A Patient Story: Richard Imgram
Posted on April 27, 2021Lenoir City man bounces back after heart attack, quadruple bypass thanks to cardiologist Naresh Mistry, MD and cardiovascular surgeon. Read his story.
Read moreA Patient Story: Charlene Henderson
Posted on March 11, 2021Minimally invasive heart surgery by H. Frank Todd, MD renews patient Charlene Henderson’s purpose for living. Read her story.
Read moreWelcome Norbert Baumgartner, MD
Posted on September 2, 2019We’re proud to welcome Norbert Baumgartner, MD to our cardiothoracic surgical team! Dr. Baumgartner will care for patients at our Knoxville office.
Read moreWelcome H. Andrew Poret, MD
Posted on March 14, 2018East Tennessee Cardiovascular Surgery Group is proud to welcome H. Andrew Poret, MD to our heart care team. Learn about our new board-certified cardiovascular surgeon.
Read moreWelcome H. Frank Todd, MD
Posted on July 21, 2017H. Frank Todd, MD joins the cardiovascular surgery team at East Tennessee Cardiovascular Surgery Group in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Read moreCovenant Health Cardiovascular Service Line Wins Performance Excellence Award for TAVR Program
Posted on April 18, 2016The Covenant Health Cardiovascular Service Line, which is headed by Parkwest Medical Center CAO Rick Lassiter, won a Performance Excellence Award for the TAVR Program, “Implementation of a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Program.” The Covenant Health Cardiovascular Service Line also took home The President’s Award, Covenant Health’s highest honor, given by Executive Leadership to recognize […]
Read moreRead all about it: Whisnant gets the scoop on TAVR
Posted on April 18, 2016Ashlyn Whisnant reads the newspaper regularly, and one of the topics she’s been particularly interested in reading about the past couple of years has been Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, also known as TAVR. However, Whisnant no longer needs to read about TAVR in the paper. She’s experienced it firsthand. Today, it’s her turn to be […]
Read moreDr. Thomas Pollard Leads Hands-On Lesson in Heart Surgery for CAK Students
Posted on April 14, 2016Using real pig hearts as their “patient,” students in two anatomy and physiology classes at Christian Academy of Knoxville recently got a glimpse into what two top cardiothoracic surgeons at Parkwest Medical Center do daily. “They do their calculus and don’t really know if they will ever use it again even though we know they […]
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