AlyssaDThrockmortonMDMD, FACS

Breast

Assistant Professor, Surgery-General, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Medical director of the Multidisciplinary Breast Program at Baptist Memorial Healthcare

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Overview of Dr. Throckmorton

Dr. Alyssa Throckmorton is a general surgeon in Memphis, TN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, University of Tennessee Medical Center, and Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hospitals. She received her medical degree from University of Texas Medical School and has been in practice 15 years. Dr. Throckmorton accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 109 doctors at University of Tennessee Medical Center and one of 23 doctors at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle who specialize in General Surgery.

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6216 Humphreys Blvd
Suite 208
Memphis, TN 38120
Book by Phone901-910-0531
Fax(901) 227-8951
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Education & Training

Vanderbilt UniversityResidency, General Surgery, 2002 - 2007
University of Texas Medical SchoolClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2008 - 2021
CA State Medical License 2008 - Present
MN State Medical License 2007 - 2008
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Ethical Considerations of Medical Photography in the Management of Breast Disease.
Toan T. Nguyen, Lindi Vanderwalde, Emily C. Bellavance, Thomas Eisenhauer, Tina J. Hieken, Nathalie Johnson, David I. Kaufman, Jennifer O’Neill, Caitlin R. Patten, Pai...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2018 Jul 5
Dense Breasts: What Do Our Patients Need to Be Told and Why?
Alyssa D. Throckmorton, Deborah J. Rhodes, Kevin S. Hughes, Amy C. Degnim, Diana Dickson-Witmer> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2016 Jul 11
The Ethics of Breast Surgery.
Alyssa Throckmorton, Lindi Vanderwalde, Craig Brackett, Laura S. Dominici, Thomas Eisenhauer, Nathalie Johnson, Amanda L. Kong, Kandice K. Ludwig, Jennifer O’Neill, Ma...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2015 Jul 29
Papillomas of the Breast 15 mm or Smaller: 4-Year Experience in a Community-Based Dedicated Breast Imaging Clinic
Martha Elizabeth Glenn, Alyssa D. Throckmorton, John B. Thomison, Robert S. Bienkowski> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2015 Apr 1
13 citations
Randomized controlled trial to reduce bacterial colonization of surgical drains after breast and axillary operations.
Amy C. Degnim, Jeffrey S. Scow, Tanya L. Hoskin, Joyce Miller, Margie Loprinzi, Judy C. Boughey, James W. Jakub, Alyssa D. Throckmorton, Robin Patel, Larry M. Baddour> ;Annals of Surgery. 2013 Aug 1
5 citations
Surgical Site Infection after Breast Surgery: Impact of 2010 CDC Reporting Guidelines
Amy C. Degnim, Alyssa D. Throckmorton, Sarah Y. Boostrom, Judy C. Boughey, Andrea C. Holifield, Larry M. Baddour, Tanya L. Hoskin> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2012 Jun 26
Microbiology of Surgical Site Infections Complicating Breast Surgery
Alyssa D. Throckmorton, Larry M. Baddour, Tanya L. Hoskin, Judy C. Boughey, Amy C. Degnim> ;Surgical Infections. 2010 Aug 9
10 citations
Complications associated with postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis after breast surgery.
Throckmorton, A. D., Hoskin, T. L., Boostrom, S. Y., Boughey, J. C., Holifield, A. C., Stobbs, M. M., Baddour, L. M., Degnim, A. C.> ;American journal of surgery. 2009 Oct 6
8 citations
Bacteriologic features of surgical site infections following breast surgery.
Rita A. Mukhtar, Alyssa D. Throckmorton, Michael Alvarado, Cheryl Ewing, Laura J. Esserman, Charles Y. Chiu, E. Shelley Hwang> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2009 Oct 1
Postoperative prophylactic antibiotics and surgical site infection rates in breast surgery patients
Alyssa D. Throckmorton, Judy C. Boughey, Sarah Y. Boostrom, Andrea C. Holifield, Melissa M. Stobbs, Tanya L. Hoskin, Larry M. Baddour, Amy C. Degnim> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2009 Jun 9
11 citations
Incidence of clinically significant seroma after breast and axillary surgery.
Boostrom, S. Y., Throckmorton, A. D., Boughey, J. C., Holifield, A. C., Zakaria, S., Hoskin, T. L., Degnim, A. C.> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2009 Feb 21
Sclerotherapy for the treatment of postmastectomy seroma
Alyssa D. Throckmorton, Johanna R. Askegard-Giesmann, Tanya L. Hoskin, Haraldur Bjarnason, John H. Donohue, Judy C. Boughey, Amy C. Degnim> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2008 Oct 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden TriangleColumbus, Mississippi
Baptist Memorial Hospital for WomenMemphis, Tennessee
University of Tennessee Medical CenterKnoxville, Tennessee
Methodist Healthcare Memphis HospitalsMemphis, Tennessee

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
AmeriHealth Direct POS
AmeriHealth Direct POS Value Network
Amerihealth HMO
AmeriHealth HMO Value Network
AmeriHealth PPO
AmeriHealth PPO Value Network
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
BCBS Tennessee Network 5
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Coventry Carelink Health Plans PPO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Health PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPO
HIP of New York - Select PPO
Horizon BCBS Direct Access
Horizon BCBS HMO
Horizon BCBS POS
Horizon BCBS PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
MagnaCare PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
QualCare HMO
QualCare PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
Wellmark Alliance Select
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