Here’s what you should know:
1. Dr. Cronk is a bariatric stapling specialist, who has performed more than 750 stapling procedures throughout his career.
2. Dr. Cronk began his career after earning his medical degree from the Lincoln-based University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He completed an internship and residency at Tacoma, Wash.-based Madigan Army Medical Center. He also served in the U.S. Army as a general and bariatric surgeon.
3. Ms. Newmyer was a surgical clinician and a coordinator with Chattanooga-based CHI Memorial’s surgical weight management program. She will assume a role as the center’s nurse navigator.
