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William Frist Sr., MD, Thoracic Surgery, Nashville, TN

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Thoracic Surgery Nashville, TN

Cressey & Company LP, Special Partner Frist Cressey Ventures

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Summary

  • Senator Bill Frist is a heart and lung transplant surgeon, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, a special partner at health services investment firm Cressey & Co and founding partner of Frist Cressey Ventures. He is host of “A Second Opinion Podcast,” and can be found on Twitter at @bfrist. He is vice-chair of the global board of The Nature Conservancy.

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 1985 - 1986
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1985 - 1986
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1983 - 1984
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 1978 - 1984
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1978 - 1982
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1978
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityBS, 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1985 - Present
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 1986 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1995 - 2020

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • The World Congress 8th Annual World Healthcare Innovation & Technology Congress (WHIT v8.0) 
    World Congress, Arlington, Virginia - 11/7/2012

Authored Content

  • Changed Hearts And Minds – A Personal (Ongoing) Journey To Better Understanding LGBTQ+ Equity IssuesJuly 2022
  • Can We Unite Around Gun Safety? Yes, Think Local And Get The DataJune 2022
  • Reducing The Health Harms Of Incarceration: Five Big Ideas From The Aspen Health Strategy GroupJune 2022
  • Nature And People Positive Solutions: The Nature Conservancy In BelizeJune 2022
  • Reevaluating, Reimagining, And Reinventing Healthcare: Innovation In A Post-Pandemic WorldMay 2022
  • Tennesseans Answer The Call: Volunteer State Leads Rapid Response Efforts For Ukrainian Requested Medical SuppliesApril 2022
  • "A Storm For Which We Are Entirely Unprepared ...": A 2005 Pandemic Prophecy & Call For A "Manhattan Project" For The 21st CenturyFebruary 2022
  • Omicron And Our Economic Forecast: What's Next For Fiscal And Monetary Policy?January 2022
  • Remembering Larry King: Master Of The Wise Interview, Who Cared To ListenJanuary 2022
  • Your health (and you thought climate change was not about you)January 2022
  • A Call For Data Equity: Using Pandemic Data Mishaps To Improve Health OutcomesJanuary 2022
  • Climate Change And Health: A Heart Specialist’s Notes On How A Warming Planet Impacts Our Health And WellbeingDecember 2021
  • Nashville Analyzes Its Covid-19 Response: Key Lessons, Developing A Roadmap, And Why Every City Should Follow SuitDecember 2021
  • “Our Democracy Is More Nearly Perfect Because Of You”: A True Statesman Of The Greatest Generation, Bob DoleDecember 2021
  • Frist and Backer: Fighting climate change should hit home for Tennesseans | OpinionDecember 2021
  • Covid-19 Update With Dr. Tony Fauci: Forecast For The Holidays, Making Science Bipartisan Again, Vaccinating Our Children, MoreNovember 2021
  • Health Disparities, Discrimination, And Racial Gaps: An Honest Look Below The Surface Of An Otherwise Thriving American CityOctober 2021
  • Former FDA Head Scott Gottlieb: Why Pandemic Prep Failed, Who Should Be Deciding Mandates, And Where We Go From HereSeptember 2021
  • Clínica Médicos: An Unassuming Clinic Is Reinventing Community Healthcare In Chattanooga, TennesseeSeptember 2021
  • Could This Be The Next Apple Or Microsoft? How This Little-Known $15 Billion-Dollar Company Is Coding Life And Bringing DNA Into The Digital AgeSeptember 2021
  • Paul Kusserow: Home Care Architect Of An Improbable Corporate TurnaroundAugust 2021
  • Let’s Talk About The Extra Benefits Of Conserving NatureAugust 2021
  • Rethinking How And What We Eat With Dr. Mark HymanAugust 2021
  • Boldly Evolving Dentistry Into Whole-Person Care: Part III – The D4C Dental Brands’ JourneyAugust 2021
  • Boldly Evolving Dentistry Into Whole-Person Care Part II: History Of Quality Measurement In MedicineAugust 2021
  • Boldly Evolving Dentistry Into Whole-Person Care Part I: Why Dentistry Lags In Quality MeasurementAugust 2021
  • The Little-Known Agency That’s Trying To Boil The Ocean—A Look At CMMI’s Decade Of Trying To Change Medicare & MedicaidJuly 2021
  • How Former U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy’s Own Experience With Addiction Led Him To Become One Of Our Nation’s Most Ardent Mental Healthcare ChampionsJune 2021
  • Nashville Is The Health Services Capital – Here's Why This Explosively Growing Region Is More Than Music City USAApril 2021
  • Googling Our Way To Better Health: Insights From My Conversation With Dr. David FeinbergMarch 2021
  • Six Hopeful Healthcare Trends For 2021March 2021
  • From Supply Chains To Hospital Systems: How Two All-Star CEOs Are Leading The Way Through Resilience And InnovationFebruary 2021
  • Six Challenges & Recommendations For Navigating The Future Of Virtual CareJanuary 2021
  • Today’s Virtual Care Revolution: How Policy Has Shaped And Will Continue To Shape TelehealthJanuary 2021
  • NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins: Connecting The Dots From The Human Genome Project To The COVID-19 VaccineJanuary 2021
  • Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King And Coretta Scott KingJanuary 2021
  • In The Absence Of A National Strategy, Governors Should Require MaskingNovember 2020
  • The Constitution Guarantees The Right To Vote, Not The Right To A Quick Outcome. Let’s Make Sure Every Vote Is Counted.October 2020
  • How Will A Nation So Greatly Moved And Touched By The 3,000 Dead Of September 11th React To 200,000 Dead?October 2020
  • 60% Of Americans Say Government Making Pandemic Worse. Here’s How We Restore Trust In Government & ScienceSeptember 2020
  • Virtual Care Advances Are The Silver Lining Of COVID-19. Here’s How We Make Them PermanentJuly 2020
  • We Failed To Act On Pandemic Preparedness After SARS – We Cannot Make That Same Mistake AgainMay 2020
  • What We Have Lost In Social Connections, We Can Gain In NatureApril 2020
  • What The 1918 Pandemic And The Great Recession Can Teach Us In Responding To COVID-19 TodayApril 2020
  • Could Congress Vote By Zoom?April 2020
  • Our National Moment: How We Can Put Our Healthcare Heroes FirstApril 2020
  • We May Have 72 Hours To Address The COVID-19 Protective Equipment ShortageMarch 2020
  • Celebrating 20 Years Of The Little-Known Agency That’s Defining Quality In Value-Based CareDecember 2019
  • Vaping At A Tipping PointSeptember 2019
  • How Changing Tobacco Laws Can Save Thousands Of Lives, Billions of Tax DollarsApril 2019
  • Tennessee Is Home To One Of The Deadliest National Parks In The Nation: Here's How We Change ThatMarch 2019
  • The Tax Credit that is History is the Re-MakingFebruary 2019
  • What Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh Got Right At The Golden Globes: Vaccines Are Worth Celebrating!January 2019
  • Has Childhood Obesity Become A National Security Threat?December 2018
  • 15 Years Later: How Well Are We Doing Addressing AIDSDecember 2018
  • Reading The Healthcare Tea Leaves In The 2018 Midterm ElectionsNovember 2018
  • The Latest In Blockchain In Healthcare: Top Takeaways From Distributed HealthNovember 2018
  • The Future Of Healthcare Innovation And Why Government MattersNovember 2018
  • 70 Years Ago America Led The Largest Humanitarian Airlift In History: Today Would We Do The Same?September 2018
  • Murder In The Capitol: Honor The Fallen And Improve Mental HealthJuly 2018
  • Confirming Brett Kavanaugh Twelve Years Ago And His Prospects TodayJuly 2018
  • Virtual Reality Isn't Just For Gamers Anymore; It Will Change Will Your HealthJuly 2018
  • Today's Life-Saving Ebola Vaccine Was Spurred By The 2001 Anthrax And 2004 Ricin AttacksJune 2018
  • A 'Safer Cigarette' Doesn't Prevent Premature Death And May Be Tracking YouMay 2018
  • Medicine As Currency For Peace: How Global Health Funding Could Change The WorldMay 2018
  • I'm Helping Found A National Health Care Movement. Let Me Tell You WhyFebruary 2018
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Press Mentions

  • U.S. Global Health Experts Urge G7 Action to Vaccinate the World Quickly and Equitably
    U.S. Global Health Experts Urge G7 Action to Vaccinate the World Quickly and EquitablyJune 7th, 2021
  • What's Next for Telehealth Under the Biden Administration?
    What's Next for Telehealth Under the Biden Administration?January 12th, 2021
  • Teladoc Stock Takes A Small Knock on Q3 Results, but It Ought to Grow and Grow
    Teladoc Stock Takes A Small Knock on Q3 Results, but It Ought to Grow and GrowOctober 30th, 2020
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