Male 71 years


Dr. Thomas E Gaines, MD



General Surgery   -  Tennessee,  Knoxville

 Overview

Dr. Thomas E Gaines, MD works in Knoxville, Tennessee is a specialist in General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and graduated University Of Washington School Of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Gaines is affiliated with University of TN Medical Center and practicing for 44 years

 Specialties

  • General Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery

 Conditions

• Acute Rhinitis
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Chronic Headache
• Clawtoe Correction Surgery
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Iris
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
  ...
• Cough Headache
• Cranial Neurological Surgery
• Cranial Osteopathy
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Diverticulum of Esophagus
• Endocarditis
• Hand Neuropathy
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Memory Disorders
• Nasal Surgery
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Photosensitivity
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
• Rathke's Cleft Cyst
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Wrist Cyst
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 Procedures

• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
  ...
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Endovascular Repair of Aorta
• Esophagectomy (Esophagogastrostomy, Esophagojejunostomy)
• Excision of Esophageal Lesion
• Heart Defect Repair
• Impella Device
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
• Lung Removal, Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Maze Procedure
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Open Diaphragmatic and-or Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
• Open Thymectomy
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Resection of Cardiac Tumor
• Segmentectomy, Open
• Sympathectomy
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
• Tracheal Surgery
• Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery

 Years Since Graduation

  • 44

 State License

  • Tennessee

 Education & Training

Medical School

University Of Washington School Of Medicine

Seattle, WA, United States

Graduated: 1979

Residency Hospitals

Walter Reed Army Med Center

Washington, DC, USA

Year completed: 1988

 Awards

1   ACCP
2   ACS
3   STS

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 University Heart Surgeons
1940 Alcoa Highway Suite E260
Tennessee (TN)
Knoxville
37920
 Phone:(865) 637-6392
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center?    No
Office Volume:    30 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site?    No

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



University Heart Surgeons, 1940 Alcoa Highway Suite E260, Knoxville, Tennessee (TN), 37920




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • American Enterprise Group
  • American Republic
  • Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
  • Assurant Health
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
  • Blue Network E
  • Choice Care PPO
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna PPO
  • Commercial Insurance Company
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • Humana
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Medicare MCR
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Navigate HMO
  • Navigate POS
  • Network S
  • Open Access Plus
  • Options PPO
  • PHCS Network PPO
  • POMCO Group
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthCare

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 Affiliated Hospitals


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University of TN Medical Center

1924 Alcoa Highway Tennessee TN, Knoxville, 37920

University of TN Medical Center is a hospital located in Knoxville, TN. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 14 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 12 of 14 procedures.



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