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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000Fax+1 615-936-5020
Education & Training
- City of Hope National Medical CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2013 - 2015
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2013
- University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 2005
- University of MinnesotaMPH, Public Health Practice, 2001 - 2003
- University of California, Los AngelesB.S., Physiological Sciences, Minor-Cultural Anthropology, Summa Cum Laude, 1996 - 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2013 - Present
- TN State Medical License 2009 - 2026
- KY State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- AL State Medical License 2020 - 2024
- NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Women in Surgery Meeting Travel Scholarship University of Minnesota Medical School, 2010
- Medical Student Achievement Award Minnesota Medical Foundation, 2005
- Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Citation American Medical Women's Association, 2005
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Clinical Trials
- Circulating Blood Profile to Predict Recurrence and Response to Systemic Therapy Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 03
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 22 citationsMetastatic Melanoma Patient–Derived Xenografts Respond to MDM2 Inhibition as a Single Agent or in Combination with BRAF/MEK InhibitionRebecca L. Shattuck-Brandt, Sheau-Chiann Chen, Emily Murray, Christopher Andrew Johnson, Holly Crandall
Clinical Cancer Research. 2020-03-31 - 7 citationsSingle Cell Analysis of Human Tissues and Solid Tumors with Mass Cytometry.Nalin Leelatian, Deon B Doxie, Allison R Greenplate, Bret C Mobley, Jonathan M Lehman
Cytometry. Part B, Clinical Cytometry. 2017-07-18 - 67 citationsStress-induced hyperglycemia as a risk factor for surgical-site infection in nondiabetic orthopedic trauma patients admitted to the intensive care unit.Justin E. Richards, Rondi M. Kauffmann, William T. Obremskey, Addison K. May
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2013-01-01
Journal Articles
- Incorporation of a Global Surgery Rotation into an Academic General Surgery Residency Program: Impact and PerceptionsRondi M Kauffmann, Kyla P Terhune, World Journal of Surgery
- Commentary on: "Survival after Lumpectomy and Mastectomy for Early Stage Invasive Breast Cancer: The Effect of Age and Hormone Receptor Status"Kauffmann RM, Chen SL, Breast Diseases: A Yearbook Quarterly, 1/1/2014
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- "DCIS Among Males and Females: Are There Outcome Differences?"Polverini A, Goldstein L, Kauffmann R, Jones V, Lai L, Taylor L, Yim J, Kruper L, Vito C, Scientific Poster Display-American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, 1/1/2016
- "Resection of the Primary Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumor Improves Survival With or Without Liver Treatment."Lewis A, White M, Raoof M, Ituarte P, Kauffmann R, Warner S, Melstrom L, Fong Y, Singh G, Scientific Poster Display-Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2016
- "Age Greater than 60 Portends a Worse Prognosis in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Time to Add a New Age Category To the Current Staging System?"Kauffmann R, Hamner JB, Ituarte PH, Yim J, Scientific Poster Display-American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- "Am I at Risk for Breast Cancer"Nashville, TN - 1/20/2016
- "Melanoma: Updates and Progress in Multidisciplinary Care"Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, KY - 1/14/2016
- "Benign Breast Masses and Nipple Discharge"Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN - 1/28/2015
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Other
- "Breast Cancer Screening" (Radio Interview)Kauffmann R, Vanderbilt Women's Basketball Game-"Pink Out for Breast Cancer"
Nashville, TN - 1/14/2016 - "Epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum in Senegalese Children at the End of the Dry Season"Kauffmann R, Master Thesis, University of Minnesota
1/1/2003
Press Mentions
- Team of Vanderbilt Experts Selected to Develop Low-Cost Training Tools Aimed at Expanding Global Access to Minimally Invasive SurgeriesFebruary 6th, 2023
- Kauffmann Named Vice Chair for Global SurgerySeptember 29th, 2022
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