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 Benjamin Knox, M.D. (Johnson City) Dr. Benjamin Knox, was born in Baltimore, MD, and received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College. He subsequently obtained his Medical Degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his Orthopaedic Residency at the University of Pittsburgh. He then concluded his training with a fellowship in spine surgery at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC.
Dr. Knox limits his practice to orthopaedic surgery and surgery of the spine, with special emphasis on conditions of the lumbar spine (lower back) and cervical spine (neck). He finds spine surgery stimulating, challenging and rewarding. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Knox will be joined by his wife Lisa, and his two daughters, Abigail and Alexandra, ages 10 and 7. In His spare time Dr. Knox enjoys tennis, golf, skiing, playing bluegrass banjo, and woodworking. Galen R. Smith, M.D. (Kingsport)
Dr. Galen R. Smith received his undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University and his medical degree from L.S.U. Medical School in New Orleans. His post graduate medical training consisted of an internship in surgery at the University of Louisville in Kentucky and a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Campbell Clinic, University of Tennessee in Memphis. This was followed by a spine surgery fellowship at the Case Western Reserve Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Smith is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the Tennessee Orthopaedic Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, North American Spine Society, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and American College of Surgeons. While specializing in spinal disorders, Dr. Smith also treats all general orthopaedic problems.
Dr. Smith is a Major in the U.S. Army Reserves and has served 3 month tours of duty in Iraq and Germany.
C. Glenn Trent, M.D. (Bristol and Kingsport))
Dr. Trent received his B.S. degree from Michigan State University in Electrical engineering. He is a graduate of Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed an Orthopaedic Residency at the Greenville Hospital System in Greenville S.C. After a year of private practice, he completed a Fellowship in Spinal Surgery at the University of Ottawa. Following the Fellowship, he returned to private practice in 1985 concentrating his practice to Orthopaedic Trauma and Spinal Surgery.
For the last ten years, Dr. Trent has limited his practice to Spinal Surgery. He and his wife, Marcia, live in Johnson City.
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