Kyle L Kleppe MD

Summary

• Dr. Kyle Kleppe is a general surgeon based in Knoxville, TN, with subspecialties in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery. He completed his medical education at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University in 2012, followed by a residency in surgery from 2012 to 2017 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville. He furthered his training in minimally invasive surgery at University Hospital from 2017 to 2018. Dr. Kleppe is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Previously, he served as a Clinical Instructor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health. He has contributed to several publications in the field, including studies on enoxaparin dosing in bariatric surgery and assessments of surgical skills and improvement, which have been published in journals like The American Surgeon and Surgical Endoscopy. He serves as the program director for the Advanced GI/MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship Program.