New Physicians
Taral Patel, M.D.
Interventional CardiologyDr. Patel received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY and completed his residency in internal medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. Dr. Patel completed his cardiology fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH and his interventional cardiology fellowship at St. Luke’s Hospital/Mid-America Heart Institute in Kansas City, MO. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the specialties of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology.
Dr. Patel is now accepting new patients at his Centennial Heart at Summit practice located on TriStar Summit Medical Center’s campus in Hermitage. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call TriStar MedLine at 615-342-1919 or visit TriStarHealth.com.
Taura Long, M.D.
Family MedicineTriStar Summit is pleased to welcome Taura Long, M.D., family medicine physician with Summit Primary Care to its medical staff.
Dr. Long received her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, OH. She then completed her residency in family medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Jackson, TN.
Dr. Long is now accepting new patients at her office in Hermitage, TN located at 3939 Central Pike. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call TriStar MedLine at 615-342-1919 or visit TriStarHealth.com.
Arman Hakimian, M.D.
Internal MedicineTriStar Summit Medical Center is proud to welcome Dr. Arman Hakimian, hospitalist, to its medical staff.
Dr. Hakimian is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, TN. He then completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN, where he also served as chief resident from 2011-2012.
In his role as a hospitalist at TriStar Summit Medical Center, Dr. Hakimian will focus on the care of patients specifically during their hospital stay.
For more information about TriStar Summit or a free physician referral, please call TriStar MedLine® at 615.342.1919 or visit TriStarHealth.com.
Brandon Harrell, M.D.
General SurgeonTriStar Summit is pleased to welcome Brandon Harrell, M.D., general surgeon with The Surgical Clinic, to its medical staff.
Dr. Harrell received his medical degree from the Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine in College Station, TX. He then completed his residency in general surgery at the Scott and White Hospital in Temple, TX. Dr. Harrell is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Harrell is now accepting new patients at his office in Hermitage, TN located at 3901 Central Pike, Suite 555. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call TriStar MedLine at 615-342-1919 or visit TriStarHealth.com and click on TriStar Summit.
Amy M. Gordon, M.D.
Internal MedicineTriStar Summit is pleased to welcome Amy M. Gordon, M.D., internal medicine physician with Summit Medical Associates to its medical staff.
Dr. Gordon received her medical degree from the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. She then completed her residency in internal medicine at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in Chicago, IL.
Dr. Gordon is now accepting new patients at her office in Hermitage, TN located at 5653 Frist Blvd., Suite 630. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call TriStar MedLine at 615-342-1919 or visit TriStarHealth.com and click on TriStar Summit.
L. Johnetta Blakely, M.D.
OncologistTriStar Summit is pleased to welcome L. Johnetta Blakely, M.D., oncology physician with Tennessee Oncology to its medical staff.
Dr. Blakely received her medical degree from the University of Tennessee, Memphis in Memphis, TN. She completed her residency at the University of Texas, Houston in Internal Medicine and a fellowship at the University of Texas, Houston – MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Blakely is now accepting new patients at her office in Hermitage, TN located at 5653 Frist Blvd., Suite 434. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call TriStar MedLine at 615-342-1919 or visit TriStarHealth.com and click on TriStar Summit.
