Dr. Kent L Sauter MD
Neurosurgeon
1932 Alcoa Hwy Suite 470 Knoxville TN, 37920About
Dr. Kent Sauter practices Neurological Surgery in Knoxville, TN. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Sauter prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
University of South Alabama College of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Spondylolisthesis
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Brain Aneurysm
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
- Neck
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