Dr. Perry Merrill White MD
Orthopedist | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
10321 Kingston Pike Knoxville TN, 37922About
Dr. Perry White is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Knoxville, TN. Dr. White specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. White tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 1979
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Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Scoliosis
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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