Jerry L. Epps, M.D.
Chairman
Associate Professor
Residency
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 1981-1983
Fellowship
Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, DC, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 1983
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, 1984
Certification
Diplomate American Board of Anesthesiology, 1984
American Board of Anesthesia Oral Examiner
Honors
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Graduated first in medical school class of 117
Recipient
Albert B. Chandler Award, Kentucky Medical Insurance Award, Lange Medical Award, Dripps Award of Outstanding Fellow in Pediatric Anesthesia
Awards
"Excellence in Teaching" - Presented by the Anesthesiology Residents, 2009
Professional Activities
Senior Board Examiner. American Board of Anesthesiology; 1993-Present.
Member Board of Appeals Panel for Anesthesiology. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; 2006- 2012.
Anesthesiology Review Panel. American Board of Anesthesiology; 2009-2010.
Abstract Reviewer. 2009 International Anesthesia Research Society 83rd Clinical and Scientific Congress; San
Diego, CA.
Board Member, University Health Systems Incorporated; 2009
Co-Chair, Performance Improvement Committee, University Health Systems Incorporated, 2009
Chairman Contract and Finance Committee University Physicians Association, 2008 - Present
Chairman By-Laws Committee University of Tennessee Medical Center, 2008
Abstract Reviewer. 2007 International Anesthesia Research Society 81st Clinical and Scientific Congress;
Orlando, FL.
Tennessee Delegate. 2007 American Society of Anesthesiologists Legislative Conference; Washington, DC.
Chairman Credentials Committee University of Tennessee Medical Center, 2007
Board of Directors University Physicians Association, 2006 - Present
Chief of Staff University of Tennessee Medical Center, 2006
Chairman Performance Improvement University of Tennessee Medical Center, 2005
Secretary of the Medical Staff University of Tennessee Medical Center, 2004
Medical Director Operating Rooms University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1998 - Present
Recent Presentations
Epps J. Benjamin Howard Robbins Memorial Lecture "Advances in Technology: Implications for Case Management."
Presented at: 2007 Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists; Nashville, TN.
Epps J. "Integrating a Transitional Year Internship into the 4-Year Continuum of Anesthesiology Training." Presented at:
2005 Annual Meeting of the Association of Academic Program Directors and Society of Anesthesiology Academic Chairs;
Boston, MA.
Patteson S., Dakin P., Wellons D., Snider C., Epps J., Carroll R. Propofol Administration for Upper and Lower GI
Endoscopies Associated with BIS Levels and Lack of Awareness Equivalent to General Anesthesia. Poster Presentation
at: 2007 Annual American Society of Anesthesiologists Meeting; San Francisco, CA.
Termini J., Bigge J., Epps J. Potential for Cross-Infection with Multi-Use Electrocardiogram Lead Wires. Poster
Presentation at: 2009 Annual Meeting of Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists; Nashville, TN
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
1924 Alcoa Highway, U-109
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone: (865)-305-9220