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Dr. William S. Reid, Jr.  located in Knoxville, Tennessee, specializes in the management of neurosurgical diseases including microsurgery for aneurysms, brain tumors and diseases of the spine.

Dr. William Reid brings expertise in minimally-invasive techniques for neurological surgery, using state of the art image guidance systems, to yield superior results in recovery and patient comfort.  Since 1979 he has introduced many new procedures to the Knoxville area to minimize patient risk and recovery time striving to continue as the region’s foremost provider of innovations in neurosurgical care.  Dr. Reid is the Clinical Director of the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.  He is also Co-Director of the UTMCK Brain and Spine Institute.  He was named a "Top Doctor" by U. S. News and World Report in July 2011.

Dr. Joel Norman joined Dr. Reid in July 2011.  He is a board eligible neurosurgeon with a special interest in minimally invasive neurosurgery.  He brings vast experience with image guided stereotactic surgery to allow for smaller incisions and faster recovery times both in cranial and spinal surgery.  He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Dr. Norman is a native of Seymour, Tennessee and obtained his medical degree from ETSU's Quillen College of Medicine.  He completed his neurological residency at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.  Dr. Norman is committed to the practice of neurosurgery in his hometown.

  • Neurological Surgery                                 
  • Suite 280, Medical Office Building C     
  • U T Medical Center                             
  • 1932 Alcoa Highway 
  • Knoxville, Tennessee 37920

          Alcoa Office

          266 Joule Street

          Alcoa, Tennessee 37701

          Sevierville Office

          1108 Fox Meadows Boulevard

          Sevierville, Tennessee  37862

Office hours: Monday through Thursday 8:00am until 4:30pm and Friday 8:00am until 12noon

Phone: 865-329-4003

Fax: 865-329-4043

William S. Reid, Jr., M.D.            Joel E. Norman, M.D.

Board Certified 1981                              Board Eligible