TriStar Summit

Brandon Harrell, M.D.

TriStar 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.

TriStar 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.

TriStar 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.

Mathew Ninan, M.D.

Thoracic Surgeon Mathew Ninan, M.D. has joined the medical staff at TriStar Summit. Dr. Ninan received his medical degree from India in 1988. He then completed his residency in general surgery at the University of London, U.K. followed by a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA and an advanced thoracic surgery fellowship at Leeds Teaching Hospitals at the University of Leeds, U.K. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is also board certified by the Royal College of Surgeons, Cardiothoracic Surgery and the European Board of Thoracic Surgery.

Dr. Ninan has over 10 years of surgical experience in both academic and semi-academic settings in Tennessee in the multidisciplinary management of lung and esophageal cancer. He has served as the local principal investigator for international trials in thoracic oncology and consults for improved accrual and surgical participation in clinical trials nationally. He was most recently the Chief of Surgical Oncology at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. His clinical focus is on the use of robotic technology in thoracic surgery. Dr.Ninan’s overall aim is to provide advanced general thoracic services in the TriStar network of hospitals.

TriStar Summit joins Centennial Medical Center as the second HCA/TriStar facility to serve Middle Tennessee with robot-assisted thoracic oncology surgery using the da Vinci SI robotic surgical system. This advanced robot-assisted approach to cancer treatment results in a much less-invasive procedure than traditional surgical methods, allowing patients to avoid scars, the loss of large amounts of tissue, and reduce recovery time.

“By utilizing the robot, we are able to take video-assisted surgery, which has been the widely accepted form of lung cancer treatment, to the next level and even further expand our candidate pool for surgical treatment of lung and the removal of thoracic tumors,” said Mathew Ninan, M.D., “This minimally invasive procedure provides a higher rate of accuracy in tumor removal, and avoids large incisions and rib removal, greatly diminishing the patient’s pain after surgery.”

Dr. Ninan is now accepting new patients at his office in Hermitage, TN located at 5653 Frist Blvd., Suite 333. 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.

Megan McCauley, M.D.

Endocrinologist Megan McCauley, M.D. has joined the medical staff at TriStar Summit. A board certified internal medicine physician with Summit Endocrinology, Dr. McCauley received her medical degree from the Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, GA. She then completed her residency in internal medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA followed by a endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism fellowship at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, FL.

Dr. McCauley is a member of the American Thyroid Association and the Endocrine Society. In addition, she is a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Physicians.

Dr. McCauley is now accepting new patients at her office in Hermitage, TN located at 5653 Frist Blvd., Suite 330. 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.