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Office
1365 Clifton Rd Ne
Suite A2200
Atlanta, GA 30322Phone+1 404-778-5040Fax+1 404-778-4346
Education & Training
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2001 - 2003
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2001
- Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1994
- Davidson CollegeB.A., 1985 - 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- GA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- 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
- Utility of Routine Cervical Mediastinoscopy in Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 92 citationsNodal Upstaging Is More Common with Thoracotomy than with VATS During Lobectomy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer: An Analysis from the National Cancer Data BaseRachel L. Medbery, Theresa W. Gillespie, Yuan Liu, Dana Nickleach, Joseph Lipscomb
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2016-02-01 - 73 citationsBenefits of resection for metachronous lung cancerRichard J. Battafarano, Seth Force, Bryan F. Meyers, Jennifer M. Bell, Tracey J. Guthrie
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2004-03-01 - 47 citationsBilateral Lung Transplantation Offers Better Long-Term Survival, Compared With Single-Lung Transplantation, for Younger Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisSeth D. Force, Patrick D. Kilgo, David C. Neujahr, A. Pelaez, Allan Pickens
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011-01-01
Journal Articles
- The Role of Donor Chronic Alcohol Abuse in the Development of Primary Graft Dysfunction in Lung Transplant RecipientsPelaez A, Mitchell PO, Shah NS, Force SD, Elon L, Brown LA, Guidot DM, Am J Med Sci, 1/10/2014
- "Invited Commentary"Force SD, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2014
- Percutaneous fiducial localization for thoracoscopic wedge resection of small pulmonary nodulesSancheti MS, Lee R, Ahmed SU, Pickens A, Fernandez FG, Small WC, Nour SG, Force SD, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
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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