Meet Our Surgical Team
You’re in great hands at LeConte Surgical Associates. Our surgeons are board certified in general surgery and have more than 60 years of combined experience performing minimally invasive and traditional surgeries at LeConte Medical Center. For a full list of surgeries and conditions treated, click here. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to tell you a little more about our surgical team.

Matthew D. Bridges, MD
Board Certified in General Surgery
Medical School:
Hahnemann University
Residency:
General Surgery,
University of Tennessee Medical Center

Jeffrey King, MD
Board Certified in General Surgery
Clinical Interests:
- Breast cancer and breast conservation surgery
- Skin cancer
- Minimally invasive advanced laparoscopic surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery for parathyroid tumors
Medical School:
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Residency:
General Surgery,
University of Tennessee Medical Center

Brian Pugh, DO
Board Certified in General Surgery
Clinical Interests:
- Breast cancer and breast conservation surgery
- Melanoma
- Minimally invasive advanced laparoscopic surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery for parathyroid tumors
Medical School:
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
General Surgery,
Ohio University
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Make an Appointment with Our Team
For more information about the surgeries and conditions treated at LeConte Surgical Associates or to make an appointment, please call (865) 446-9550. Click here to learn more about our office.