Chris Allen, DPM Patrick Saavedra, DPM Highlands Podiatry
Bristol, TN and Abingdon, VA ABOUT DRS. allen AND SAAVEDRA
Dr. Chris Allen has an undergraduate degree in Zoology from Auburn University. His doctorate in Podiatric Medicine is from Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. He completed his residency at James H. Quillen School of Medicine in Johnson City, Tennessee. Dr. Allen and his wife Melissa have four lovely young girls, Summer, 15; Sarah Grace, 13; Elizabeth, 6; and Emmerson, 4. They enjoy spending time together as a family and have just recently completed a house restoration project in a historic Bristol neighborhood. Dr. Patrick Saavedra completed his undergraduate degree in Biology at the University Of Akron. He graduated from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio and completed his residency in Podiatric Surgery at the Dunlap Memorial Hospital in Orrville, Ohio. Dr. Saavedra and his wife Dr. Jennifer Greiner, an ENT physician moved to the area in 2011. Dr. Saavedra is an accomplished runner and has competed in several marathons. He enjoys all aspects of Podiatric practice but especially those conditions involving sports related injuries and issues.
Little guy who always has a smile for them.
What do you like most about your job? I can help people and make them happy by relieving their pain and that helps to improve their quality of life.
Where do you go to escape the office? My favorite place would be on the water, but I don’t currently have a boat, so it would be on the trail or down on the river.
How do you start out each day? Home: Get up, take a shower, dress, kiss wife and dog, go to the office. Office: Set up my computer and go to the back to fill my coffee.
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ASK DR. ALLEN How would your patients best describe you? I try to have fun at the office and to that end I’ve developed a reputation for friendly office banter and being a bit of a prankster. I think it takes the edge off of being in an ‘examination’ room. Also I wear a bow tie nearly every day to the office–it’s something patients have come to expect.
What do you like most about your job? Meeting new patients! Over the past eleven years I’ve been introduced to over eleven thousand new patients. Every night at the dinner table someone is sure to ask if I ‘met any interesting patients today and I seem to always have.
Where do you go to escape the office? We have a small farm out in the county that we escape to. It’s very idyllic, with chickens pecking and scratching, rolling pastoral views and a huge pool. It’s very secluded and offers uninterrupted family time...unless you sneak off to the tree house or hide in the workshop. (smiles)
How do you start out each day? Ideally, with a 3-5 mile run, year round, regardless of weather. We have a long standing tradition of morning devotions that start at a seven a.m. sharp.
PHOTO BY Randy Gentry, Fresh Air Photo
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