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Office
150 W Price Rd
Dandridge, TN 37725Phone+1 865-938-8121Fax+1 865-584-7712- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Donald Akers Jr., MD is a vascular surgeon in Dandridge, Tennessee. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee, Ohio, and Louisiana. He is affiliated with Tennova Physicians Regional Medical Center, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, and Parkwest Medical Center.
Education & Training
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineFellowship, Vascular Surgery, 1989 - 1991
- Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1989
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 1985 - 2021
- LA State Medical License 1985 - 2010
- OH State Medical License 1989 - 2009
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Intergy EHR, Greenway Health, LLC, 2011-2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsFinal results from a postmarket registry of an iliac leg graft with a continuous, spiral nitinol stent.Thomas F. Lindsay, Omid Jazaeri, Sara M. Sherman, Alan T. Saunders, Thomas L. Forbes, Wayne Nelson, John Harlock, Robert J. Feezor, Patrick A. Stone, Donald L. Akers, ...> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2020 Jan 19
- 1 citationsU74389F, a 21-aminosteroid antioxidant, improves neoendothelial morphology, but not neointimal thickening after balloon catheter injurySubramanyam N. Murthy, Donald L. Akers, I-Li Chen, Thomas A. Osgood, Raphael Santiago, Vivian Fonseca, Philip J. Kadowitz, Dennis B. McNamara> ;Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2009 Dec 18
- 8 citationsPioglitazone restores endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin.Sunil Asnani, Biju Kunhiraman, Ali Jawa, Donald L. Akers, David Lumpkin, Vivian Fonseca> ;Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 2006 Oct 2
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, Tennessee
- Tennova Physicians Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, Tennessee
- Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, Tennessee