The Department of Family Medicine

University Family Physicians Clinic

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The University Family Physicians Clinic is a patient-centered medical home providing full-spectrum primary care services. Each day, an average of 125 patients are cared for in the Harry H Lyon, Sr. Family Medicine Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee Medical Center. The clinic, currently under expansion, serves as the main training site for the next generation of doctors, working with the area's finest faculty. This is a competitive and highly successful three-year program that consistently produces first-rate doctors in the field of family medicine.

University Family Medicine Clinic Patient Portal

The UFP Clinic offers a secure access to the Patient Portal where patients may utilize these online services after registering.

• Send a Secure Message to My Doctor
• View My Chart (including lab results)
• Request My Test Results
• Request an Appointment
• Request Prescription Refills
• Update your personal information
• Make a payment on your account

Sign up for the UFP Patient Portal and view other available services. Instructions for registration to Patient Portal.
Contact the University Family Medicine Clinic at 865-305-9350 for more information..

University Family Medicine Faculty Physicians

Our staff includes faculty physicians with expertise in:

• Women's health
• Sports medicine
• Behavioral health
• Preventive medicine
• Geriatrics
• Occupational health
• Resident Physicians
• Psychologist
• Pharmacists
• Registered Dietician/Certified Diabetes Educator
• Family Nurse Practitioner
• Certified X-ray and Lab technicians
• Administrative support, nurses and medical assistants

Ambulatory Services

Ambulatory Services provided by University Family Physicians include:

• In-house X-ray and Lab services
• Fully Integrated Electronic Health Record
• Pharmacy consultation for complex medicine management
• Same Day Appointments and urgent care for illness and injury

Primary Care for Adults and Children

• Pediatrics and well-child care with one in four visits being pediatric patients
• Adolescent medicine
• Adult and geriatric health care
• Well-woman care for women of all ages, including family planning

Pregnancy, Prenatal and Newborn Care

• Full spectrum maternity support, including dedicated OB nurse coordinator
• OB/GYN care, including ultrasound and non-stress testing
• Delivery at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, often by patient’s own doctor

Chronic Disease Management through a team approach, including

• Coumadin Management
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Pulmonary disease and smoking cessation

Outpatient procedures and services, including:

• IUD insertion
• Abnormal Pap smear management, including colposcopy and LEEP
• Vasectomy
• Circumcision
• Obstetrical and musculoskeletal ultrasound
• Mole and cyst removals, skin biopsies
• Joint and soft tissue injections
• Toenail removal
• EKG and Exercise Stress Testing
• Audiometry
• Casting and splinting
• Pulmonary Function testing

Mental health care and counseling

Sports Medicine and Sports Physicals

Coordination of at-home or nursing home care as needed

Coordination of specialists for more serious and complex illnesses

Hospitalization at The University of Tennessee Medical Center by the UFP Inpatient Team, if needed.