AllanPickensMD
Thoracic Surgery • Nashville, TNAdult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery
Associate Professor, Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
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Office
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-936-2000Fax+1 404-686-4788
Education & Training
University of MichiganFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2002 - 2004
University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2002
University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2004 - Present
GA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2023 - 2024- GA State Medical License 2008 - 2023
AL State Medical License 1997 - 2013
MI State Medical License 2002 - 2011- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Utility of Routine Cervical Mediastinoscopy in Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 32 citationsTranshiatal Esophagectomy in the Profoundly Obese: Implications and ExperienceChristopher N. Scipione, Andrew C. Chang, Allan Pickens, Christine L. Lau, Mark B. Orringer
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2007-08-01 - 14 citationsRoutine Intraoperative Frozen Section Analysis of Bronchial Margins Is of Limited Utility in Lung Cancer ResectionRachel M. Owen, Seth D. Force, Anthony A. Gal, Paul L. Feingold, Allan Pickens
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2013-06-01 - 22 citationsCumulative exposure to gamma interferon-dependent chemokines CXCL9 and CXCL10 correlates with worse outcome after lung transplant.David C. Neujahr, Sebastian D. Perez, Aminu Mohammed, O. Ulukpo, E.C. Lawrence
American Journal of Transplantation. 2012-02-01
Press Mentions
Treatment of Esophageal/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma in Patients with History of Prior Bariatric SurgeryMay 7th, 2023
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