What's New

The physicians and staff of Premier Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine are proud to share the latest news about our medical staff, facilities, and orthopaedic advances.

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  • Dr. Malcom Baxter Honored for Extraordinary Community Service

    Southern Hills Medical Center of the TriStar Health System presented the annual Frist Humanitarian Physician Award to Premier's Malcom Baxter, M.D. on February 8, 2010.

  • Dr. Mac Baxter Provides Healing after Haiti Earthquake Disaster

    Malcom E. Baxter, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon with Premier's Harding Place and StoneCrest Care Centers, participated in a mission trip to Haiti in the aftermath of its recent earthquake disaster, providing much needed orthopaedic care for its victims.

  • 2009 Komen Race for the Cure

    Premier Orthopaedics is a Proud Sponsor of the 2009 Komen Race for the Cure.

  • Welcome, Dr. Abbey!

    We are pleased to announce that Paul A. Abbey, M.D. has joined our practice!

  • Can a Robotic Surgical Procedure Help Reduce Your Knee Pain?


    David Lubin, M.D., an emergency room doctor, suffered with knee pain for twenty years, but he got his life back in January 2008, when he had a new partial knee replacement procedure.

  • Introducing Dr. Daniel J. Burval


    Premier Orthopaedics is proud to announce the addition of Daniel J. Burval, M.D. to its Skyline Care Center staff, specializing in Spine and General Orthopaedics. He will also see patients at Premier’s Hendersonville Care Center.

  • Dr. Daniel McHugh Named a "Nashville Top Doctor"

    Daniel J. McHugh, M.D., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist, has been recognized as "One of Nashville's Top Doctors" for the treatment of sports injuries and back pain.

  • Introducing Vincent P. Novak, M.D.

    Premier Orthopaedics is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Vincent P. Novak to its Summit Care Center staff. Dr. Novak is an Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in Hand, Elbow, and Shoulder.

  • "Minimally-Invasive Knee Implants," by Gregg A. Motz, MD

    Dr. Gregg A. Motz, orthopaedic surgeon at the Premier Orthopaedics Hendersonville Care Center, announced the availability of minimally traumatic, patient-specific knee implants for patients suffering from early, moderate, and late stage osteoarthritis of the knee.