Christopher Carnabatu, MD, FACS
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About Dr. Carnabatu
Dr. Carnabatu earned his medical degree at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. He also completed his residency in General Surgery at Tulane University, and Fellowships in Endocrine Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX and in Advanced GI/MIS and Bariatric Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UT Health in Houston, TX. He is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Surgery at the UTHSC College of Medicine Knoxville and practices with University Surgeons Associates at The University of Tennessee Medical Center. His clinical focus includes minimally invasive and robotic surgery; bariatric surgery; surgical endoscopy; gastroesophageal reflux disease; surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands; management of multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes, and hereditary endocrine disorders. His research focus is metabolic surgery with an emphasis on the intersection between weight loss interventions and endocrine disorders; surgical simulation and innovation.