Premier Surgeon Discovers Source of Patient’s Mystery Pain
Tuesday, November 15th, 2022
Mandy Pollack of Knoxville lived with a searing pain in her abdomen for 23 years. “I was limited with strenuous activities because if I used my abs too much, the pain was unbearable and could last for days or weeks. My obliques would also cramp.” The 41-year old suspected that a non-dissolvable suture used during […]
Read More »Expanded Premier Surgery Center Opens
Wednesday, April 6th, 2022
Premier Surgical physicians, staff and Covenant Health officials celebrate the re-opening of the expanded Premier Surgery Center in Knoxville. The facility features three operating suites, a new family waiting room and patient check-in office, a new sterile processing chamber, as well as an eight-bed pre and post-operative patient holding area. The Center is a joint […]
Read More »Knox Attorney Opts for Premier Surgery Center for Hernia Repair
Thursday, April 26th, 2018
Last November, as Knoxville attorney Joseph Della-Rolfa was doing his regular exercise routine, and felt a jolting pain while doing a plank. He thought he had pulled something, but after several months when the pain didn’t go away, he made an appointment with his family physician. Joe’s doctor diagnosed him with an inguinal hernia. He […]
Read More »Media Pioneer Chooses Hernia Repair at Premier Surgery Center
Wednesday, April 4th, 2018

As one of the founding team members of HGTV and DIY Network, Channing Dawson has long been a champion of approaches that combine technology and convenience. So, it was only natural that when the now retired media pioneer and Knoxville resident, decided to have a long-time umbilical hernia repaired, he opted for an innovative approach […]
Read More »What’s the difference between a basic and a complex hernia?
Tuesday, March 27th, 2018
A hernia is the bulging of an organ or fatty tissue through an abdominal opening. According to the Food and Drug Administration, hernia repair is one of the most common surgeries performed in the United States. Over one million American undergo some type of hernia surgery annually. Basic Abdominal Hernias An abdominal hernia is the […]
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