WardVaughnHouckMD

Thoracic Surgery • Murfreesboro, TN

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery

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Office
1800 Medical Center Pkwy.
DePaul Building, Ste. 400, 410
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
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Education & Training

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2002 - 2003
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2000 - 2002
Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2000
Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 1994
DavidsonBS, Premed, 1986 - 1990

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2002 - Present
TN State Medical License 2014 - 2026
SC State Medical License 1995 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2005 - 2017
VA State Medical License 2000 - 2002
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

127 citations
A multicenter trial of an intrabronchial valve for treatment of severe emphysema.
Douglas E. Wood, Robert McKenna, Roger D. Yusen, Daniel H. Sterman, David Ost, Steven C. Springmeyer, H. Xavier Gonzalez, Michael S. Mulligan, Thomas R. Gildea, Ward H...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2007 Jan 1
735 citations
Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy: experience with 1,100 cases.
Robert McKenna, Ward Houck, Clark Fuller> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006 Feb 1
35 citations
VATS anatomic pulmonary resection in octogenarians.
Carie McVay, Allan Pickens, Clark Fuller, Ward Houck, Robert McKenna> ;The American Surgeon. 2005 Sep 1
38 citations
New approaches to the minimally invasive treatment of lung cancer.
Robert McKenna, Ward V. Houck> ;Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 2005 Jul 1
16 citations
Swyer-James (MacLeod) Syndrome With Placental Transmogrification of the Lung A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Alberto M. Marchevsky, Rogelio Guintu, Michael Koss, Clark Fuller, Ward Houck, Robert McKenna> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2005 May 1
19 citations
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Upper Lobe Trisegmentectomy for Early-Stage Left Apical Lung Cancer
Ward Houck, Clark Fuller, Robert McKenna> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2004 Nov 1
76 citations
Frozen section diagnoses of small pulmonary nodules: accuracy and clinical implications.
Alberto M. Marchevsky, Chanikarn Changsri, Indu Gupta, Clark Fuller, Ward Houck, Robert McKenna> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2004 Nov 1
18 citations
Symptomatic Bochdalek hernia in an octogenarian.
Paul Perch, Ward V. Houck, Abelardo DeAnda> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2002 Apr 1
13 citations
Brain blood flow patterns after the development of congestive heart failure: effects of treadmill exercise.
Caparas Sn, Mark J. Clair, R S Krombach, Jennifer W. Hendrick, Ward V. Houck, Scott B. Kribbs, Rupak Mukherjee, Tempel Ge, Francis G. Spinale> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2000 Jan 1
46 citations
Effects of Growth Hormone Supplementation on Left Ventricular Morphology and Myocyte Function With the Development of Congestive Heart Failure
Ward V. Houck, L. C. Pan, Scott B. Kribbs, Mark J. Clair, G M McDaniel, R S Krombach, W. M. Merritt, C. Pirie, Julie P. Iannini, Rupak Mukherjee, Francis G. Spinale> ;Circulation. 1999 Nov 9
263 citations
Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibition During the Development of Congestive Heart Failure Effects on Left Ventricular Dimensions and Function
Francis G. Spinale, Mytsi L. Coker, Stephen R. Krombach, Rupak Mukherjee, Hussein Hallak, Ward V. Houck, Mark J. Clair, Scott B. Kribbs, Linda L. Johnson, J. Thomas Pe...> ;Circulation Research. 1999 Aug 20
9 citations
Amlodipine therapy in congestive heart failure: hemodynamic and neurohormonal effects at rest and after treadmill exercise.
R.Stephen Krombach, Mark J. Clair, Jennifer W. Hendrick, Rupak Mukherjee, Ward V. Houck, Latha Hebbar, Scott B. Kribbs, Michael George Dodd, Francis G. Spinale> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1999 Aug 19
15 citations
AT1 angiotensin II receptor inhibition in pacinginduced heart failure: Effects on left ventricular performance and regional blood flow patterns☆
Mark J. Clair, R.Stephen Krombach, Jennifer W. Hendrick, Ward V. Houck, Latha Hebbar, Scott B. Kribbs, Gloria Rios, S. Whitebread, Rupak Mukherjee, Marc de Gasparo, Fr...> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 1998 Dec 1
12 citations
ATP-sensitive potassium channel activation before cardioplegia. Effects on ventricular and myocyte function.
B. H. Dorman, Latha Hebbar, James L. Zellner, R. B. New, Ward V. Houck, J. Acsell, C. Nettles, Jennifer W. Hendrick, A. P. Sampson, Rupak Mukherjee, Francis G. Spinale> ;Circulation. 1998 Nov 10
7 citations
Chronic Amlodipine Treatment During the Development of Heart Failure
Francis G. Spinale, Rupak Mukherjee, R S Krombach, Mark J. Clair, Jennifer W. Hendrick, Ward V. Houck, Latha Hebbar, Scott B. Kribbs, James L. Zellner, M G Dodd> ;Circulation. 1998 Oct 20
37 citations
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition, AT1 receptor inhibition, and combination therapy with pacing induced heart failure: effects on left ventricular performance a...
R S Krombach, Mark J. Clair, Jennifer W. Hendrick, Ward V. Houck, James L. Zellner, Scott B. Kribbs, S. Whitebread, Rupak Mukherjee, M. de Gasparo, Francis G. Spinale> ;Cardiovascular Research. 1998 Jun 1
5 citations
Normothermic versus hypothermic hyperkalemic cardioplegia: effects on myocyte contractility.
Ward V. Houck, Scott B. Kribbs, James L. Zellner, Melissa A. Doscher, Jignesh D. Joshi, Fred A. Crawford, Francis G. Spinale> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1998 May 1
1 citations
Temporal Relation of ATP-Sensitive Potassium-Channel Activation and Contractility Before Cardioplegia
Latha Hebbar, Ward V. Houck, James L. Zellner, B.Hugh Dorman, Francis G. Spinale> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1998 Apr 1
15 citations
Amlodipine Monotherapy, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition, and Combination Therapy With Pacing-Induced Heart Failure
Scott B. Kribbs, W. M. Merritt, Mark J. Clair, R S Krombach, Ward V. Houck, M G Dodd, R Mukherjee, F G Spinale> ;Hypertension. 1998 Mar 1
2 citations
Downstream defects in β-adrenergic signaling and relation to myocyte contractility after cardioplegic arrest
Ward V. Houck, Chadwick V. Thomas, Melissa A. Doscher, Ying Hua Wang, Latha Hebbar, Jignesh D. Joshi, Rupak Mukherjee, Fred A. Crawford, Francis G. Spinale> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1998 Jan 1
4 citations
Pulmonary hemodynamics and endothelin levels in pacing-induced heart failure: during rest and exercise.
Scott B. Kribbs, Mark J. Clair, R.Stephen Krombach, Jennifer W. Hendrick, Patrick B. Thomas, Anthony T. Keever, Ward V. Houck, Rupak Mukherjee, Francis G. Spinale> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 1997 Dec 1
Benign metastasizing leiomyoma.
Houck, W. V., Broderick, T. J., Cohen, S. A., Cohen, N. M.> ;Surg Endosc. 2002 Apr
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