Premier Surgical Associates

11/27/2025

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from Premier Surgical Associates! 🍁

This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for our patients, our dedicated physicians and staff, and the wonderful communities we serve across East Tennessee. 💛

Your trust and support inspire us every day to provide the best in surgical care — from Knoxville to Cleveland to Johnson City.

Wishing you and your loved ones a safe, joyful, and blessed Thanksgiving! 🧡

11/24/2025

🍁 Thanksgiving Holiday Hours 🦃

In celebration of Thanksgiving, all Premier Surgical Associates offices will be closed on Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28.

We will resume normal business hours on Monday, December 1.

11/20/2025

💙 Heartburn shouldn’t be a normal part of your day. If you’re struggling with frequent acid reflux, it could be Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) — a condition that affects millions of Americans.

At Premier Surgical Associates, our board-certified surgeons offer advanced, minimally invasive treatments to help you find lasting relief, including LINX®, TIF, and fundoplication procedures.

Learn the signs, causes, and cutting-edge treatment options in our latest blog 👇
🔗 https://bit.ly/4oUsnz1

11/19/2025

🔦 Physician Spotlight: Kenneth E. Cutshall, MD, FACS

Meet Dr. Kenneth Cutshall, a skilled General Surgeon with Premier Surgical Lawson Group in Johnson City, TN.

Dr. Cutshall specializes in minimally-invasive procedures, including robotic and laparoscopic surgeries. His areas of expertise include:
✨ Gallbladder removal
✨ Hernia repair
✨ Thyroid surgery
✨ Colon & re**al cancer
✨ Breast cancer
✨ Adrenalectomy & splenectomy procedures

With over 30 years of experience, Dr. Cutshall is recognized by the Surgical Review Corporation as both a Surgeon of Excellence and Master Surgeon in Robotic Surgery. He also serves as a Clinical Professor of Surgery at Quillen Medical Center in Johnson City, helping to train the next generation of surgeons.

➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/47K08Nd

11/13/2025

🦃 Don’t let hemorrhoid pain steal your holiday cheer! 🎁

If sitting through dinners or long drives has become uncomfortable, it’s time to find relief. At Premier Surgical Hemorrhoid Treatment Center in Knoxville, we offer safe, discreet, and effective treatment options — including Infrared Coagulation (IRC), a quick, virtually painless procedure with no downtime.

✅ Fast, lasting relief
✅ Covered by most insurance
✅ Two convenient Knoxville locations

Take control of your comfort this season and get back to enjoying what matters most.
📞 Call our confidential HEMORRHOID HOTLINE: (865) 588-9952
📍 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WJq2ui

11/12/2025

🌟 Physician Spotlight: Dr. David C. Harrison, DPM, FACFAS 🌟
Dr. Harrison is double board-certified in Podiatric Medicine and Foot & Ankle Surgery and brings exceptional expertise to our North Knoxville and Papermill Drive locations.

👣 Specialties Include:
✅ Foot & ankle repair and reconstruction
✅ Sports-related foot injury treatment
✅ Foot joint replacement
✅ Cosmetic and deformity correction
✅ Diabetic foot care & amputation prevention
✅ Limb salvage

With advanced fellowship training in foot and ankle trauma, Dr. Harrison is uniquely qualified to restore mobility, relieve pain, and help patients stay active.

➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/475PuAv

11/11/2025

🇺🇸 Honoring Our Veterans this Veterans Day

Today, Premier Surgical Associates proudly salutes the brave men and women who have served our nation. We are especially grateful for the incredible veterans who are part of our Premier family — thank you for your courage, sacrifice, and continued dedication to caring for our community.

✨ Our Premier Veterans:
🇺🇸 Chris Bolcar, RN – Air Force
🇺🇸 Trenice Chandler, RVT - Air Force
🇺🇸 Mark Colquitt, MD – Navy
🇺🇸 Steve Cruze, COO – Army
🇺🇸 Robb Durham – Army
🇺🇸 David Fields – CRCST, Reserves
🇺🇸 Don Hall -RVT , Air Force
🇺🇸 Deborah Harmon, RN – Army
🇺🇸 Hayden McAlister, MA -Air Force
🇺🇸 Charlie Husky, RN – Navy
🇺🇸 Grey Leonard, MD – Air Force
🇺🇸 Stacy Nichols, RN – Air Force
🇺🇸 Brad Russell, RN – Marines
🇺🇸 Sheila Wendling, RN – Air Force

From all of us at Premier Surgical Associates, thank you to these heroes — and to all veterans — for your unwavering service to our country and your compassion toward our patients.

❤️🤍💙 We honor and celebrate you today and always.

11/10/2025

💙 It’s Perioperative Nurses Week — and we’re celebrating the heart of surgical care at The Premier Surgery Center in Knoxville!

Our perioperative nurses are the heroes behind every successful procedure — guiding patients with compassion, assisting in the OR with precision, and ensuring safe, smooth recoveries.

To our incredible nursing team: thank you for your dedication, skill, and kindness. You make a lasting difference every day. 💐 Learn more about how our nurses who play a vital role in every patient’s surgical journey, before, during, and after surgery: https://bit.ly/47B4Kp2

11/05/2025

We're honored to wish a HAPPY RETIREMENT💐to Premier Surgical CEO Jay Rom! Enjoy the extra time with the grandkids on Norris Lake. Our physicians and employees THANK YOU for your dedication and service to Premier Surgical Associates!

11/04/2025

Congratulations to Angela DiCola for a decade with Premier Surgical Cleveland!

THANK YOU to Angela DiCola for 10 years of service with Premier Surgical Cleveland!💐 She's an invaluable part of our team and is one of the first smiling faces that greets patients when they visit our office.😃 Angela is congratulated by Office Manager Michelle Augustine and COO Steve Cruze.

11/04/2025

⭐ Patient care is our top priority.
Dr. David Harrell specializes in minimally invasive and robotically-assisted procedures for acid reflux, hernias, thyroid disease, gallbladder conditions, and more — helping patients throughout East Tennessee experience better outcomes and faster recoveries.

Learn more about Dr. Harrell: https://bit.ly/40ALQc4

11/03/2025