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3083 Bedford Ave.
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Summary
- Senator Bill Frist is a heart and lung transplant surgeon, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, a special partner at health services investment firm Cressey & Co and founding partner of Frist Cressey Ventures. He is host of “A Second Opinion Podcast,” and can be found on Twitter at @bfrist. He is vice-chair of the global board of The Nature Conservancy.
Education & Training
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 1985 - 1986
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1985 - 1986
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1983 - 1984
- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 1978 - 1984
- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1978 - 1982
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1978
- Princeton UniversityBS, 1974
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1985 - Present
- TN State Medical License 1986 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
- DC State Medical License 1995 - 2020
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsSurgical Needs of Internally Displaced Persons in Kerenik, West Darfur, SudanDavid P. Kuwayama, Kathryn M. Chu, Zachary Hartman, Bashir Idris, Christopher L. Wolfgang
World Journal of Surgery. 2020-10-01 - 1 citationsDevelopment of a Tobacco Control Prescription in a Southern US City.Carrie E. Fry, Hilary A. Tindle, Caroline Young, Erin I. Rogus, William H. Frist
Progress in Community Health Partnerships. 2019-01-01 - A Critical Path Toward Fixing Health Care.Uchechukwu K A Sampson, Harry R. Jacobson, William H Frist, Jagat Narula
Global Heart. 2018-12-01
Authored Content
- Changed Hearts And Minds – A Personal (Ongoing) Journey To Better Understanding LGBTQ+ Equity IssuesJuly 2022
- Can We Unite Around Gun Safety? Yes, Think Local And Get The DataJune 2022
- Reducing The Health Harms Of Incarceration: Five Big Ideas From The Aspen Health Strategy GroupJune 2022
- Nature And People Positive Solutions: The Nature Conservancy In BelizeJune 2022
- Reevaluating, Reimagining, And Reinventing Healthcare: Innovation In A Post-Pandemic WorldMay 2022
- Tennesseans Answer The Call: Volunteer State Leads Rapid Response Efforts For Ukrainian Requested Medical SuppliesApril 2022
- "A Storm For Which We Are Entirely Unprepared ...": A 2005 Pandemic Prophecy & Call For A "Manhattan Project" For The 21st CenturyFebruary 2022
- Omicron And Our Economic Forecast: What's Next For Fiscal And Monetary Policy?January 2022
- Your health (and you thought climate change was not about you)January 2022
- Remembering Larry King: Master Of The Wise Interview, Who Cared To ListenJanuary 2022
- A Call For Data Equity: Using Pandemic Data Mishaps To Improve Health OutcomesJanuary 2022
- Climate Change And Health: A Heart Specialist’s Notes On How A Warming Planet Impacts Our Health And WellbeingDecember 2021
- Nashville Analyzes Its Covid-19 Response: Key Lessons, Developing A Roadmap, And Why Every City Should Follow SuitDecember 2021
- “Our Democracy Is More Nearly Perfect Because Of You”: A True Statesman Of The Greatest Generation, Bob DoleDecember 2021
- Frist and Backer: Fighting climate change should hit home for Tennesseans | OpinionDecember 2021
- Covid-19 Update With Dr. Tony Fauci: Forecast For The Holidays, Making Science Bipartisan Again, Vaccinating Our Children, MoreNovember 2021
- Health Disparities, Discrimination, And Racial Gaps: An Honest Look Below The Surface Of An Otherwise Thriving American CityOctober 2021
- Former FDA Head Scott Gottlieb: Why Pandemic Prep Failed, Who Should Be Deciding Mandates, And Where We Go From HereSeptember 2021
- Clínica Médicos: An Unassuming Clinic Is Reinventing Community Healthcare In Chattanooga, TennesseeSeptember 2021
- Could This Be The Next Apple Or Microsoft? How This Little-Known $15 Billion-Dollar Company Is Coding Life And Bringing DNA Into The Digital AgeSeptember 2021
- Paul Kusserow: Home Care Architect Of An Improbable Corporate TurnaroundAugust 2021
- Let’s Talk About The Extra Benefits Of Conserving NatureAugust 2021
- Rethinking How And What We Eat With Dr. Mark HymanAugust 2021
- Boldly Evolving Dentistry Into Whole-Person Care: Part III – The D4C Dental Brands’ JourneyAugust 2021
- Boldly Evolving Dentistry Into Whole-Person Care Part II: History Of Quality Measurement In MedicineAugust 2021
- Boldly Evolving Dentistry Into Whole-Person Care Part I: Why Dentistry Lags In Quality MeasurementAugust 2021
- The Little-Known Agency That’s Trying To Boil The Ocean—A Look At CMMI’s Decade Of Trying To Change Medicare & MedicaidJuly 2021
- How Former U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy’s Own Experience With Addiction Led Him To Become One Of Our Nation’s Most Ardent Mental Healthcare ChampionsJune 2021
- Nashville Is The Health Services Capital – Here's Why This Explosively Growing Region Is More Than Music City USAApril 2021
- Googling Our Way To Better Health: Insights From My Conversation With Dr. David FeinbergMarch 2021
- Six Hopeful Healthcare Trends For 2021March 2021
- From Supply Chains To Hospital Systems: How Two All-Star CEOs Are Leading The Way Through Resilience And InnovationFebruary 2021
- Six Challenges & Recommendations For Navigating The Future Of Virtual CareJanuary 2021
- Today’s Virtual Care Revolution: How Policy Has Shaped And Will Continue To Shape TelehealthJanuary 2021
- NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins: Connecting The Dots From The Human Genome Project To The COVID-19 VaccineJanuary 2021
- Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King And Coretta Scott KingJanuary 2021
- In The Absence Of A National Strategy, Governors Should Require MaskingNovember 2020
- The Constitution Guarantees The Right To Vote, Not The Right To A Quick Outcome. Let’s Make Sure Every Vote Is Counted.October 2020
- How Will A Nation So Greatly Moved And Touched By The 3,000 Dead Of September 11th React To 200,000 Dead?October 2020
- 60% Of Americans Say Government Making Pandemic Worse. Here’s How We Restore Trust In Government & ScienceSeptember 2020
- Virtual Care Advances Are The Silver Lining Of COVID-19. Here’s How We Make Them PermanentJuly 2020
- We Failed To Act On Pandemic Preparedness After SARS – We Cannot Make That Same Mistake AgainMay 2020
- What We Have Lost In Social Connections, We Can Gain In NatureApril 2020
- What The 1918 Pandemic And The Great Recession Can Teach Us In Responding To COVID-19 TodayApril 2020
- Could Congress Vote By Zoom?April 2020
- Our National Moment: How We Can Put Our Healthcare Heroes FirstApril 2020
- We May Have 72 Hours To Address The COVID-19 Protective Equipment ShortageMarch 2020
- Celebrating 20 Years Of The Little-Known Agency That’s Defining Quality In Value-Based CareDecember 2019
- Vaping At A Tipping PointSeptember 2019
- How Changing Tobacco Laws Can Save Thousands Of Lives, Billions of Tax DollarsApril 2019
- Tennessee Is Home To One Of The Deadliest National Parks In The Nation: Here's How We Change ThatMarch 2019
- The Tax Credit that is History is the Re-MakingFebruary 2019
- What Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh Got Right At The Golden Globes: Vaccines Are Worth Celebrating!January 2019
- Has Childhood Obesity Become A National Security Threat?December 2018
- 15 Years Later: How Well Are We Doing Addressing AIDSDecember 2018
- Reading The Healthcare Tea Leaves In The 2018 Midterm ElectionsNovember 2018
- The Latest In Blockchain In Healthcare: Top Takeaways From Distributed HealthNovember 2018
- The Future Of Healthcare Innovation And Why Government MattersNovember 2018
- 70 Years Ago America Led The Largest Humanitarian Airlift In History: Today Would We Do The Same?September 2018
- Murder In The Capitol: Honor The Fallen And Improve Mental HealthJuly 2018
- Confirming Brett Kavanaugh Twelve Years Ago And His Prospects TodayJuly 2018
- Virtual Reality Isn't Just For Gamers Anymore; It Will Change Will Your HealthJuly 2018
- Today's Life-Saving Ebola Vaccine Was Spurred By The 2001 Anthrax And 2004 Ricin AttacksJune 2018
- A 'Safer Cigarette' Doesn't Prevent Premature Death And May Be Tracking YouMay 2018
- Medicine As Currency For Peace: How Global Health Funding Could Change The WorldMay 2018
- I'm Helping Found A National Health Care Movement. Let Me Tell You WhyFebruary 2018
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Press Mentions
- U.S. Global Health Experts Urge G7 Action to Vaccinate the World Quickly and EquitablyJune 7th, 2021
- What's Next for Telehealth Under the Biden Administration?January 12th, 2021
- Teladoc Stock Takes A Small Knock on Q3 Results, but It Ought to Grow and GrowOctober 30th, 2020
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Professional Memberships
- Member
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/billfristmd/
- A Second Opinion Podcasthttps://asecondopinionpodcast.com/
- Personal Websitehttp://billfrist.com/
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