Rachel Forbes MD
Transplantation, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Assistant Professor, Surgery, Vanderbilt Univ Sch of Med
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3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-936-2000
Fax+1 615-936-0605
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Education & Training
Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Surgical Critical Care, 2012 - 2013
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2010
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2009 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
OH State Medical License 2010 - 2019
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsEarly Outcomes of Multivisceral Transplant Using Hepatitis C-Positive Donors.William G. McMaster, Zakiur Rahaman, Maren E. Shipe, Eric N. Quintana, Emily Sandhaus
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021-08-01 - 4 citationsPancreatic Islets Quality and Potency Cannot be Verified as Required for Drugs: Reflection on the FDA Review of a Biological License Application for Human Islets.Piotr Witkowski, Roi Anteby, Oyedolamu K. Olaitan, Racheal C Forbes, Silke V. Niederhaus
Transplantation. 2021-07-01 - 31 citationsThe demise of islet allotransplantation in the United States: A call for an urgent regulatory update.Piotr Witkowski, Louis H. Philipson, Dixon B. Kaufman, Lloyd E. Ratner, Marwan S Abouljoud
American Journal of Transplantation. 2021-04-01
Press Mentions
- Exploring Patient Willingness to Accept Hepatitis C-infected Kidneys for TransplantationNovember 10th, 2020
More Than 1,000 Kidney Donors Come Forward for Former Titan Albert HaynesworthJuly 12th, 2019
Vanderbilt Opens Telemedicine Clinic for Kidney Transplant ScreeningJuly 19th, 2018
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