The Department of Surgery

Lauren B. Grimsley, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor
Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery

Clinical Focus

Mesenteric Ischemia, Complex Endovascular Aortic Repair

Education

Medical School

Medical University of South Carolina; Charleston, SC, 2015

Residency

General Surgery Residency, 2021

Fellowship

University of Kentucky; Lexington, KY
Vascular Surgery Fellowship, 2023

Other
Research Resident, University of Tennessee Medical Center; Knoxville, TN 2018

Physicians Executive Master's in Business (PEMBA) University of Tennessee; Knoxville, TN 2017

Certifications

American Board of Surgery 2022-Present

Honors and Awards

Gold Humanism Honor Society Humanism & Excellence in Teaching 2016
Outstanding Resident Scholar Award 2019
Golden Apple Teaching Award 2019
Hiram Crutchfield Teaching Award 2019
Kimball I. Maull Research Award 2020
Best Grand Rounds Presentation 2021
Golden Apple Award Winner 2021

Professional Affiliations

American College of Surgeons
Southern Association for Vascular Surgery
Society for Vascular Surgery

Current Publications

Taylor R, Salomon B, Furtmann A, Grimsley L, Buckley MR.
Nickel allergy complicating iliac vein stent requiring explantation. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2025 Dec 13;12(2):102093. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2025.102093. eCollection 2026 Apr.

Salomon BJ, Taylor RZ, Bollig RW, Freeman MB, Grimsley LB..
Celiac pseudoaneurysm rupture after ligation in the setting of a pancreatic fistula following penetrating trauma. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2025 Nov 28;12(2):102078. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2025.102078. eCollection 2026 Apr.

Current Presentations

Gee K, Birkeland L, Johnson T, Hernandez A, Hewezi O, Stevens N, Roberson P, Grimsley L, McNally M, Freeman M, Glenn C, Probst C, Jordan S. From arteries to airways: The feasibility of lung cancer screening in a vascular surgery clinic population. Presented at Society of Thoracic Surgeons; 2026 Jan - 29; New Orleans, LA.

Taylor R, Grimsley L, McNally M, Buckley MR, Furtmann A. Excision of iliac vein stent for treatment of nickel associated systemic hypersensitivity reaction. Presented at 52nd Annual Symposium Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery ; 2025 March - 10; Austin, TX.

B Salomon, R Taylor, A Furtmann, M Freeman, L Grimsley. Celiac pseudoaneurysm rupture after ligation in the setting of a pancreatic fistula. Presented at Southeastern Surgical Congress; 2025 Feb - 15; New Orleans, LA.

Morvant S, Messenger B, Murray J, Grimsley L. Anesthetic considerations for urgent combined CABG with ascending and descending aortic repair with frozen elephant trunk. Presented at American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting; 2024 Oct 18; Philadelphia, PA.

Taylor R, Buckley RM, Grimsley LB, McNally MM. Excision of iliac vein stent for treatment of nickel associated systemic hypersensitivity reaction. Presented at Tennessee Chapter American College of Surgeons; 2024 Aug - 4; Chattanooga, TN.