Hospital Appointments

Baptist Hospital
Centennial Medical Center
Clinical Interests


Esophageal Cancer
Lung Cancer
Lung Masses/Nodules
Emphysema
Esophageal Perforations
Minimally Invasive surgery including Robotic Surgery




Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Memberships / Societies


Fellow of American College of Surgeons
Fellow of American College of Chest Physicians
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Southern Association of Oncology
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Group-Founding Member
Society of Surgical Oncology
Society of Cell and Tissue Kinetics
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Licensure


State of Tennessee
Educational Background


Duke University, Degree: A.B. in Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude with highest honors
Yale University School of Medicine, Degree M.D., Cum Laude
Member Alpha Omega Alpha, AOA, (Medical Honor Society)
General Surgery Residency: John Hopkins Hospital
Thoracic Surgery Residency: Brigham & Women's Hospital
Fellowship: Surgical Oncology, John Hopkins Hospital
Advanced Education: Auburn University, Degree MBA

Education: 1975-77 The McCallie School
1977-81 A.B. Duke University (Chemistry)
Graduated summa cum laude
1981-85 M.D. Yale University Medicine
Graduated with honors
Membership in Alpha Omega Alpha
2001- 03 MBA Auburn University

Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments:
1985-86 Intern in Surgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
1986-87 Junior Resident in Surgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
1987-89 Research Fellowship
David Allison, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
1989-91 Senior Resident in Surgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
1991-92 Chief Resident in Surgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
1992-93 Fellow in Surgical Oncology and Trauma
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
1993-95 Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Brigham & Womens Hospital, Boston, Mass

Military Service: 1993-2000 Captain in Army Reserve


Faculty Appointments: 1992-1993 Instructor in Surgery
Department of Surgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
1995-1997 Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
1997-2003 Chief, General Thoracic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN

Hospital and Administrative Appointments:
1992-1993 Assistant Chief of Service
Department of Surgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
1995-1997 Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1997-2003 Chief, General Thoracic Surgery
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
Nashville, TN
2003- present Clinical appointments at Centennial Hospital and Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN

Specialty Certification: 1995 American Board of Surgery
1997 American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Licensure: Tennessee

Awards and Honors:
1977 National Merit Finalist
1977 National Merit Scholar & Scholarship Winner
1978 Phi Eta Sigma, Duke University
1981 Summa Cum Laude, Duke University
1985 Alpha Omega Alpha, Yale Medicine
1985 Graduated with honors, Yale Medicine
1986 Resident Research Award (Zuidema Award), Johns Hopkins Hospital
1997 Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, Vanderbilt University
2001-2003 Auburn University Business School, Masters Program, Recognition of Outstanding Academic Achievement
2003 Phi Kappa PhiAuburn University
2004 American College of Surgeons Scholarship for Health Policy

Membership in Honorary Societies
1993 Old Hands Society, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Surgery
2001 Selected to Best Doctors in America
2002 Selected to Best Doctors in America
2002 Alumni Achievement Award, The McCallie School
2003 National Register of Whos Who in Executives and Professionals
2003 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Auburn University
2003 The Contemporary Whos Who
2003 Selected to Best Doctors in America
2004 Selected to Best Doctors in America
Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies:
1986-2003 American College of SurgeonsResident Fellow
2003-present Fellow, The American College of Surgeons
1987-present Society of Cell and Tissue Kinetics
1996-present Founding Member, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Interest Group (MITSIG)
1997-present Fellow, The American College of Chest Physicians
1999-present Southern Association for Oncology
2000-present American Society of Clinical Oncology
2001-present The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
2001- present The Society of Surgical Oncology
2002-present The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
2004-American College of Surgeons Workforce on Health Policy, Reform and Advocacy
2004- STS Workforce on Health Policy and Reform


Courses:
Career Review and Leadership Symposium Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA May 15-18, 2002.
Comparative Healthcare Systems in the United Kingdom, an international study program in conjunction with Auburn Universitys Physicians Executive MBA Program. June 28-28, 2002.
Health Policy for a Changing World, The John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; March 9-16, 2004