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Office
2200 Childrens Way
5122 DOT
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-936-5500- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1991 - 1994
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1991
- University of WashingtonResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1987 - 1988
- University of WashingtonResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1987
- University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- KY State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- TN State Medical License 1994 - 2025
- MI State Medical License 2005 - 2022
- WA State Medical License 1986 - 2021
- LA State Medical License 2019 - 2020
- AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
- NM State Medical License 2018 - 2018
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
- Nashville Lifestyles Magazine Castle Connolly, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013-2014
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsImpact of obesity on post-operative arrhythmias after congenital heart surgery in children and young adults.Andrew E Radbill, Andrew H Smith, Sara L Van Driest, Frank A Fish, David P Bichell, Bret A Mettler, Karla G Christian, Todd L Edwards, Prince J Kannankeril> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2022 Nov 1
- 1 citationsAnesthetic Management in Parturients With Fontan Physiology.Daniel E Clark, Genevieve Staudt, Ryan D Byrne, Christina Jelly, Karla Christian, Susan D Dumas, Steven Healan, Benjamin P Frischhertz, Jennifer Thompson, Angela J Wei...> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2023 Jan 1
- 17 citationsNeonatal Aortic Arch Reconstruction With Direct Splanchnic Perfusion Avoids Deep Hypothermia.Muhammad Aanish Raees, Clinton D. Morgan, Venessa L. Pinto, Ashly C. Westrick, Chevis N. Shannon, Karla G. Christian, Bret A. Mettler, David P. Bichell> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017 Dec 1
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Hospital Affiliations
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee
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