“I enjoy the combination of technology and hands-on patient care that the field of cardiology brings together.”

Dr. Cox was born in Dayton, Ohio, and earned his BA from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, before going on to receive his MD from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.

Following his completion of both an internship and a residency at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Dr. Cox did a fellowship in cardiology at Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Dr. Cox has been married since 1985 to an Oak Ridge native. Together they have two children. In his spare time, Dr. Cox enjoys music—especially the guitar, scuba vacations, and Tennessee sports.

Education

• BA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1980
• MD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 1984

Internship

• Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, 1984-1987

Residency

• Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, 1984-1987

Fellowship

• Cardiology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, 1987-1990

Board Certification

• National Board of Medical Examiners, 1985
• American Board of Internal Medicine, 1987
• American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, 1989
• American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology 1992

Professional Distinctions

• Fellow, American College of Cardiology, 1991
• Fellow, American Medical Association
• Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory, University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1990-present
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1991-present