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Office
10810 Parkside Dr
Ste 208
Knoxville, TN 37934Phone+1 865-647-3350Fax+1 865-647-3359
Education & Training
- San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 1983 - 1985
- San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1978 - 1983
- University of Kentucky College of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 1992 - 2024
- KY State Medical License 1979 - 2022
- MT State Medical License 2017 - 2021
- WI State Medical License 2017 - 2021
- WY State Medical License 2017 - 2020
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsComparison of bretylium and lidocaine in the prevention of ventricular fibrillation after aortic cross-clamp release in coronary artery bypass surgery.Jeffery J. Kirlangitis, Robert E. Middaugh, Robert G. Knight, William Goglin, Robert A. Helsel
Journal of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia. 1990-10-01 - 2 citationsMitral valve prosthesis reoperation via right anterolateral thoracotomy complicated by postoperative blindnessMichael P. Hosking, Rick A. Popp, Richard M. Briggs, Robert A. Helsel
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 1995-02-01 - 12 citationsReview of efforts to decrease costly leg wound complications in the medicare population following coronary revascularization.C. Phillip Brandt, G. Clark Greene, Thomas R. Pollard, William C. Hall, Bradley L. Bufkin
The Heart Surgery Forum. 2003-01-01
Press Mentions
- Tennessee Senate GOP Urges Public to Take COVID-19 Vaccine, Which 'Should Not Be Political'July 27th, 2021
- General Assembly Approves Legislation to Increase Number of Primary Care Physicians in Rural CommunitiesMay 5th, 2021
- Meeting Between Local Leaders & Knoxville Hospital Partners to Discuss COVID-19 Impact Set for WednesdayDecember 12th, 2020
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