About

About Me

Practicing physician in the East Tennessee Tri-City region for 36 years. Completed graduate medical education at East Tennessee State University Quillen college of medicine, Department of Family Medicine in1987.

Awarded outstanding first-year resident award in1985. Appointed chief resident in 1986 and recipient of Chairman's leadership award on completion of residency in 1987. Board Certified in Family Medicine in 1988. Appointed to the faculty of East Tennessee State University as Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine in 1988.

Appointed as a fellow of the American Academy of Family Medicine in 1993 and Chief of Staff at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital in 1993. The emergency room physician 1993 through 2003 at Sycamore Shoals hospital and Unicoi County Memorial Hospital in Erwin, TN Medical Director and Certified Medical Review officer at Nuclear Fuel Services in Erwin Tennessee 1993 through present Appointed Director of Occupational Health at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital in 2010.

Board certification in Addiction medicine by the American Board of addiction medicine in 2014 Board certification in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in 2018 Medical Director of Appalachian Recovery care specializing in the treatment of opiate addiction 2013 to present.

For more than 25 years, family physician and occupational medicine specialist Dr. Cedric Fernando have been immersed in the study and practice of medicine, building a superior professional track record in the process. In his present role as Medical Director in the Department of Occupation Health at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital in Erwin, Tennessee, Dr. Cedric Fernando invests his work with a lifelong commitment to professional excellence and an overall focus on patient care.

A key member of the executive team at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital for many years, Dr. Cedric Fernando offers the full spectrum of occupational health services to local industries in and around Eastern Tennessee, operating as a company physician at several companies. In addition, Dr. Cedric Fernando performs a variety of pre-employment evaluations in the Occupational Health Department at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital, including pre-placement history and physicals, EKG and stress testing, and complete laboratory and X-ray services, pulmonary function testing, functional capacity evaluations, and comprehensive hearing testing.

Dr. Cedric Fernando also conducts workplace substance abuse monitoring, assesses and treats work-related injuries, administers preventative health immunizations and vaccines, and provides other miscellaneous services. A Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP) and certified by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), Dr. Cedric Fernando holds membership in a number of professional organizations, such as the American Association of Medical Review Officers (AAMRO), the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians (TNAFP), and the American Academy of Family Medicine (AAFM).