health Plan ISNP (Institutional Special Needs Plan)
    • BlueAdvantage Diamond
    • BlueAdvantage PPO
    • BlueAdvantage Ruby
    • BlueAdvantage Sapphire
    • BlueEssential HMO
    • BlueEssential SNP
    • Cigna - HealthSpring HMO
    • Cigna - HealthSpring HMO-POS
    • Devoted Health Medicare Advantage HMO
    • Devoted Health Medicare Advantage PPO
    • Farm Bureau MA Medicare Advantage HMO
    • Farm Bureau MA Medicare Advantage PPO
    • Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
    • Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
    • NHC Advantage ISNP (Institutional Special Needs Plan)
    • Traditional Medicare
    • United HealthCare Medicare Advantage
    • WellCare (Windsor) Medicare Advantage
    • Wellpoint Amerivantage (Medicare/DSNP)
  • TennCare Plans Accepted

    • BCBS TennCare Select
    • BCBS TennCare Select CoverKids
    • BlueCare Plus D-SNP
    • BlueCare TennCare
    • State Medicaid
    • United Healthcare Community (TennCare)
    • United Healthcare CoverKids
    • United Healthcare DSNP Dual Complete
    • Wellpoint CoverKids
    • Wellpoint TennCare
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