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R. Taylor Ripley, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Houston, TX, St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

R. TaylorRipleyMD

Thoracic Surgery • Houston, TX

Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery

Thoracic Surgeon, Baylor College of Medicine / Director, Mesothelioma Treatment Center / Director, Thoracic Surgical Research / Editor, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Vice President, Board of Directors; Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation

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Summary

  • My primary clinical focus is the on treatment of patients in the Mesothelioma Treatment Center at Baylor College of Medicine. Additionally, I treat patients with all thoracic cancers including lung cancer, esophageal cancer, thymic cancers, and metastatic disease. I utilize robotic surgery to minimize the size of surgical incisions whenever feasible. Our research laboratory studies tumor energetics to increase tumor susceptible to therapy.

    Vice President, Board of Directors of Meso Foundation. Thoracic Editor, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Steering Committee, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma Project.
    Steering Committee, National Mesothelioma Virtual Database. Member American Association of Thoracic Surgeons.

Education & Training

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2012 - 2014
  • University of Colorado
    University of ColoradoResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2012
  • National Cancer Institute
    National Cancer Institute2007 - 2010
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
    Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2004
  • Boston College
    Boston CollegeBS, Biochemistry, Summa Cum Laude, 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2016 - 2021
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2012 - 2017
  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 2007 - 2013
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2013 - 2013
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2009 - 2010
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Phi Beta Kappa Boston College, 1999
  • Dean’s Scholar Boston College, 1999
  • Dan May Scholarship: Basic science research grant Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2001
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

  • TSRA Operative Dictations in Cardiothoracic Surgery 
    Chapter: Pancoast Tumors. 
    R. Taylor Ripley, Valerie W. RuschEditors: Odell DO and LaPar DJ.Thoracic Surgery Residents Association, Chicago, ILEdition 1st,2014
  • Abeloff’s Clinical Oncology 
    Chapter: Lung metastasis. Chapter 52 
    Page 764 - 777Ripley RT, Rusch VWElsevier, Philadelphia, PAEdition 5th,2013

Abstracts/Posters

  • Incidence of Second Primary Lung Cancers in Smokers Versus Non-smokers after Curative Resection of Stage I Lung Adenocarcinoma. (Oral Presentation)
    R. Taylor Ripley, MD, Robert R. McMillan, MD MPH, Camelia S. Sima, MD MS, Saad M. Hasan, BA, Feiran Lou, MD, Valerie Rusch, MD, Nabil P. Rizk, MD, James Huang, MD, 50th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2014
  • A Stem Cell Ligand Induced by Cigarette Smoke Enhances the Malignant Phenotype of Lung Cancer Cells.
    Robert T. Ripley, Clinton D. Kemp, Aarti Mathur, Julie A. Hong, Mary Zhang, Mahadev Rao, David S. Schrump, 92nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Oral Presentation for Lillehei Forum for Resident Research Competition, San Francisco, CA, 4/1/2012
  • Wnt-5A Modulates Global Gene Expression Profiles and Enhances the Malignant Phenotype of Lung Cancer Cells. (Poster Presentation)
    R. Taylor Ripley, Mahadev Rao, Julie A. Hong, Clinton D. Kemp, Aarti Mathur, Mary Zhang, David S. Schrump, The American Association for Cancer Research 101st Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 4/1/2010
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Hospital Affiliations

Dr. R. Taylor Ripley, Dr. R. Taylor Ripley, MD, Dr. R Ripley