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Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM

(125 Ratings)

Specializes in: Plastic Surgery

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Professional interests include: cosmetic eyelid surgery, facial problems, plastic surgery procedures, and more.

1934 Alcoa Highway Suite 362
Knoxville, TN 37920

(865) 305-6546

Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM is a plastic surgeon in Knoxville, TN specializing in plastic surgery. He graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM is affiliated with University Physicians' Association, Inc. and The University of Tennessee Medical Center.

Office Locations

University Physicians' Association, Inc.

1934 Alcoa Highway Suite 362
Knoxville, TN 37920

(865) 305-6546

(865) 305-6547

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Some issues Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM can help you with:

Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction is surgery to restore the appearance of the breast, usually after a mastectomy. The choice of how to proceed after the removal of a breast is a deeply personal one, with some women opting to wear a prosthetic form in a bra, and others choosing to embrace their new breastless form as a reminder of their strength and survival. Those options are perfectly acceptable, but many women feel most comfortable with their missing breast tissue surgically replaced. Breast reconstruction can be part of a patient's return to normal after experiencing breast cancer.

There are a few different methods used to create the round shape of the breast on the chest. A flap of fat, skin, and muscle can be taken from the side, abdomen or buttock and implanted on the chest to create a breast from the patient's own tissue. Alternatively, the skin over the chest may be gradually stretched to allow for the placement of an implant. Stretching of the skin is done using expanders, which are similar to breast implants, except they increase in size when saltwater solution is injected into them. Many women also choose to combine the flap procedure with implant placement to achieve their desired result. Once the new breast shape is formed, a nipple can be created and even tattooed to match the other side.

Reconstruction may be done in a single surgery or broken up into multiple procedures:

Immediate reconstruction rebuilds the breast right after mastectomy. This method is not recommended if additional chemotherapy or radiation is needed after surgery.
Delayed reconstruction occurs after chemotherapy or radiation has been given. These treatments may decrease the volume or alter the color of the reconstructed breast, so they should be completed before the breast is rebuilt. This type of reconstruction may happen weeks, months, or even years after mastectomy.
Staged reconstruction splits the reconstructive process into two parts. The first part inserts temporary expanders to stretch the skin and is done immediately after breast removal surgery. The second part replaces the expanders with implants after chemotherapy or radiation treatments have been given.

Breast reconstruction is not perfect. The two breasts may not always look exactly identical, although they will be close. There may be small scars, and a loss of sensation in the reconstructed breast. A reconstructed breast will not produce milk, so patients may have trouble breastfeeding. Still, reconstruction is a great option for women who want that part of their appearance back.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	76

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	67

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	70

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	62

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	71

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	144

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	62

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	85

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	64

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	51

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	54

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM in 2018

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM treated as a plastic surgeon in Knoxville, TN during 2019 were reconstructive surgery, breast procedures and plastic surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	12
doctor visit	96
plastic surgery procedures	12
reconstructive surgery	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	74

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	68

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	98

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	61

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	56

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM treated as a plastic surgeon in Knoxville, TN were reconstructive surgery, breast procedures and plastic surgery procedures.

breast procedures	12
doctor visit	71
plastic surgery procedures	12
reconstructive surgery	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	58

**Age**
75 to 84	7
85 and over	0
Less than 65	6
65 to 74	46

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and depression.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	49

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certified and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Residency: University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certified

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University Physicians' Association, Inc.

The University of Tennessee Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.79 out of 5 stars based on 125 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM from all over the web to help you find the right in Knoxville, TN.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joseph T. Chun, MD, MHIIM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$7,814 NATRELLE $5,345	AlloDerm $985	STRATTICE $25	NATRELLE-INSPIRA $24	SERI $22	Other $1,414
AbbVie Inc.	$2,033 NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS $1,921	AlloDerm $112
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$1,897 AlloDerm $1,897
Mentor Worldwide LLC	$735 MemoryGel Breast Implants $265	MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer $169	MemoryShape Breast Implants $151	FlexHD Acellular Hydrated Dermis $57	Reconstruction $37	Other $55
Allergan, Inc.	$585 NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS $456	NATRELLE $129
Other	$781 DERMACELL $125	STRAVIX MESH $75	SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT $66	Irrisept $46	STRAVIX $41	Other $428

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,815
Gift	$4,635
Travel and Lodging	$3,389
Education	$5

Biography

Dr. Joseph Chun practices plastic surgery. His areas of clinical interest consist of facial problems, cosmetic eyelid surgery, and breast reconstruction. He is professionally affiliated with the University Physicians' Association, Inc. and The University of Tennessee Medical Center. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Tennessee, Dr. Chun attended medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. His average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5).