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Office
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000
Summary
- David Erasmus, MD, MBChB, joined the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as faculty in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in 2022. He also serves as medical director of the Vanderbilt Lung Transplant Program.
He completed medical training at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and subsequently completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at St. Louis University. Following completion of his fellowship, Dr. Erasmus spent four years in private practice at Unitas Hospital, South Africa, where he practiced pulmonary and critical care medicine with an interest in interventional bronchoscopy. Prior to joining Vanderbilt, he served as Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program at Mayo Clinic Florida.
Dr. Erasmus has an interest in treatment of large airway complications after lung transplantation and exploring novel diagnostic and therapeutic options for chronic rejection. His clinical interests include ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP), a new technique that has the potential to increase the supply of donor lungs by rehabilitating organs previously considered too damaged for transplant. His interests also include interventional bronchoscopy after lung transplantation and the use of point-of-care ultrasound in ICU management.
Dr. Erasmus is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. In addition to his clinical and administrative responsibilities, he is also involved in the education of fellows, medical residents, and medical students.
Education & Training
- SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1999 - 2002
- SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
- University of Pretoria Faculty of MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- WA State Medical License 2021 - 2026
- TN State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2005 - 2024
- IL State Medical License 2001 - 2002
- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Induction immunosuppression strategies and outcomes post-lung transplant: A single center experience.Tathagat Narula, Francisco Alvarez, Yousif Abdelmoneim, David Erasmus, Zhuo Li
Transplant Immunology. 2024-08-01 - Survival Outcomes of Lung Transplant Recipients From Donors With Abnormal Kidney Function.Magdy M El-Sayed Ahmed, Sadia Z Shah, Nan Zhang, Tambi Jarmi, Samuel Jacob
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023-11-01 - 8 citationsRelative Change in Donor-Derived Cell-free DNA is Superior to Absolute Values for Diagnosis of Acute Lung Allograft Dysfunction.Anil J Trindade, Kaitlyn C Chapin, Jennifer N Gray, Yuka Furuya, Amy Mullican
Transplantation Direct. 2023-06-01
Press Mentions
- Vanderbilt Lung Transplant Establishes New RecordFebruary 11th, 2025
- Two New Lungs Give One Dad a Chance to Enjoy Fatherhood to Its FullestJune 17th, 2018
- The Sky’s the Limit for College Freshman After Double-Lung TransplantJuly 17th, 2017
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