Dr. Lewis W Harris MD
Neurosurgeon
2100 W Clinch Ave Suite 110 Knoxville TN, 37916About
Dr. Lewis Harris practices Neurological Surgery in Knoxville, TN. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Harris 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 Virginia School of Medicine 1982
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- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Birth Defects
- Blepharoplasty-eyelids
- Lumecca
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