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John Hance, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Knoxville, TN

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Thoracic Surgery Knoxville, TN

Cardiovascular Surgery

East Tennessee Cardiovascular Surgery Group, Cardiothoracic Surgeon

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  • Office

    9352 Park West Blvd
    Knoxville, TN 37923
    Phone+1 865-373-1000

Summary

  • Dr. John Hance is a thoracic surgeon in Knoxville, TN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Parkwest Medical Center, Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Florida College of Medicine and has been in practice 8 years. He specializes in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Education & Training

  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine
    University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2016 - 2019
  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine
    University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2011 - 2016
  • University of Florida College of Medicine
    University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 2011, MD

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2019 - 2026
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
  • Recognition of Excellence in Medical Student Education University of Kentucky, 2015-2016
  • Bobby C. Powell Intern of the Year 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • 17-Hydroxestra-4,9,11-trien-3-one (trenbelone) exhibits tissue selective anabolic activity: effects on muscle, bone, adiposity, hemoglobin, and prostate  
    Yarrow, JF, Conover, CF, McCoy, SC, Lipinska, JA, Santillana, CA, Hance, JM, Cannady, DF, VanPelt, TD, Sanchez, J, Conrad, BP, Pingel, JE, Wronski, TJ, Borst, SE, Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 1/1/2011
  • Cytotoxicity from sulfide exposure in a sulfide-tolerant marine invertebrate  
    Hance, JM, Andrzejewski JE, Predmore BL, Dunlap KJ, Misiak KL and Julian D, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 1/1/2008

Abstracts/Posters

  • Supraphysiological testosterone-enanthate augments the biomechanical characteristics of bone by altering cortical bone dimensions.
    Yarrow, JF, Conover, CF, Hance, JM, Franz, SE, Conrad, B, Zheng, N, Wronski, TJ, Borst, SE, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 1/1/2009
  • Hydrogen sulfide induces cell death both in vitro and in vivo in coelomocytes from a mudflat polychaete worm.
    Hance JM and Julian D, FASEB Journal, 1/1/2005
  • Survival of coelomocytes from the intertidal polychaete Glycera dibranchiata during eposure to H2S and the effect of MPTP inbhitors to reduce cytotoxicity.
    Hance JM, Wohlgmuth SE, Julian D, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2004

Lectures

  • Conduit Selection in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 
    University of Cincinnati Medical Center - 6/19/2019
  • Management and Prevention of New Onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation (POAF) after Cardiothoracic Surgery​ 
    University of Cincinnati Medical Center - 4/25/2018
  • Controversies in the Management of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection 
    University of Cincinnati Medical Center - 5/24/2017
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