Tennessee Foot and Ankle Clinics

Dr. Akerman has been a leader in the podiatric community for years.  Her college education started with a Bachelors degree in Biology from Seton Hill College, Greensburg, PA.  She earned a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine Degree from the Pensylvania College of Podiatric Medicine in 1981. Dr. Ackerman's surgical training was here in Knoxville at Oakwood Medical Center.  She is a diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.  She volunteers in many professional, civic, community and religous groups and still makes time for her husband and four children.

Brian N. Christiansen, DPM

Dr. Christiansen, a native Texan, is the newest member of the practice.  After high school, Dr. C enlisted in the Army Reserves while attending Brigham Young University where he obtained a Bachelors degree in Psychology. He attended the University of Texas, Austin for two years and then went on to Barry University for a Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine.  After a three year Podiatric Medicine and Surgery residency Dr. C joined a multispecialty group in Upstate New York and was in practice there until the cold weather forced him south in 2007.  Dr. C is married and has four children.

David P. Hawk, DPM

 Dr. David Hawk holds an Undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1989) and a Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine from Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine (1998). He fulfilled his Residency in at the Alvin C. York Veterans Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN (1998) and the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD (1999).
As a “local boy” born and raised in Lenoir City, TN Dr. Hawk is proud to care for the folks in the Knoxville Metro area. He is married to Tracy and they have two children, Taylor and Chandler.

Mark B. Hellmann, DPM

A native Tennesseean, Dr. Hellmann was raised in Roane county and has been part of the group since 2003.  After obtaining a Bachelors degree in Biochemistry from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dr. Hellmann went on to Barry University to receive his Masters in Biomedical Sciences as well as a Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine in 2000.  After three years of Medical and Surgical training in Detroit, Michigan, Dr. Hellmann returned to East Tennessee to practice.  Dr. Hellmann is married and just had his first child in 2007.

Office Manager:  Rachel Randolph

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Practice History

Tennessee Foot and Ankle Clinics began as Lenoir City Foot Clinic in April, 1983 when Dr. Carol Akerman assumed the part-time practice of Dr. George Rutan of Oak Ridge.  The first office was located at the corner of Highway 321 and Broadway.  The practice grew and moved to the Lenoir City professional Park in 1987, first in a small office and then to one double the size in 1995.  Dr. David Hawk, a Lenoir City native purchased the practice in 2001.  Dr. Mark Hellmann joined in 2003 and in 2005 the practice moved to it's current location on Town Creek Road and Highway 321.  Dr. Brian Christiansen came on board in 2007.  We recently added locations in Knoxville at Bearden Hill, Madisonville, Oak Ridge, and Sevierville.