Summit Medical Associates is the premier internal medicine practice of Drs. William Baucom, Thomas DiNella, James Elrod, William McKean, Deborah Montgomery, Katri Palonen, Brian Scott, and Christi Witherspoon.  

Summit Medical Associates also offers a family practice office conveniently located in the Hermitage area.  Our family practice physicians are Drs. Kenneth Demirjian and Michael Mertens along with PA-C, Stacey Stroud.

In order to continually meet the needs of our patients, Summit Medical Associates has five hospital physicians, Drs. James Tedesco, Luis Fernandez, Ron Rentuza, and Corazon Cardeno. 

In addition, Summit Medical Associates's Cardiovascular Risk Management Clinic with our specialty trained staff to include nurse practicioners, Dara Botts, Stacy Brown, and Catherine McGrady, is just one more way we strive to provide our patients with the best possible care.  

Summit Medical Associates's commitment to our patients was nationally recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance and the American Diabetes Association for our quality diabetes care.  

NCQA Certified February 23, 2006 to February 23, 2009 Achievement of Recognition for Delivery of Quality Diabetes Care