Jeffrey Justin Rentz MD (He/Him)

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Physician

2900 12th Ave NSuite 355wBillings, MT 59101
Phone+1 406-238-6470
Fax+1 406-238-6499

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Summary

Jeffrey Rentz, MD, is a medical professional based in Billings, MT, specializing in General Surgery with a subspecialty in Minimally Invasive Surgery. He completed his Thoracic Surgery fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2005, following a Surgery residency at the University of Utah Health, after graduating from The University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Rentz has been recognized with CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification from eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC in 2013, and holds the title of Fellow (FACS) from American College of Surgeons. He has numerous publications, many cited over 100 times by other publications, primarily focused on gene therapy for myocardial infarction and esophagectomy outcomes.

Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2004 - 2005
University of Utah HealthResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2004
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1998

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Certifications & Licensure

MT State Medical License 2006 - 2027
MA State Medical License 2005 - 2008
UT State Medical License 1999 - 2006
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2013, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2013, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

31 citations
Effect of Terplex/VEGF-165 gene therapy on left ventricular function and structure following myocardial infarction. VEGF gene therapy for myocardial infarction.
David A. Bull, Stephen H Bailey, Jeffrey J. Rentz, James S. Zebrack, Minhyung Lee
Journal of Controlled Release. 2003-12-05
84 citations
Hypoxia-inducible VEGF gene delivery to ischemic myocardium using water-soluble lipopolymer.
Minhyung Lee, Jeffrey J. Rentz, Malavosklish Bikram, Sang-Oh Han, David A. Bull
Gene Therapy. 2003-09-01
111 citations
Transthoracic versus transhiatal esophagectomy: a prospective study of 945 patients.
Jeffrey J. Rentz, David A. Bull, David H. Harpole, Stephen H Bailey, Leigh Neumayer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2003-05-01