AlexBFruinMD

General Surgery • Hermitage, TN

Minimally Invasive Surgery

member, The Surgical Clinic, pllc, Nashville, TN

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Office
3901 Central Pike
Suite 555
Hermitage, TN 37076
Phone+1 615-874-9667

Fax+1 615-871-9682
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Summary

more info at tsclinic.com

Education & Training

Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2005
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2005 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2001 - 2006
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

22 citations
Prognostic significance of superficial fissuring ulceration in patients with severe "indeterminate" colitis.
Rhonda K. Yantiss, Francis A. Farraye, Michael J. O'Brien, Alex B Fruin, Arthur F. Stucchi, James M. Becker, Sarathchandra I Reddy, Robert D. Odze> ;The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2006 Feb 1
42 citations
Histologic predictors of pouchitis in patients with chronic ulcerative colitis.
Rhonda K. Yantiss, Heidi Sapp, Francis A. Farraye, Ola El-Zammar, Michael J. O'Brien, Alex B Fruin, Arthur F. Stucchi, Thomas P. Brien, James M. Becker, Robert D. Odze> ;The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2004 Aug 1
64 citations
Neurokinin-1 receptor and substance P messenger RNA levels increase during intraabdominal adhesion formation.
Karen L. Reed, A. Brent Fruin, Kelly K. Bishop-Bartolomei, Adam C. Gower, Michael Nicolaou, Arthur F. Stucchi, Susan E. Leeman, James M. Becker> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2002 Nov 1
49 citations
NF-kappaB activation precedes increases in mRNA encoding neurokinin-1 receptor, proinflammatory cytokines, and adhesion molecules in dextran sulfate sodium-induced col...
Karen L. Reed, A. Brent Fruin, Adam C. Gower, Kelly D. Gonzales, Arthur F. Stucchi, Chris Andry, Michael J. O'Brien, James M. Becker> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2005 Dec 1
69 citations
A neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist decreases postoperative peritoneal adhesion formation and increases peritoneal fibrinolytic activity
Karen L. Reed, A. Brent Fruin, Adam C. Gower, Arthur F. Stucchi, Susan E. Leeman, James M. Becker> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2004 Jun 15
33 citations
A neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist reduces an ongoing ileal pouch inflammation and the response to a subsequent inflammatory stimulus
Arthur F. Stucchi, Khaled O. Shebani, Susan E. Leeman, Chi-Chung Wang, Karen L. Reed, A. Brent Fruin, Adam C. Gower, James P. McClung, Chris Andry, Michael J. O'Brien,...> ;American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2003 Dec 1
38 citations
Colonic metaplasia in the ileal pouch is associated with inflammation and is not the result of long-term adaptation.
A. Brent Fruin, Ola El-Zammer, Arthur F. Stucchi, Michael J. O'Brien, James M. Becker> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2003 Feb 1
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Hospital Affiliations

TriStar Summit Medical CenterHermitage, Tennessee
Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon, Tennessee
The Surgical Clinic, PLLCNashville, Tennessee
Ascension Saint ThomasNashville, Tennessee

AlexBFruinMD

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Education & Training

Certifications & Licensure

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Publications & Presentations

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