Kendra Marie Black, MD, MA is a board-certified trauma surgeon at Regional One Health’s Elvis Presley Trauma Center. She earned her medical degree at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, and a Master of Arts in Medical Science from Boston University School of Medicine.

Dr. Black completed her general surgery residency at University of Missouri Kansas City, where she earned the Resident of the Year and Dr. Douglas Geehan Trauma Resident awards. She completed her surgical critical care fellowship and acute care surgery fellowship at University of California San Diego.

She is a member of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, American College of Surgeons, and American Medical Association.

In her academic role, Dr. Black is an assistant professor in University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care. She is the author of two book chapters, and her research has been published in numerous medical journals.