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Office
979 E 3rd St
Ste 300
Chattanooga, TN 37403Phone+1 423-267-0466Fax+1 423-778-8168
Education & Training
- Baylor University Medical CenterFellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 1988 - 1990
- University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1988
- Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)Internship, Transitional Year, 1979 - 1979
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 1979 - 2025
- VA State Medical License 2002 - 2024
- SC State Medical License 1990 - 2021
- WV State Medical License 2013 - 2014
- PA State Medical License 1988 - 2002
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification All in One EMR, Medstreaming, 2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsUp Close and Personal: A Statewide Collaborative's Effort to Get Individual Surgeon Quality Improvement Data to the Practitioner.Brian J. Daley, Cecil W, Joseph B. Cofer, Clarke Pc, Oscar D. Guillamondegui
The American Surgeon. 2016-03-01 - 13 citationsProcess improvement in surgeryChristina A. Minami, Catherine R. Sheils, Karl Y. Bilimoria, Julie K. Johnson, Elizabeth R. Berger
Current Problems in Surgery. 2016-02-01 - An Unusual Case of Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma from the Upper Extremity.Jessica K Reynolds, Joseph B Cofer
The American Surgeon. 2015-09-01
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