Our Physicians
- Matthew L. Mancini, MD, FACS, FASMBS
- Gregory J. Mancini, MD, FACS, FASMBS
- Melissa S. Phillips, MD, FACS
- Kyle L. Kleppe, MD, FACS, FASMBS
- Tanaz Vaghaiwalla, MD, FACS
- Kaela E. Blake, MD
Surgical Fellow
Physician Assistants & Nurse Practioners
Emeritus
Gregory J. Mancini, MD, FACS
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery
Education
Medical School: Mercer School of Medicine
Residency: The University of Tennessee Medical Center
Fellowship: Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, University
of Missouri
Faculty Appointment: The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Dr. Gregory J. Mancini is a graduate of Columbia University in New York City where earned a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1995. He attended medical school at Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia where he graduated with honors of Alpha Omega Alpha in 2000. Dr. Mancini moved to Knoxville to begin his residency in general surgery at The University of Tennessee Medical Center.
Upon completion of his surgery residency in 2005, Dr. Mancini earned a distinguished fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatrics at the University of Missouri. Through this fellowship training, he gained world-class experience in laparoscopic gastrointestinal, endocrine, hernia, and bariatric surgery. Dr. Mancini’s Minimally Invasive Surgery training brings new expertise to Knoxville and The University of Tennessee Medical Center.
Dr. Mancini joined the faculty as Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Tennessee in July, 2006. His clinical practice and academic efforts focus on the area Minimally Invasive Surgery. He presents and teaches extensively both regionally and internationally on thetopics of acid reflux, hernia, and bariatric surgery. Dr. Mancini has numerous publications to his credit in the medical literature and actively colaborates in basic science and clinical research.
Dr. Mancini is board certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is active national surgical societies such asthe Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, the American Hernia Society, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.