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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

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ACS
ACS Fellow Since 2012

Nia Zalamea, MD FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Additional Information

Gender

Female

Pronouns

She/Her

Type of Practice

Other

General Surgery

3549 Waynoka Ave

Memphis, TN 38111

United States

Contact Information

Administrative Assistant
Name:Nia Zalamea

Biography

I was introduced to mission work overseas by my parents, who started our NGO Memphis Mission of Mercy in 1999, when I was a pre-medical student. I decided to go into medicine as a result of this experience and became a general surgeon for the purpose of service. I am passionate about serving the underserved, and inviting others into the joys of the work. I am blessed to be a part of an organization that lets me do this work here in Memphis, TN at the Church Health Center, while continuing to serve overseas in the Philippines with my family, as well as Haiti, Honduras and Nicaragua with Light of the World Charities.

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

  • abdominal pain
  • adhesion removal
  • anti-reflux procedures
  • appendectomy
  • esophagus perforation
  • feeding tubes
  • gastric cancer
  • gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • peptic ulcer disease
  • peritonitis
  • splenectomy

Head and Neck

  • parathyroid surgery
  • thyroid surgery

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

  • cholecystectomy
  • gallstone disease
  • laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

  • abdominal hernia
  • component separation
  • epigastric hernia
  • femoral hernia
  • inguinal hernia
  • laparoscopic hernia repair
  • umbilical hernia
  • ventral hernia

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

  • cellulitis
  • decubitus ulcer
  • epidermal cyst
  • nevi
  • skin and soft tissue infections
  • skin biopsy
  • wound infections

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

  • anal abscess
  • anal fissure
  • anal fistula
  • anal warts
  • hemorrhoid problems
  • rectal bleeding

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

  • anal abscess
  • colon surgery
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • colonic polyps
  • colonoscopy
  • colostomy
  • diverticular disease
  • esophagogastroduodenoscopy
  • gastrointestinal cancer
  • ileostomy
  • laparoscopic colon surgery
  • stomach cancer
  • ulcerative colitis

Minimally Invasive Procedures

  • fine needle aspiration/biopsy
  • laparoscopic surgery

Hospital Appointments

Methodist University Hospital

Memphis, TN

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

10/2016—06/2021

Regional One Health

Memphis, TN

General Surgeon

06/2021—Present

Academic Appointments

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Memphis, TN

Volunteer Faculty

09/2013—08/2016

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Memphis, TN

Assistant Professor

08/2016—Present