New Physicians Introduced at LeConte Medical Center

LeConte Medical Center hosted a “Meet and Greet” introducing new physicians to area physicians and other medical providers in the community. In conjunction with Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center (FSRMC) and Covenant Health, LeConte Medical Center (LCMC) provides a comprehensive array of healthcare services and quality healthcare providers in the community.

Guests were welcomed by Jenny Hanson, president/chief administrative officer of LeConte Medical Center and Keith Altshuler, president/chief administrative officer of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, and other members of the LeConte administrative team.

Keith Altshuler, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center CAO; Stephen Dill, MD, LeConte Cardiology Associates; Jenny Hanson, LeConte Medical Center CAO; Charles Bozeman, MD, Summit Medical Group; Emily Burdick, MD, Vista Radiology; Sung Yong Bae, MD, East Tennessee Nephrology; Natasha Townsend, MD, East Tennessee Radiation/Oncology Group; Lorrie Tate, ANP, TeamHealth; Hannah Brown, ANP, TeamHealth; Chase Trotter, MD, Knoxville Heart Group; and Jessica Payne, NP, Great Smokies Family Medicine

The new providers who were featured at the recent breakfast event include:

• East Tennessee Nephrology: Sung Yong Bae, MD; G. Scott Borrelli, MD; and Stephen C. Kiss, MD
• Jessica Payne, PA, Great Smokies Family Medicine
• LeConte Hospitalists:  John Daniel, DO; Rachel McKinney, NP; and Alvinia Proffitt, NP
• Josh Manis, PA, Smoky Mountain Orthopedics
• John M. Lavelle, DO, Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics

Physicians in attendance at welcome event (in addition to those listed above):

• Cliff Cole, MD, LeConte Pulmonology
• Charles Bozeman, MD, Summit Medical Group
• Emily Burdick, Vista Radiology
• Stephen Dill, MD, LeConte Cardiology Associates
• Julio Guerra, MD, New Life OB/GYN
• Gordon Holen, Smoky Mountain Orthopedics
• Robert Santee, MD, Vista Radiology
• Abimbola Shofu, MD, Hospitalist
• Natasha Townsend, MD, East Tennessee Radiation/Oncology Group
• Chase Trotter, MD, Knoxville Heart Group

Mid-Level Providers in attendance:

• Amber Atchley, FNP-BC, Sevier County Wellness Clinic
• Hannah Brown, ANP, Hospitalist
• Colleen Cole, DNP, MBA, MSN, APRN-BC, CPC, Hope Medical Clinic
• April Lankford, NO, Hope Medical Clinic
• Lonnie Tate, ANP, Hospitalist

Radiologist Emily Burdick, MD, visits with lab manager Edwinnia Inman, radiology supervisor Bo Huff, breast center supervisor Candace Wedlock, and radiology supervisor Teresa Huskey.

Cath lab supervisor David Howard talks to Hope Medical Clinic office manager, Carolyn Thompson and clinic provider April Lankford, NP, and radiology supervisor Bo Huff.

Chase Trotter, MD, with Knoxville Heart Group, visits with Gordon Holen, DO, with Smoky Mountain Orthopedics.

Hospitalists Abimbola Shofu, MD, and Lonnie Tate, ANP, visit with their practice coordinator Paula Tipton.

Hospital CAO Jenny Hanson poses with radiation oncologist Natasha Townsend, MD, who practice at Thompson Cancer Survival Center – Sevier, and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center’s CAO Keith Altshuler.

LeConte CFO Jackie Hounshell poses with new physician assistant Josh Manis with Smoky Mountain Orthopedics and CNO Jennifer DeBow.

For more information about the physicians who practice at LeConte Medical Center visit www.lecontemedicalcenter.com/physicians or call (865) 453-WELL (9355).