RobertJ.BrewerMDMHSA
Thoracic Surgery • Nashville, TNAdult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery
VP, Clinical Review & Physician Advisor, Parallon / HCA
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Office
1100 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
Suite 1600
Nashville, TN 37203Phone+1 313-515-4099
Summary
- Parallon is a wholly-owned HCA subsidiary that manages the revenue cycle for Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) as well as other external clients. The VP Clinical Review and Physician Advisor serves as the clinical liaison between Parallon, the HCA provider network and their payors for this extensive healthcare operation.
Education & Training
University of MichiganMHSA, Health Administration, 2004 - 2006
Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1997 - 1999
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1997
University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
MI State Medical License 2000 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2016 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1998 - 2010
NY State Medical License 1991 - 2001
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Confirmation Trial of the Acorn CorCap Cardiac Support Device (CSD) at the Same Time as Mitral Valve Repair Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
- A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the HeartWare™ Ventricular Assist System (ENDURANCE SUPPLEMENTAL TRIAL) Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 15 citationsLessons learned from 150 continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: a single institutional 7 year experience.Athanasios Tsiouris, Gaetano Paone, Hassan Nemeh, Robert J. Brewer, Jamil Borgi
ASAIO Journal. 2015-05-01 - 13 citationsOutcomes of patients with right ventricular failure on milrinone after left ventricular assist device implantation.Athanasios Tsiouris, Gaetano Paone, Robert J. Brewer, Hassan Nemeh, Jamil Borgi
ASAIO Journal. 2015-03-01 - 21 citationsRelationship of tricuspid repair at the time of left ventricular assist device implantation and survivalRobert J. Brewer, Rafael Cabrera, Mazen El-Atrache, Amna Zafar, Tara Hrobowski
The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 2014-11-29
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