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Office
Tennova Tower Office Bldg., Suite 905
939 Emerald Ave
Knoxville, TN 37917Phone+1 865-647-3350Fax+1 865-647-3359- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 1983 - 1985- San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1978 - 1983
University of Kentucky College of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 1992 - 2024
KY State Medical License 1979 - 2022
MT State Medical License 2017 - 2021
WI State Medical License 2017 - 2021
WY State Medical License 2017 - 2020
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 12 citationsReview of efforts to decrease costly leg wound complications in the medicare population following coronary revascularization.C. Phillip Brandt, G. Clark Greene, Thomas R. Pollard, William C. Hall, Bradley L. Bufkin, Richard M. Briggs, Lacy E. Harville, Michael L. Maggart, Robert E. Ware> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2003 Jan 1
- 2 citationsMitral valve prosthesis reoperation via right anterolateral thoracotomy complicated by postoperative blindnessMichael P. Hosking, Rick A. Popp, Richard M. Briggs, Robert A. Helsel> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 1995 Feb 1
- 3 citationsComparison of bretylium and lidocaine in the prevention of ventricular fibrillation after aortic cross-clamp release in coronary artery bypass surgery.Jeffery J. Kirlangitis, Robert E. Middaugh, Robert G. Knight, William Goglin, Robert A. Helsel, Brent A. Grishkin, Richard M. Briggs> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia. 1990 Oct 1
Press Mentions
Tennessee Senate GOP Urges Public to Take COVID-19 Vaccine, Which 'Should Not Be Political'July 27th, 2021- General Assembly Approves Legislation to Increase Number of Primary Care Physicians in Rural CommunitiesMay 5th, 2021
- Meeting Between Local Leaders & Knoxville Hospital Partners to Discuss COVID-19 Impact Set for WednesdayDecember 12th, 2020
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- Tennova Physicians Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, Tennessee
- Aurora BayCare Medical CenterGreen Bay, Wisconsin
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