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Rondi Kauffmann, MD, General Surgery, Nashville, TN

RondiKauffmannMD

General Surgery Nashville, TN

Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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  • Office

    3601 21st Ave S
    Nashville, TN 37232
    Phone+1 615-322-3000
    Fax+1 615-936-5020

Education & Training

  • City of Hope National Medical Center
    City of Hope National Medical CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2013 - 2015
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2013
  • University of Minnesota Medical School
    University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 2005
  • University of Minnesota
    University of MinnesotaMPH, Public Health Practice, 2001 - 2003
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    University of California, Los AngelesB.S., Physiological Sciences, Minor-Cultural Anthropology, Summa Cum Laude, 1996 - 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2013 - Present
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2009 - 2026
  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2020 - 2024
  • NC State Medical License
    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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Incorporation of a Global Surgery Rotation into an Academic General Surgery Residency Program: Impact and Perceptions  
    Rondi 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 Surgeries
    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 Surgery
    Kauffmann Named Vice Chair for Global SurgerySeptember 29th, 2022

Professional Memberships