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Seth Force, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Atlanta, GA, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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Thoracic Surgery Atlanta, GA

Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor of Surgery, Emory University

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Education & Training

  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2001 - 2003
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2001
  • Tulane University School of Medicine
    Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1994
  • Davidson College
    Davidson CollegeB.A., 1985 - 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1995 - 2001
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Atlanta Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2016
  • America's Top Surgeons Consumers' Research Council of America, 2010
  • Thoracic Surgery Teacher of the Year Award Emory University, 2010
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Role of Donor Chronic Alcohol Abuse in the Development of Primary Graft Dysfunction in Lung Transplant Recipients  
    Pelaez A, Mitchell PO, Shah NS, Force SD, Elon L, Brown LA, Guidot DM, Am J Med Sci, 1/10/2014
  • Bile Acid aspiration associated with lung chemical profile linked to other biomarkers of injury after lung transplantation  
    Neujahr DC, Uppal K, Force SD, Fernandez F, Lawrence C, Pickens A, Bag R, Lockard C, Kirk AD, Tran V, Lee K, Jones DP, Park Y, Am J Transplant, 1/1/2014
  • Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy cost variability: implications for a bundled payment era  
    Medbery RL, Perez SD, Force SD, Gillespie TW, Pickens A, Miller DL, Fernandez FG, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Aortobronchial Fistulas: Thoracic Endovascular Repair Is A Safe and Definitive Management Strategy.
    Charles J Bailey, MD, Seth Force, MD, Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD, Elliot L Chaikof, MD, PhD, Ravi K Veeraswamy, MD, Peripheral Vascular Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/11/2010
  • Springmeyer Prolonged Air Leaks: How To Localize for Bronchial Valve Treatment.
    Daniel Nader, Seth D. Force, Xavier Gonzalez, and Steven C, Chest, Vancouver, BC, 1/1/2010

Lectures

  • Moderator, "General Thoracic Session: Lung Transplantation" 
    San Diego, CA - 1/24/2015
  • Early Riser Session: "How I do It: Expert Esophagectomy." 
    Orlando, FL - 1/28/2014
  • Five Consecutive Cases of Patients Over the Age of 69 Who Underwent Lung Transplantation. 
    Ponte Vedra, FL - 1/25/2013
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Other

  • Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy. (Video) 
    Seth D. Force and Brent Keeling
    www.ctsnet.org
    1/1/2010

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