Titles and Roles
- Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Thoracic Surgeon
- Lung Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Research Program
- Cancer Prevention and Control
Biography
Felix G. Fernandez, MD, is professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine. A board certified thoracic surgeon, Dr. Fernandez specializes in the minimally invasive surgical treatment of thoracic malignancies
Dr. Fernandez is also affiliated with the Emory Transplant Center and was an essential contributor to Emory reaching its 300th lung transplant milestone in 2010.
In 2017, Dr. Felix Fernandez was selected to the Emory Medicine Professional Leadership Enrichment and Development Program. He is also a member of the Advisory Panel on Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and serves as chair of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Workforce on National Databases.
Education
Dr. Fernandez earned his MD with Highest Distinction from Wayne State University School of Medicine, did a research fellowship focused on translational transplant immunology at the Department of Surgery of Washington University School of Medicine, and completed both his general surgery residency and cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Research
Dr. Fernandez's research interests include outcomes in thoracic oncology, quality improvement and transplant immunology.
Below is a listing of current federal grants for the above principal investigator.
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Awards
Dr. Fernandez has been consistently listed in Atlanta Magazine's annual "Top Doctors" issue.