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Kemp Kernstine, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Dallas, TX, Children's Medical Center Dallas

KempHKernstineMDPhD(He/Him)

Thoracic Surgery Dallas, TX

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology

Professor, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Medical School

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Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1992 - 1994
  • University of Minnesota
    University of MinnesotaResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1990
  • Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2004 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2011 - 2024
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 1995 - 2005
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1990 - 1996
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 1983 - 1990
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Does Tumor FDG-PET-Avidity Represent Enhanced Glycolytic Metabolism in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?  
    Kernstine KH, Faubert B, Do QN, Rogers TJ, Hensley CT, Cai L, Torrealba J, Oliver D, Waschmann JW, Lenkinski RE, Malloy CR, Deberardinis RJ., Ann Thorac Surg. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31846640) 2019 Dec 14. pii: S0003-4975(19)31875-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.10.061. [Epub ahead of print], 2020
  • International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee, Advisory Board Members, and Participating Institutions. (2020) The IAS...  
    Edwards JG, Chansky K, Van Schil P, Nicholson AG, Boubia S, Brambilla E, Donington J, Galateau-Sallé F, Hoffmann H, Infante M, Marino M, Marom EM, Nakajima J, Ostrowsk..., J Thorac Oncol. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31731014) 2020 Mar;15(3):344-359. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.10.019. Epub 2019 Nov 13., 2020
  • Increased reporting but decreased mortality associated with adverse events in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery: Competing forces in an era of heightened focus o...  
    Von Itzstein MS, Gupta A, Kernstine KH, Mara KC, Khanna S, Gerber DE., PloS one. 2020;15(4):e0231258., 2020
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Books/Book Chapters

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Press Mentions

  • Double-Drug Strategy Blocks Escape Route for Most Lung Cancers
    Double-Drug Strategy Blocks Escape Route for Most Lung CancersApril 5th, 2018
  • Researchers Uncover Mutated Genes Involved in Lung Cancer; One Affects Nonsmokers
    Researchers Uncover Mutated Genes Involved in Lung Cancer; One Affects NonsmokersOctober 24th, 2017
  • UT Southwestern to Hold Women’s Health Symposium Tuesday
    UT Southwestern to Hold Women’s Health Symposium TuesdayMarch 2nd, 2014

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