Molly(Cone)FordMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Nashville, TN

Associate Professor, Surgery, Vanderbilt Univ Sch of Med

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Office
1161 21st Ave S
Rm D5248
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-343-4612

Fax+1 615-343-4615

Education & Training

Ochsner Clinic FoundationResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2012 - 2013
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, Surgery, 2006 - 2012
Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2011 - Present
TN State Medical License 2013 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
LA State Medical License 2012 - 2013
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow ASCRS ASCRS, 2015
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

29 citations
Barriers to laparoscopic colon resection for cancer: a national analysis
Alexander T. Hawkins, Molly M. Ford, M. Benjamin Hopkins, Roberta L. Muldoon, Jonathan P. Wanderer
Surgical Endoscopy. 2018-02-01
29 citations
Neoadjuvant radiation for clinical T4 colon cancer: A potential improvement to overall survival.
Alexander T. Hawkins, Molly M. Ford, Timothy M. Geiger, M. Benjamin Hopkins, Lisa A. Kachnic
Surgery. 2019-02-01
6 citations
Is newer always better?: comparing cost and short-term outcomes between laparoscopic and robotic right hemicolectomy
M. Benjamin Hopkins, Alexander T. Hawkins, Vikram Tiwari, Mosope Soda, Barbara J. Martin
Surgical Endoscopy. 2021-06-15

Journal Articles

An Enhanced Recovery Program in Colorectal Surgery Is Associated with Decreased Organ Level Rates of Complications: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis
Alexander T Hawkins, Adam B King, Warren S Sandberg, Timothy M Geiger, Jonathan P Wanderer, Matthew D McEvoy, Roberta L Muldoon, M Benjamin Hopkins, Molly M Ford, Roge..., Surgical Endoscopy

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