John L. Bell, M.D.
Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
Professional Address
University Surgical Oncologist
1934 Alcoa Highway, Suite 476
Knoxville, TN 37920
(865) 544-9218
Academic Office
(865) 305-9572
Academic Appointments
Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Knoxville, TN
Clinical Interests
- Breast Cancer
- General Oncologic Surgery
- Outreach/Education
- Screening
Research Interests
- Breast Cancer
- Outreach/Education
- Depression in Cancer
Education
Undergraduate
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Medical School
University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Medicine
Birmingham, AL
Internship
General Surgery
University of Alabama in Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Residency
General Surgery
University of Alabama in Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Fellowship
Surgical Oncology
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery
Professional Societies
Southern Surgical Association
Society of Surgical Oncology
Southeastern Surgical Congress
American Society of Breast Surgeons
National Consortium of Breast Centers
American Society of Breast Disease
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American College of Surgeons
American Cancer Society
American College of Physician Executives
American Medical Association
Association for Academic Surgery
Association of Cancer Executives
Knoxville Academy of Medicine
Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Tennessee Medical Association
Publications
Fillion MM, Black EA, Bell JL, Gray KD, Lewis, JM. “Single Versus Flanking Hookwire Guided Partial Mastectomy in Breast Cancer Patients” – Accepted to 2010 Society of Surgical Oncology, March 4 - 7, 2010, St. Louis, MO.
Fillion MM, Black EA, Bell JL, Gray KD, Lewis, JM. “Patients Undergoing Flanking Hookwire Guided Partial Mastectomy May Be Predisposed to Mastectomy” - Accepted to 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Southeastern Surgical Congress, February 20-23, 2010 - Savannah, GA.
Duncan, LD, Lewis, JM, Gray KD, Bigge, J, McKinney JM, Bell, JL. “Clinical Integration of Picture Archiving and Communications Systems with Pathology and Hospital Information System in Oncology” – Accepted to 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Southeastern Surgical Congress, February 20-23, 2010 - Savannah, GA.
Alexander AM, Hendrickson BW, Duncan LD, Lewis JM, Dieter, III, RA, Bell JL, Gray, KD. “Incomplete Surgical Resection of Symptomatic Foregut Leiomyomatosis is an Acceptable Treatment Option: A Case Report” – Accepted to 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Southeastern Surgical Congress, February 20-23, 2010 - Savannah, GA.
Siddiqui S, Bell JL, Solomon A, Kestler DP, Bruker CT, Gray, KD. Odontogenic Ameloblast Associated Protein (ODAM) as a Novel Biomaker for Human Breast Cancer. The American Surgeon Vol. 75 No. 9, September 2009; pp. 769-775.
Davis C.L., Darby K, Likes W.M., Bell, J. L. – “Social Workers as Patient Navigators for Breast Cancer Survivors: What Do African American Medically Underserved Women Think of This Idea?” – Social Work in Health Care, Manuscript ID# 376691, June 2009.
Hopko DR, Bell JL, Armento MEA, Robertson SMC, Hunt MK, Wolf NJ, and Mullane C. “Phenomenology and Screening of Clinical Depression in Cancer Patients” – Vol. 26, Issue 1, 2008 pp.31-51. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology.
Hopko, D. R., Bell, J. L., Armento, M. E. A., Robertson, S. M. C., Mullane, C., Wolf, N., & Lejuez, C. W. “Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Depressed Cancer Patients in a Medical Care Setting” - Behavior Therapy 39 (2008) 126-136.
Bell JL, Reynolds S, Wheelon C. Post Breast Surgery Lymphedema: Early Education, Prevention, and Detection. In Abstracts Presented at the 18th Annual National Disciplinary Conference of the National Consortium of Breast Centers: The Convergence of Art, Passion and Science of American Journal of Clinical Oncology. Oct 2008; 31(5)510.
Willborn KA MD, Bell JL MD, Gray KD MD: “Isolated Tumor Cells in a Triangular Intermuscular Space Sentinel Lymph Node in a Patient with Melanoma on the Back” - Presented to Tennessee Chapter, American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, May 23-25, 2008, Nashville.
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
1924 Alcoa Highway, Box U-11
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920-6999
(865) 305-9230
(800) 596-7249
FAX (865) 305-8894