John E. Griepentrog, MD
General Surgery
About
Gender
Male
Contact Info
Primary Location
University General Surgeons, PC
1932 Alcoa Highway, Building C, Suite 270
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone: (865) 251-4658
Fax: (865) 251-4659
Honors, Societies & Professional Organizations
Organizations:
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
- Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
- Society for Leukocyte Biology
- Association for Academic Surgery
- Surgical Infection Society
- American College of Surgeons
- American Medical Association
Background
Research Interests:
Composition of alveolar immune cells in pneumonia; effects of light on circadian protein expression in innate immune effector cells; utilization of high intensity blue light in ICU patients to reduce lung injury and improve survival in sepsis and pneumonia
Education & Training
Schools:
- Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 2013
Residencies:
- General Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2020
Fellowships:
- Surgical Critical Care, AAST Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 2022
- AAST Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 2021
Certifications:
- American Board of Surgery
