Nichole Tripician Tanner MD MSCR, FCCP

Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Pleural Disease

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

171 Ashley AveCharleston, SC 29425
Phone+1 843-792-6200

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Education & Training

Medical University of South CarolinaM.S., Clinical Research, 2013
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 2005
University of FloridaB.S., 2000 - 2001

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Certifications & Licensure

SC State Medical License 2008 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

AOA 2018
Alfred Soffer Award Original Investigation ACCP, 2013
Teacher of the Month Nomination 2011

Clinical Trials

Ultrathin Bronchoscope and Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound (R-EBUS) With Fluoroscopy Versus Standard Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy (FB) (P00029233 )
COMPLETED
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22-gauge ProCore Needle v. Standard 22-gauge (P00030500)
COMPLETED
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Teachable Moment to Opt-out of Tobacco: Interactive Voice Response Quit Line for Veteran Active Smokers With Lung Nodules Start of enrollment: 2022 Aug 12
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Denominators Matter: Evaluation of the Performance of Screening Eligibility Criteria.
Melinda C Aldrich, Nichole T Tanner
Chest. 2026-08-01
Evaluation of Alternative Smoking Duration Criteria for Lung Cancer Screening.
Lauren E Kearney, Patrick X Belancourt, Hormuzd A Katki, Rebecca Landy, Nichole T Tanner
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2026-08-01
Clinical Utility of Next Generation Sequencing in Concurrent EBUS-TBNA and Liquid Biopsies in NSCLC.
Nicholas J Pastis, Adam H Fox, Travis Ferguson, Christopher R Gilbert, Jeffrey Thiboutot
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2026-07-20

Journal Articles

Attitudes and beliefs toward lung cancer screening among US Veterans
Tanner NT, Egede LE, Shamblin C, Gebregziabher M, Silvestri GA, Chest, 12/1/2013
Simultaneously Diagnosing and Staging Lung Cancer: A Win - Win for the Patient and the Healthcare System
Tanner NT and Silvestri GA, Chest, 12/1/2013
The Use of Convex Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in a Pediatric Population: A Multicenter Study
Gilbert CR, Chen A, Akulian JA, Lee HJ, Wahidi M, Tanner NT, Pastis NJ, Harris K, Sterman D, Toth JW, Chenna PR, Feller-Kopman D, Yarmus L, Pediatr Pulmonol, 9/13/2013

Press Mentions

Bringing Care to the Community: Lung Cancer Screening Program Expands Through MUSC Regional HospitalsNovember 2nd, 2022
Charleston VA Receives Grant to Improve Lung Cancer Screening, TreatmentApril 23rd, 2021
Researchers Sound Alarm on Disparities in Lung Cancer ScreeningFebruary 25th, 2021

Grant Support

Prediction Augmented Screening InitiativeRALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER2025–2030
MOASIC: Mobile lung Screening evaluation and outComesRALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER2024–2027