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Garrett Dennis, MD, Family Medicine, Knoxville, TN

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Family Medicine • Knoxville, TN

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  • Office

    1924 Alcoa Highway
    Knoxville, TN 37920

Summary

  • Garrett is a first year family medicine resident at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor's of Science in exercise physiology from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. While completing his undergraduate degree, he spent five years working as a clinical research assistant in pediatric orthopedics and sports medicine at the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas. He subsequently obtained his medical degree from the University of Texas McGovern Medical School where he was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. During medical school, Garrett was actively involved orthopedic trauma and primary care sports medicine research. His research interests include overuse injury prevention, sport specialization in youth athletics, and the effects of chronic disease on athletic performance in elite athletes.

Education & Training

  • University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville
    University of Tennessee Medical Center at KnoxvilleResidency, Family Medicine, 2023
  • McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
    McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 2023
  • Texas A&M University
    Texas A&M UniversityB.S., Exercise Physiology, Magna Cum Laude, 2014 - 2018

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Gold Humanism Honor Society McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, 2020

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Psoas Abscess in a Snowboarder: A Musculoskeletal Manifestation of Crohn's Disease.  
    Dennis, G., Turner, Rod Jr., Bhojani, R., Current Sports Medicine Reports, 5/17/2023

Abstracts/Posters

  • The Utility of the Hyperinlet View in the Posterior Fixation of Pelvic Ring Injuries
    Gosselin M, Dennis G, Gary J, The Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) 63rd Annual Meeting, Olympic Valley, CA, 12/15/2021
  • Incidence and Characteristics of Ipsilateral Femoral Neck and Shaft Fractures in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients
    Borden T, Haidar L, Vemu S, Dennis G, Mundluru S, Traver J, Crawford L, Younas S, Mansour A, American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 9/1/2021
  • The Serine Protease HtrA1 Correlates with Osteoarthritis Progression and Associates with Integrin-based Adhesions
    Hernandez PA, Usheva E, Dennis G, Nakonezny P, Wells JE, Song J, Henson F, Orthopedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, 2/3/2019
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Professional Memberships

  • American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
    Member
  • American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)
    Member
  • Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP)
    Member
  • American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) - Southeast Chapter
    Member

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