Jake C. McMillin, MD

"Born and raised in Kingsport, Tennessee, Dr. Jake McMillin, the son of an Optometrist, grew up with first-hand knowledge of just what a medical career looks like for the doctor, for his family and for the community. Having that vantage, he really can’t remember a time he didn’t know he would follow in his dad’s footsteps in medicine, says the Ophthalmic surgeon and Corneal Specialist for Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor and Haun.

To pursue his interest in medicine and technology, Dr. McMillin attended the University of South Carolina in Columbia, graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science – which, he says, is really an applied physiology degree. He had played football (tailback and strong safety) all the way through high school, incorporating weight training and running into his workouts, so his undergraduate degree was a natural bridge to medicine.

Undergraduate school was also where he met his wife, who earned her nursing degree and then practiced in her field to help support their growing family through his medical school, residency and fellowship. He was so happy at USC he stayed there to earn his Doctor of Medicine, magna cum laude, in the University’s School of Medicine.

After finishing a Transitional Internship at The Colorado Health Foundation with the Presbyterian Saint Luke’s Hospital in Denver, he returned to South Carolina for a residency at the Storm Eye Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He followed that with a one-year Cornea, Refractive and Anterior Segment Surgery fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. It was here that he trained under some of the world’s leading experts in cataract, cornea, and refractive surgery."

"Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor & Haun and the Campbell Cunningham Laser Center P.L.L.C., are part of an Ophthalmology practice that has served Knoxville and East Tennessee for over 65 years. Knoxville Ophthalmologists Philip D. Campbell, M.D., Leslie B. Cunningham, M.D., C. Tobin Taylor, M.D., A. Kirk Haun, M.D., F.A.C.S., Retina Specialist Matthew M. Cole, M.D., and Cornea Specialist Jake C. McMillin, M.D., invite you to get to know the leaders in eye care in East Tennessee.

Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor & Haun are eye surgeons in Knoxville, Tennessee who offer state-of-the-art diagnosis, management and treatment of age-related and other eye diseases. The practice is also home to Eye Surgery Center of East Tennessee where East Tennesseans can have a convenient, onsite ambulatory surgery center for procedures, such as cataract microsurgery, cosmetic eye surgery including blepharoplasty or eyelid lifts and more.

The Optical Center at Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor & Haun is home to leading frame brands and state-of-the-art lens technology. We have Opticians and Optometrists at each of our Knoxville, Farragut, Maryville, Sevierville, Hardin Valley and Oak Ridge locations."