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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

Services

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