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Office
1005 Dr. D. B. Todd Blvd
Nashville, TN 37208Phone+1 615-327-6438Fax+1 615-327-5634
Summary
- Dr. Digna Forbes is a pathologist in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. She received her medical degree from University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and has been in practice 30 years. She specializes in anatomic pathology and clinical pathology.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1992 - 1993
University at BuffaloResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1988 - 1992- University at Buffalo (Sisters of Charity)Internship, Transitional Year, 1987 - 1988
- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 1997 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1996 - 2002- American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsLinking bacterial enterotoxins and alpha defensin 5 expansion in the Crohn's colitis: A new insight into the etiopathogenetic and differentiation triggers driving colo...Tanu Rana, Olga Y. Korolkova, Girish Rachakonda, Amanda D. Williams, Alexander T. Hawkins
Plos One. 2021-03-09 - 14 citationsUse of Electric Bedding Devices and Risk of Breast Cancer in African-American WomenKangmin Zhu, Sandra Hunter, Kathleen Payne-Wilks, Chanel L. Roland, Digna S. Forbes
American Journal of Epidemiology. 2003-10-15 - 34 citationsThe Interaction between IL-18 and IL-18 Receptor Limits the Magnitude of Protective Immunity and Enhances Pathogenic Responses following Infection with Intracellular B...Purnima Ghose, Asim Q. Ali, Rong Fang, Digna S. Forbes, Billy R. Ballard
Journal of Immunology. 2011-08-01
Press Mentions
4 HBCU Medical Schools Join NFL Diversity InitiativeMay 24th, 2022- HBCU Medical School Students Will Join Clinical Rotations with NFL Team Medical Staffs This YearMay 24th, 2022
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