CHI Memorial Surgical Associates Ooltewah

Dr. Justin Wilkes explains how an oncologist's expertise extends far beyond the operating room.

Dr. Rishabh Shah discusses the benefits of bariatric surgery, or weight loss surgery.

If you’ve given birth, there’s a high likelihood that you’re living with some degree of diastasis recti, a separation of your abdominal muscles that meet in the center line of your stomach.

Using Weight Loss Surgery to Improve Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the gradual loss of kidney function that hinders the body’s ability to filter wastes and excess fluids from the blood that are then passed in urine.

Hernia Prevention Tips

Strenuous activity or heavy lifting can lead to a hernia.

The science of surgery is always changing. More than ever before, you have options for minimally invasive surgical procedures – including robotic surgery for gallbladder, hernia repair and colon resection.

Get GERD Under Conrol

Heartburn, indigestion or chest discomfort are feelings many people experience occasionally after a rich or heavy meal. But for people living with gastroesophageal reflux disease (commonly called GERD), those uncomfortable feelings can be a daily frustration.

That Stomach Pain Could be Your Gallbladder

A gallbladder attack can be a painful – and potentially dangerous – medical condition.