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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-936-8422Fax+1 615-936-0605- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Robert Lentz is an interventional pulmonologist in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. He received his medical degree from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and has been in practice 8 years. He specializes in advanced diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopic and pleural procedures including electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy, robotic-assisted bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound, bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, rigid bronchoscopy, and medical thoracoscopy. He has more than 60 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2016 - 2017
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2013 - 2016
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2013
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
- McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 2012 - 2025
- AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Robotic versus Electromagnetic bronchoscopy for pulmonary LesIon AssessmeNT: the RELIANT pragmatic randomized trial.Siemann, J., Low, S., Chen, H., Chen, S., Lindsell, C., Gatto, C., , Paez, R., Lentz, R., Salmon, C., Casey, J., Avasarala, S., Shojaee, S., Rickman, O., Rice, T., Mal...> ;Trials. 2024 Jan 19
- Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage for COVID-19: a perspective from the Dragon consortium.Tomassetti, S., Ciani, L., Luzzi, V., Gori, L., Trigiani, M., Giuntoli, L., Lavorini, F., Poletti, V., Ravaglia, C., Torrego, A., Maldonado, F., Lentz, R., Annunziato,...> ;Frontiers in Medicine. 2024 Jan 1
- Diagnostic Yield vs Diagnostic Accuracy for Peripheral Lung Biopsy Evaluation: Evidence Supporting a Future Pragmatic End Point.Low, S., Echanique, C., Swanner, B., Leonard, K., Johnson, J., Dahlberg, G., Paez, R., Ratwani, A., Shojaee, S., Rickman, O., Maldonado, F., Lentz, R.> ;Chest. 2023 Dec 22
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Journal Articles
- Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features: An Emerging Challenge at the Intersection of Rheumatology and PulmonologyRobert J Lentz, Peggy L Kendall, Leslie J Crofford, James J Tolle, Adam Guttentag, Timothy S Blackwell, Joyce E Johnson, Erin M Wilfong, Jonathan A Kropski, Arthritis & Rheumatology
- Floating, nonocclusive, mobile aortic thrombus and splenic infarction associated with protein C deficiencySanon S, Phung MK, Lentz RJ, Buja LM, Tung PP, McPherson DD, Fuentes F, J. Am. Soc. Echocardiogr., 12/2009
Abstracts/Posters
- Mediastinal Granuloma Superinfection Following Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: as Case SeriesLentz RJ, Lambright ES, Maldonado F, Loyd J, Grogan EL, Rickman OB, ATS 2016, San Francisco, CA, 5/16/2016
- Transbronchial Cryobiopsy is a Safe Alternative to Surgical Lung Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung DiseaseLentz RJ, Taylor TM, Kropski JA, Maldonado F, Johnson JE, Blackwell TS, Rickman OB, ATS 2016, San Francisco, CA, 5/16/2016
- Transbronchial cryobiopsy for the diagnosis of constrictive bronchiolitis in veterans returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan: a proof-of-concept case seriesLentz RJ, Fessel JP, Johnson JE, Miller R, Rickman OB, ATS 2015, Denver, CO, 5/17/2015
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology - AABIPMember
Hospital Affiliations
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee
- Tennessee Valley Healthcare SystemNashville, Tennessee
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