Jesse F. Doty, M.D.

Jesse F. Doty, M.D.

Foot And Ankle Orthopedic Surgeon

Jesse Doty M.D. is a Tennessee native who grew up in Rogersville where he graduated from Cherokee High School in 1999. At Carson-Newman University, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology, graduating magna cum laude in 2003. He attended four years of medical school at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis where he graduated in 2007 with Honors, including election into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. The next five years were spent completing a surgical internship and orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga, graduating as a chief resident in 2012. In 2013, he completed a one-year foot and ankle fellowship under the direction of globally renown surgeon, Dr. Michael Coughlin, at the Saint Alphonsus Foot and Ankle Clinic in Boise, Idaho. After completion of his surgical fellowship, he spent time in Los Angeles, California with Dr. Richard Ferkel at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute treating professional athletes to gain further insight into sports injuries and small joint arthroscopy. 

Dr. Doty returned to Chattanooga to begin his professional practice career in 2013. He was excited to join his friend and mentor Dr. Richard Alvarez, where they practiced together for nearly a decade prior to Dr. Alvarez’s retirement. They both took pride in expanding surgical techniques and improving patient outcomes with care pathways previously not available to East Tennesseans. Specifically, Dr. Doty’s clinical interests included correction of complex lower extremity deformities and the use of external fixation techniques. In 2015, he was honored to participate in the 1st annual Taylor Spatial Frame Global Masters Course in London, UK. Over the years, Dr. Doty has developed a widely evolved specialized practice focused primarily on the lower extremity including minimally invasive surgery, bunions and hammertoes, sports injuries, arthroscopy, fractures, deformity correction, and ankle replacement. Particularly, as ankle replacements have become exceedingly advanced, he has been at the forefront of this technological evolution. In 2013, he participated and presented research at the STAR Ankle Replacement Masters Forum in Chicago, IL. Dr. Doty and Dr. Drew Murphy (Memphis, TN) also currently serve as the Principle Investigators for a multi-center clinical trial including 10 sites across the U.S. evaluating ankle replacement outcomes. Their compiled ankle replacement data was recently presented to international colleagues in Alberta, Canada.

In the last 15 years, Dr. Doty has over 50 peer reviewed medical journal publications with many more podium presentations. He has participated as teaching faculty at several surgeon instructional courses both nationally and internationally. Dr. Doty recognized the importance of learning from other cultures and developed an early appreciation for international exposure to further refine surgical techniques. In 2019, he was honored to present in Delhi, India and to perform instructional surgery at the Indian Foot & Ankle Society Meeting.  In 2022, he participated as an international guest speaker for the Australian Foot and Ankle Society in Cairns, Queensland. Basil, Switzerland and Annecy, France as well as Karala, India and British Columbia, Canada were locations of recent international invitational presentations. His latest presentations have revolved around advancement of minimally invasive surgical techniques.

Through the years, Dr. Doty has been fortunate to collaborate with many thought leaders in the medical device industry. His consulting and design contributions are incorporated into the engineering of multiple successful surgical methods and medical implants. According to Dr. Doty, “Keeping Chattanoogans active is the reason I come to the office every day; however, it takes it to another level when I see our own local design rationale move the needle on patient outcomes globally. As I listen to my patients, it becomes evident that seemingly incremental technological evolutions have impacted their livelihood and function in a major way. Having experienced that part of my career is so encouraging and drives me to keep getting better.”

Dr. Doty strives to always provide the most advanced care to his patients, while contributing to the educational training of the next generation of orthopedic surgeons. He has served as Assistant Program Director and Professor at the University of Tennessee Department of Orthopedic Surgery. When he’s not operating, he enjoys traveling and watching school sports with his family.

Comprehensive List of Conditions I Treat

• Achilles Tendon Repair
• Ankle Joint Stabilization
• Ankle Reconstruction
• Ankle Sprain
• Ankle replacement surgery
• Arthritis
• Aseptic Necrosis And Osteonecrosis
• Balance and Gait Disorders
• Bone Realignment And Lengthening
• Bone and Joint Dislocation
• Bunion Correction
• Cartilage Injuries
• Degenerative Disorders
• Excision/Osteotomy
• Foot and Ankle Care
• Foot surgery for tendon
• Fusion
• Hammertoe Repair
• Injection - Other
• Joint Care
• Joint Injection
• Joint Replacement
• Leg, Foot, And Ankle Surgeries
• Lesion and Infection Treatment
• Muscle Strain and Sprains
• Nerve Decompression
• Non-Union And Malunion Fractures
• Osteoarthritis
• Overuse Injuries
• Plantar Fascia Procedures - Fasciectomy/Fasciotomy
• Post-traumatic arthritis
• Prosthetic Management
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Soft Tissue Injury
• Steroid Injections
• Stress fracture
• Tendon Injection
• Tendon Injury
• Tendonitis
• Traumatic Foot and Ankle Injuries