Our doctors offer a superior quality of diagnostic proficiency and, when needed, an unmatched level of surgical expertise.
Robert E. Ivy
Weisgarber
West
North
Appointments: 865-558-4444
Admin Line: 865-558-4412
Medical Line: 865-410-7889
Dr. Robert Ivy earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University in 1983. He was awarded the prestigious Justin Potter Academic Scholarship to Vanderbilt Medical School and graduated in 1988. Dr. Ivy was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
He completed a one-year general surgical internship and four-year residency program in orthopaedic surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Ivy finished his training with a one-year fellowship in hand and microvascular surgery at the nationally renowned Indiana Hand Center in Indianapolis.
Read MoreDr. Ivy joined Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic in 1994. He is a specialist in the treatment of hand and elbow disorders. He has been selected by his peers to the “Best Doctors in America.” In addition, he has been voted by Knoxville’s Cityview Magazine to the “Top Docs” list.
He is a member of multiple medical societies including the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Ivy is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and possesses the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Certificate of Added Qualification in surgery of the hand. He has presented at multiple medical meetings and authored a book chapter in Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Ivy is also the hand consultant to the University of Tennessee Athletic Department.
Dr. Ivy and his wife Carney have been married for more than 25 years. They have three children. He and Carney are very active in their church and children’s activities. Dr. Ivy enjoys hiking, backpacking, and cycling in his spare time.
- B.S., Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1983
- M.D., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, 1988
- General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1989
- Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1993
- Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Indiana Hand Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1994
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Certificate of Added Qualification in surgery of the hand
- Recipient of the Justin Potter Academic Scholarship to Vanderbilt Medical School
- Elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- Selected by his peers to the “Best Doctors in America”
- Voted by Knoxville’s Cityview Magazine to “Top Docs” list
- Treatment of hand and elbow disorders
Dr. Robert Ivy earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University in 1983. He was awarded the prestigious Justin Potter Academic Scholarship to Vanderbilt Medical School and graduated in 1988. Dr. Ivy was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
He completed a one-year general surgical internship and four-year residency program in orthopaedic surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Ivy finished his training with a one-year fellowship in hand and microvascular surgery at the nationally renowned Indiana Hand Center in Indianapolis.
Read MoreDr. Ivy joined Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic in 1994. He is a specialist in the treatment of hand and elbow disorders. He has been selected by his peers to the “Best Doctors in America.” In addition, he has been voted by Knoxville’s Cityview Magazine to the “Top Docs” list.
He is a member of multiple medical societies including the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Ivy is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and possesses the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Certificate of Added Qualification in surgery of the hand. He has presented at multiple medical meetings and authored a book chapter in Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Ivy is also the hand consultant to the University of Tennessee Athletic Department.
Dr. Ivy and his wife Carney have been married for more than 25 years. They have three children. He and Carney are very active in their church and children’s activities. Dr. Ivy enjoys hiking, backpacking, and cycling in his spare time.
- B.S., Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1983
- M.D., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, 1988
- General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1989
- Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1993
- Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Indiana Hand Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1994
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Certificate of Added Qualification in surgery of the hand
- Recipient of the Justin Potter Academic Scholarship to Vanderbilt Medical School
- Elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- Selected by his peers to the “Best Doctors in America”
- Voted by Knoxville’s Cityview Magazine to “Top Docs” list
- Treatment of hand and elbow disorders