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General and Acute Care Surgery

The Section of General and Acute Care Surgery within the Division of General Surgery covers elective and general surgery cases across five hospitals in the greater Memphis area.  Our focus is fairly broad from emergency general surgery to elective advanced laparoscopic cases.  Resident teaching in these areas as well as quality clinical care are our main focuses.  We also are active in research in several areas including access to care and outcomes research. 

 

The ACS team is available 24/7 to quickly serve a patient population that requires timely assessment and prompt intervention.

Minimally-invasive surgeries:

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy Laparoscopic splenectomy Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia Laparoscopic ventral hernia Laparoscopic ventral hernia
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Laparoscopic appendectomy Laparoscopic gastrectomy
Laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair    

 

Other general surgery procedures: 

Thyroidectomy Parathyroidectomy Skin cancers
Melanoma excision Open ventral hernias  

Faculty

Benjamin Powell, MD
Associate Professor
Section Head
Danielle Barnard, MD
Assistant Professor
Denis Foretia, MD
Assistant Professor

 

 

John Nelson, MD
Assistant Professor
Mary Brinson Owens, MD
Assistant Professor
Nia Zalamea, MD
Assistant Professor

 

Jul 5, 2023