Shanda Haley Blackmon MD M.P.H, FACS (She/Her)

PubMed

• Initial patient characteristics of Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group 102: A multicenter prospective registry of active surveillance in patients with multiple ground-gla...
  James Huang, Kay See Tan, Nasser Altorki, Mara Antonoff, Shanda Blackmon
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-04-01
• Soluble mesothelin-related peptide as a prognosticator in pleural mesothelioma patients receiving checkpoint immunotherapy.
  Sonali Mitra, Hee-Jin Jang, Allen Kuncheria, Sung Wook Kang, Jong Min Choi
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-04-01
• Peroral plication of the esophagus as a treatment option for end-stage achalasia with sump formation.
  Ryan G Alexander, Louis M Wong Kee Song, Avinash K Nehra, Jeffrey A Alexander, Don C Codipilly
  Diseases of the Esophagus. 2025-03-03

Journal Articles

• Powerful Innovation in Thoracic Surgery: Then and Now  
  Shanda Blackmon, MD, CTSNet
• Outcomes of Video‐Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Transvenous Lead Extraction  
  Michael J Osborn, Raul Espinosa, Shanda Blackmon, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
• Can a Tool Assess if Young Thoracic Surgeons Are Competent to Perform Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy?  
  Mahajan NN, Blackmon S, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2018
• The Ongoing Debate Regarding the Impact of Examined Lymph Node Count on Staging and Long-Term Survival of Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: An Editorial Review  
  Hasson RM, Blackmon SH, Video-Assist Thorac Surg, 1/1/2018
• Novel hybrid approaches for superior sulcus tumors  
  Knight AW, Blackmon SH, Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/2018
• Long-Segment, Supercharged Pedicled Jejunal Interposition for Esophageal Replacement: How I Teach It  
  Blackmon SH, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2018
• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons composite score for evaluating esophagectomy for esophageal cancer  
  Chang AC, Kosinski AS, Raymond DP, Magee MJ, DeCamp MM, Farjah F, Grogan EL, Seder CW, Allen MS, Blasberg JD, Blackmon SH, Burfeind WR, Cassivi SD, Park BJ, Shahian DM, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2017
• Extracellular Matrix Fistula Plugs for Repair of Bronchopleural Fistula  
  K Sakata, J Reisenauer, R Kern, D Midthun, J Utz, S Blackmon, J Mullon, D Wigle, Chest, 1/1/2017
• A Novel Muscle-Sparing High Thoracotomy for Upper Thoracic Spine Resection and Reconstruction  
  Bernstein DT, Zhuge W, Blackmon SH, Marco, Eur Spine J, 1/1/2017
• Anatomic Variations for Right-Sided Lobectomies Shanghai  
  Reisenauer JS, Blackmon SH, Chest, 1/1/2017
• Expanding your practice goes beyond face-to-face  
  Blackmon SH, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2016
• The ongoing debate regarding optimal nutritional routes following esophagectomy  
  Knight AW, Blackmon SH, J Thorac Dis, 1/1/2016
• Managing Intraoperative Events in Thoracic Surgery  
  Blackmon SH, Thorac Surg Clin, 1/1/2015
• Management of intraoperative events  
  Blackmon SH, Thoracic Surgery Clinics, 1/1/2015
• Endoscopic techniques for the management of esophageal perforation  
  Dickinson KJ, Blackmon SH, Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/2015
• Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced thymic tumors: a phase II, multi-institutional clinical trial  
  Korst RJ, Bezjak A, Blackmon SH, et al, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2014
• Clinical outcomes of patients with malignant lung lesions treated with sterotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in five fractions  
  Ren H, Blanco, AL, Blackmon SH, Paulino A, Chiang SB, Butler EB, Teh BS, Stephens ES, J Radiat Oncol, 1/1/2012
• Technique of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery diaphragm plication  
  Blackmon SH, Oper Tech Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2012
• Thoracic metastases from sarcoma: a commentary  
  Blackmon SH, Roth JA, Oncology (Williston Park), 1/15/2011
• Cardiac Autotransplantation  
  Blackmon SH, Reardon MJ, Oper Tech Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters

• Perspectives in Cardiothoracic Surgery: The SCTS-Ioenscu University Volume II 
  Chapter: Avoiding and Treating Complications in VATS Lobectomy 
  Page 125 - 140Knight ArielEditors: Paul Modi.London2017
• Atlas of Esophageal Disease and Intervention: A Multidisciplinary Approach 
  Chapter: Preface 
  Blackmon SHSpringer, New York2015
• Atlas of Esophageal Disease and Intervention: A Multidisciplinary Approach 
  Chapter: Endoluminal interventions. 
  Page 101 - 124Dickinson KJ, Blackmon SHEditors: Blackmon SH; Kim MP; Dickinson KJ.Springer, New York2015
• Atlas of Esophageal Disease and Intervention: A Multidisciplinary Approach 
  Chapter: Esophageal reconstruction. 
  Page 183 - 221Dickinson KJ, Gaur P, Blackmon SHEditors: Blackmon SH; Kim MP; Dickinson KJ.Springer, New York2015
• Atlas of Esophageal Disease and Intervention: A Multidisciplinary Approach 
  Blackmon SH, Kim MPSpringer, New York2015
• Atlas of Esophageal Disease and Intervention: A Multidisciplinary Approach 
  Chapter: Esophagostomy management. 
  Page 179 - 181Blackmon SHEditors: Blackmon SH; Kim MP; Dickinson KJ.Springer, New York2015
• Atlas of Esophageal Disease and Intervention: A Multidisciplinary Approach 
  Chapter: Gross anatomy. 
  Page 1 - 18Blackmon SHEditors: Blackmon SH; Kim MP; Dickinson KJ.Springer, New York2015
• Atlas of Esophageal Disease and Intervention: A Multidisciplinary Approach 
  Chapter: Management of esophageal leaks and fistulas. 
  Page 155 - 177Dickinson KJ, Kim MP, Blackmon SHEditors: Blackmon SH; Kim MP; Dickinson KJ.Springer, New York2015
• Operative Techniques in Surgery (Volume One) 
  Chapter: Mediastinoscopy. 
  Page 85 - 89Wiseman J, Blackmon SHEditors: Mulholland MW; et al.Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia2015
• Atlas of Esophageal Disease and Intervention: A Multidisciplinary Approach 
  Chapter: Radiographic anatomy. 
  Page 69 - 89Dickinson KJ, Blackmon SHEditors: Blackmon SH; Kim MP; Dickinson KJ.Springer, New York2015
• Atlas of Esophageal Disease and Intervention: A Multidisciplinary Approach 
  Chapter: Surgical techniques. 
  Page 125 - 153Dickinson KJ, Kim MP, Gaur P, Blackmon SHEditors: Blackmon SH; Kim MP; Dickinson KJ.Springer, New York2015
• Operative Techniques in Surgery (Volume One) 
  Chapter: Thymectomy. 
  Page 71 - 80Muesse JL, Blackmon SHEditors: Mulholland MW; et al.Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia2015
• TMH Thoracic Surgery Handbook: A Guide to the Thoracic Surgery Service 
  Blackmon S2014
• Operative Techniques in Surgery 
  Chapter: Thymectomy. 
  Muesse J, Blackmon SH2014
• Mastery of Cardiothoracic Surgery 
  Chapter: Thoracic approaches to esophagectomy. 
  Page 173 - 185Blackmon SH, Hofstetter WL, Swisher SGEditors: Luketich J..Lippincott, Williams and WilkinsEdition 2nd,2014
• Master Techniques in Surgery: Esophageal Surgery 
  Chapter: Long Segment Reconstruction With Jejunum 
  Page 307 - 317Blackmon SH, Hofstetter WLPhiladelphia2014
• TMH Thoracic Surgery Handbook: A Guide to the Thoracic Surgery Service 
  Blackmon S2013
• Commom Problems in Acute Care Surgery 
  Chapter: Esophageal perforation. 
  Page 183 - 188Wiseman J, Blackmon SEditors: Moore LJ, Turner KL, Todd SR.Springer2013
• Cardiac Surgery in the Adult 
  Chapter: Cardiac neoplasms. 
  Page 1245 - 1276Blackmon SEditors: Cohn L..McGraw-HillEdition 4th,2012
• TMH Thoracic Surgery Handbook: A Guide to the Thoracic Surgery Service 
  Blackmon S2012
• The M.D. Anderson Surgical Oncology Handbook 
  Blackmon S, Vaporciyan AEditors: Feig BW, Berger DH, Fuhrman GM.Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 5th,2011
• TMH Thoracic Surgery Handbook: A Guide to the Thoracic Surgery Service 
  Blackmon S2011
• TMH Thoracic Surgery Handbook: A Guide to the Thoracic Surgery Service 
  Blackmon S2010
• TMH Thoracic Surgery Handbook: A Guide to the Thoracic Surgery Service 
  Blackmon S2009
• Advanced Therapy in Surgical Oncology 
  Chapter: Special situations: metastasis (lung metastases). 
  Blackmon S, Vaporciyan AEditors: Pollock RE, Ross MI, Curley SA, Perrier ND.BC Decker, Inc., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada2008
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Abstracts/Posters

• 3D Printing
  Blackmon SH, Collaborative 3D Printing in Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ, 1/1/2017
• Utility of Creating 3D Anatomic Models of Paraesophageal Hernias.
  Blackmon SH, Collaborative 3D Printing in Medical Practice 2017, Scottsdale, AZ, 1/1/2017
• Global Practice Patterns of Multifocal Lung Cancer.
  Mansfield Aaron, Leventakos Konstantinos, Peikert Tobias, Midthun David, Molina Julian, Blackmon Shanda, Nichols Francis, Garces Yolanda, Hallemeier Christopher, Kratz..., Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 1/5/2016
• Simultaneous electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy and computed tomography of chest for precise localization of a peripheral pulmonary nodule.
  Saeed AI, Kern RM, Mullon JJ, Midthun DE, Blackmon S, American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine, 1/1/2016
• Simultaneous use of endobronchial suture sling and valve in the management of a postoperative bronchopleural fistula: a multimodality and multidisciplinary approach.
  Saeed AI, Blackmon S, Midthun DE, Nelson DR, Edell ES, American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine, 1/1/2016
• Photodynamic therapy versus radiofrequency ablation therapy in Barrett's esophagus with dysplasia.
  Blackmon SH, et al, American College of Gastroenterology, 1/1/2009
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Lectures

• Surgery for Thymoma 
  Koloa, Kauai, HI - 1/1/2019
• Radiomics and Lung Cancer Detection/Modeling: Is This the Holy Grail? 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2019
• Innovations in Therapeutic Bronchoscopy 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2019
• Career Navigation and Development: Hot Topics to Enhance Your First 7 Years of Practice 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2019
• Complex Esophageal Reconstruction 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2019
• Mayo Clinic Esophageal CONDUIT Report Card: Normative Standards 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2019
• Using Social Media for Academic Promotion 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2019
• Tips and Tricks for Identifying Nodules, Bronchial and Vascular Anatomy During Minimally Invasive Segmentectomy 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2019
• What Women Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Trainees Should Know About Fertility 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2019
• Pre-treatment Pulmonary Function Testing as a Predictor of Cardiopulmonary Toxicity in Esophageal Cancer Patients Treated with Trimodality Therapy 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2019
• Thoracic Surgery and 3D Technology 
  Rochester, MN - 1/1/2018
• Basilar Segments (S 7+8+9+10) 
  Paris, France - 1/1/2018
• SLR vs LR: A Proven Respiratory Benefit? 
  Paris, France - 1/1/2018
• Advances in POEM Technology and Endoscopic Mucosal Closure 
  Fort Lauderdale, FL - 1/1/2018
• Chest Wall Reconstruction Technologies 
  Fort Lauderdale, FL - 1/1/2018
• Privileging, Credentialing, and Monitoring of New Technology 
  Fort Lauderdale, FL - 1/1/2018
• Paraesophageal Hernias 
  Maui, HI - 1/1/2018
• Esophageal Stents: Who, When and How 
  Maui, HI - 1/1/2018
• Anatomical Models for Multifaceted Complex Thoracic Surgery 
  Scottsdale, AZ - 1/1/2018
• Thoracoscopic Basilar Segmentectomy 
  Shanghai, China - 1/1/2018
• Thoracoscopic Hybrid Chest Wall Resection 
  Shanghai, China - 1/1/2018
• Tracheal Injuries and Fistulas 
  Shanghai, China - 1/1/2018
• The Importance of Lateral Networking 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2018
• Time Management 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2018
• Complications of MIE 
  Moscow, Russia - 1/1/2018
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Other

• Lung Cancer Prevention and Treatment 
  Blackmon SH, Video Roundtable-The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 55th Annual Meeting
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2019
• VATS Right Middle Lobe Lobectomy in the Setting of Oligometastatic Lung Cancer 
  Blackmon SH, CTSNet
  1/1/2018
• How I Do It-Intraoperative Identification of Intersegmental Planes 
  Blackmon SH, Video-AATS International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit
  New York, NY - 1/1/2018
• PerOral Plication of the Esophagus (POPE): A Novel Approach to Megaesophagus 
  Reisenauer J, Wong LM, Blackmon S, CTSNet
  1/1/2018
• Multifocal Lung Cancer Discussion and Case Presentation 
  Blackmon SH, Abdelsattar Z, CTSNet
  1/1/2018
• How to Approach Multifocal Lung Cancer 
  Blackmon S, Swanson S, D'Amico T, Onaitis M, CTSNet
  1/1/2018
• Muscle-Sparing Thoracotomy 
  Elswick SM, Blackmon SH, Sharaf B, Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  1/1/2018
• The breadth of the diaphragm: congenital and acquired derangements (including 3D imaging). 
  Blackmon SH, Educational Exhibit-4th World Congress of Thoracic Imaging
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2017
• Why I Became a Heart/Lung Surgeon 
  Asai T, Bender E, Blackmon S, Cooke D, Farkas E, Fenton K, Marshall MB, Myers P, Rice D, Tang G, CTSNet
  1/1/2017
• Multidisciplinary Management and Repair of a Traumatic Posterior Membranous Tracheal Tear 
  Gillaspie E, Helder M, Joyce D, Blackmon S, CTSNet
  1/1/2017
• Technique for Chest Tube Insertion 
  Gillaspie E, Blackmon S, CTSNet
  1/1/2017
• ILookLikeASurgeon: Beyond the Hashtag 
  Antonoff M, Blackmon S, Nason K, Brown C, CTSNet
  1/1/2017
• Safety in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery 
  Dunning J, Blackmon S, CTSNet
  1/1/2017
• Roundtable: How to Maximize Efficiency in Clinic and Practice 
  Blackmon S, Stiles B, Badwar V, Cerfolio R, CTSNet
  1/1/2017
• VATS lobectomy adoption rates-why aren't we all doing VATS and how can we improve it? 
  Blackmon SH, Skype Presentation-EACTS (European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Annual Meeting
  Vienna, Austria - 1/1/2017
• 3D Printing Experience in Mayo Clinic 
  Blackmon SH, Skype Presentation-First 3D Printing for Medicine Symposium
  Buenos Aires, Argentina - 1/1/2017
• How to do 3D Modeling for CT Surgery 
  Blackmon S, CTSNet
  1/1/2017
• Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Survivorship 
  Blackmon SH, AskMayoExpert
  http://askmayoexpert.mayoclinic.org
  1/18/2016
• 3D Printing in Thoracic, Congenital, and Cardiac Surgery 
  Blackmon S, CTSNet
  1/1/2016
• The Future of Image-Guided Surgery in the Era of 3D Printing and Holograms 
  Blackmon S, Demmy T, Berry M, Cooke D, CTSNet
  1/1/2016
• Dealing With Complications in VATS Surgery 
  Blackmon S, CTSNet
  1/1/2016
• The Evidence for Using VATS Lobectomy 
  Blackmon S, Dunning J, Lim E, Petersen R, CTSNet
  1/1/2016
• Long Segment Super-Charged Jejunal Interposition 
  Blackmon S, CTSNet
  1/1/2016
• Options for hope: exploring advances in lung cancer treatment. 
  Blackmon SH, Medtronic-sponsored Webinar
  Rochester, MN - 1/2/2015
• Moving the needle on lung cancer survival-what else can we be doing? 
  Blackmon SH, Medtronic-sponsored Webinar
  Rochester, MN - 1/2/2015
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