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Robert T. Ripley MD

Chief of Surgical Thoracic Oncology for VICC, Director of Clinical Trials for the Section of Surgery, Co-Leader of Tumor Immuno-Mircroenvironment Program, and Professor of Thoracic Surgery

Areas of Expertise

  • Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lung Cancer, Thymic Cancer and Mesothelioma
  • Lung/Thoracic Cancer
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery

Locations

1301 Medical Center Drive, B817
Nashville, TN 37232
1301 Medical Center Drive, Suite B817
Nashville, TN 37232
2105 Edward Curd Lane, Suite 102
Franklin, TN 37067

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2004
  • Residency in General Surgery - University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2007
  • Fellowship, Oncology - National Cancer Institute of the National Institute of Health, 2010
  • Residency in General Surgery - University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2012
  • Residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 2014

Board Certifications

  • Surgery - American Board of Surgery, 2013
  • Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery - American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2015