Seth D. Force, MD
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RoleThoracic Surgery
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Research Program
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Practicing Since2001
Background
Dr. Force has a national reputation as an outstanding thoracic surgeon whose research focuses on outcomes in and thoracic diseases with a particular interest in minimally invasive surgery for lung and esophageal cancer. Dr. Force's other interests include diseases of the mediastinum and hiatal hernia and reflux surgery. Dr. Force became the head of the section of General Thoracic Surgery in 2014 and was named the Kamal A. Masour Professor of Surgery in 2019.
Titles & Roles
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Kamal A. Mansour Professor in Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of SurgeryEmory University School of Medicine
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Surgical Director, Thoracic Oncology ProgramWinship Cancer Institute of Emory University
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Chief, General Thoracic SurgeryEmory University Hospital
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Surgical Director, Adult Lung Transplant ProgramEmory University Hospital
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Co-Director, Emory Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery CenterEmory University Hospital
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Director, Emory Thoracic Surgery Robotics ProgramEmory University Hospital
Education & Training
Education
- Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2003Barnes - Jewish Hospital
- Residency, Surgery, 2001Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania
- Fellowship, 1999Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania
- Internship, Surgery, 1995Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania
- Medical Education, MD, 1994Tulane University School of Medicine
Board Certifications
- Thoracic and Cardiac SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2004Surgery (General Surgery)American Board of Surgery, 2002
Professional Memberships
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow
- Association for Academic Surgery
- American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Pulmonary Transplant Council
- Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
- American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- American Society of Transplantation
- International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
- American Association of Thoracic Surgeons
Research
Publications
Title/Journal Authors Publication Date Annals of thoracic surgery short reports
B Peltier, B Williams, O Khullar, M Sancheti, F Fernandez, S Force, A Bonanno 09/01/2025 Journal of surgical oncology
PT Mavani, C Sok, PS Ajay, Y Cao, AM Bonanno, K Cardona, FG Fernandez, SD Force, OV Khullar, MC Russell, CA Staley, MM Shah, DA Kooby, MS Sancheti 08/01/2025 Tracheal resection and primary reconstruction on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Perfusion
S Banskota, O Khullar, F Fernandez, M Sanchetti, SD Force, M Daneshmand, J Javidfar 10/01/2024 Recovery of Patient-reported Quality of Life After Esophagectomy.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
A Bonanno, M Dixon, J Binongo, SD Force, MS Sancheti, A Pickens, DA Kooby, CA Staley, MC Russell, K Cardona, MM Shah, TW Gillespie, F Fernandez, O Khullar 04/01/2023 Routine Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcomes Assessment Into Thoracic Surgery Practice.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
OV Khullar, A Perez, M Dixon, JN Binongo, MS Sancheti, A Pickens, T Gillespie, SD Force, FG Fernandez 02/01/2023 Epidemiology of early esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Clinical endoscopy
TP Hang, Z Spiritos, AM Gamboa, Z Chen, S Force, V Patel, S Chawla, S Keilin, NF Saba, B El-Rayes, Q Cai, FF Willingham 05/01/2022 Frontiers in oncology
TZ Zhuang, L Harik, S Force, A Hadadi, MA Bilen, JT Brown, BC Carthon, J Goldman, O Kucuk, VA Master, B Nazha 01/01/2022 The Annals of thoracic surgery
JN Melvan, O Khullar, S Vemulapalli, AS Kosinski, A Pickens, SD Force, S Zhang, MS Sancheti 10/01/2021 Preoperative Lung Function Is Associated With Patient-Reported Outcomes After Lung Cancer Surgery.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
OV Khullar, JW Wei, K Wagh, JN Binongo, A Pickens, MS Sancheti, SD Force, TW Gillespie, FG Fernandez 08/01/2021 Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
N Valsangkar, JW Wei, JN Binongo, A Pickens, MS Sancheti, SD Force, TW Gillespie, FG Fernandez, OV Khullar 06/01/2021 Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.)
X Lou, A Sanders, K Wagh, JN Binongo, M Sancheti, J Javidfar, A Pickens, F Fernandez, S Force, O Khullar 01/01/2021 Evaluation of a Powered Vascular Stapler in Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy.
The Journal of surgical research
L Molins, M Lanuti, S Force, S Woolley, S Krantz, EE Creedon, ML Schwiers, DW Singleton, JR Waggoner, R Fryrear, P Licht 09/01/2020 The oncologist
M Behera, CE Steuer, Y Liu, F Fernandez, C Fu, KA Higgins, TW Gillespie, S Pakkala, RN Pillai, S Force, CP Belani, FR Khuri, WJ Curran, SS Ramalingam 06/01/2020 Critical care explorations
A Niroula, KM Van Nostrand, OV Khullar, S Force, WS Jaber, AH Sardi, DM Berkowitz 05/01/2020 VATS Resection of Large Ectopic Posterior Mediastinal Cystic Parathyroid Adenoma.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
RL Medbery, A Winters, AY Chen, TE Rogers, SD Force 11/01/2019 American journal of clinical oncology
NF Saba, S Force, C Staley, F Fernandez, F Willingham, A Pickens, K Cardona, Z Chen, L Goff, D Cardin, E Lambright, J Nesbitt, A Krasinskas, K Higgins, RD Harvey, T Owonikoko, SS Ramalingam, DM Shin, JJ Beitler, BF El-Rayes, S Salaria, W El-Rifai, J Landry, AB Chakravarthy 04/01/2019 Current problems in diagnostic radiology
B Olaiya, CA Gilliland, SD Force, FG Fernandez, MS Sancheti, WC Small 01/01/2019 Excess Cost and Predictive Factors of Esophagectomy Complications in the SEER-Medicare Database.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
R Jiang, Y Liu, KC Ward, SD Force, A Pickens, MS Sancheti, J Javidfar, FG Fernandez, OV Khullar 11/01/2018 Health care disparities among octogenarians and nonagenarians with stage III lung cancer.
Cancer
RJ Cassidy, X Zhang, JM Switchenko, PR Patel, JW Shelton, S Tian, RH Nanda, CE Steuer, RN Pillai, TK Owonikoko, SS Ramalingam, FG Fernandez, SD Force, TW Gillespie, WJ Curran, KA Higgins 02/15/2018 Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.)
CE Eckert, JL Harris, JB Wong, S Thompson, ES Kassis, M Tsuboi, HC Ott, S Force 01/01/2018 Hospitalization Costs After Surgery in High-Risk Patients With Early Stage Lung Cancer.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
MS Sancheti, RK Chihara, SD Perez, OV Khullar, FG Fernandez, A Pickens, SD Force 01/01/2018 Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
KA Higgins, RN Pillai, Z Chen, S Tian, C Zhang, P Patel, S Pakkala, J Shelton, SD Force, FG Fernandez, CE Steuer, TK Owonikoko, SS Ramalingam, JD Bradley, WJ Curran 11/01/2017 Cancer
RJ Cassidy, X Zhang, PR Patel, JW Shelton, CE Escott, GL Sica, MR Rossi, CE Hill, CE Steuer, RN Pillai, SS Ramalingam, TK Owonikoko, M Behera, SD Force, FG Fernandez, WJ Curran, KA Higgins 10/01/2017 Cancer
KB Naik, Y Liu, M Goodman, TW Gillespie, A Pickens, SD Force, CE Steuer, TK Owonikoko, SS Ramalingam, K Higgins, JJ Beitler, DM Shin, FF Willingham, B El-Rayes, JC Landry, FG Fernandez, NF Saba 09/15/2017 Clinical lung cancer
RJ Cassidy, PR Patel, X Zhang, RH Press, JM Switchenko, RN Pillai, TK Owonikoko, SS Ramalingam, FG Fernandez, SD Force, WJ Curran, KA Higgins 09/01/2017 Laparoscopic Approach for Treatment of Symptomatic Intra-Pericardial Cyst.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
RK Chihara, SD Force 08/01/2017 Quality and Cost in Thoracic Surgery.
Thoracic surgery clinics
RL Medbery, SD Force 08/01/2017 The Annals of thoracic surgery
OV Khullar, MH Rajaei, SD Force, JN Binongo, Y Lasanajak, S Robertson, A Pickens, MS Sancheti, J Lipscomb, TW Gillespie, FG Fernandez 07/01/2017 The Annals of thoracic surgery
SD Force 06/01/2017 Successful Thoracic Duct Ligation for Plastic Bronchitis in an Adult.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
NR Hess, C Piercecchi, N Desai, MR Fisher, EH Lee, SD Force 06/01/2017 Midesophageal Pulsion Diverticulum Resulting From Hypercontractile (Jackhammer) Esophagus.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
OV Khullar, SR Shroff, SS Sakaria, SD Force 02/01/2017 Socioeconomic Factors Are Associated With Readmission After Lobectomy for Early Stage Lung Cancer.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
RL Medbery, TW Gillespie, Y Liu, DC Nickleach, J Lipscomb, MS Sancheti, A Pickens, SD Force, FG Fernandez 11/01/2016 The Annals of thoracic surgery
SD Force 10/01/2016 Time is Money: Hospital Costs Associated With Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomies.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
OV Khullar, FG Fernandez, S Perez, W Knechtle, A Pickens, MS Sancheti, SD Force 09/01/2016 Cancer
AM Gamboa, S Kim, SD Force, CA Staley, KE Woods, DA Kooby, SK Maithel, JA Luke, KM Shaffer, S Dacha, NF Saba, SA Keilin, Q Cai, BF El-Rayes, Z Chen, FF Willingham 07/15/2016 The Annals of thoracic surgery
SD Force 12/01/2015 Endotracheal Tube Management and Obstructed Airway.
Thoracic surgery clinics
M Sancheti, S Force 08/01/2015 The Annals of thoracic surgery
S Force 07/01/2015 Transplantation proceedings
JN Melvan, SD Force, MS Sancheti 04/01/2015 The American journal of the medical sciences
A Pelaez, PO Mitchell, NS Shah, SD Force, L Elon, LA Brown, DM Guidot 02/01/2015 The Annals of thoracic surgery
S Force 08/01/2014 Severe mitral regurgitation unmasked after bilateral lung transplantation.
Pulmonary circulation
TN Udoji, SD Force, A Pelaez 09/01/2013 The Annals of thoracic surgery
SD Force 08/01/2013 The Annals of thoracic surgery
FD Pagani, MA Acker, MT Camacho, TM Dewey, SD Force, EC McGee, MF McGrath, BF Meyers, NA Mokadam, NG Smedira, Y Toyoda, AF Wallace, MJ Weyant 05/01/2013 A new method to predict postoperative lung function: quantitative breath sound measurements.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
F Detterbeck, M Gat, D Miller, S Force, C Chin, H Fernando, J Sonett, R Morice 03/01/2013 Treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax in a patient with right pulmonary agenesis.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
BJ Boulton, SD Force 08/01/2011 Thoracic endovascular repair as a safe management strategy for aortobronchial fistulas.
Journal of vascular surgery
CJ Bailey, S Force, R Milner, K Kasirajan, RK Veeraswamy 05/01/2011 Cervical tracheal resection: new lessons learned.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
CJ Mutrie, SM Eldaif, CW Rutledge, SD Force, WJ Grist, KA Mansour, DL Miller 04/01/2011 Low mortality after treatment for esophageal perforation: a single-center experience.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
WB Keeling, DL Miller, GT Lam, P Kilgo, JI Miller, KA Mansour, SD Force 11/01/2010 Chest
DC Neujahr, A Mohammed, O Ulukpo, SD Force, AM Ramirez, A Pelaez, EC Lawrence, CP Larsen, AD Kirk 10/01/2010 Surgery for recurrent pectus deformities.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
TD Luu, BE Kogon, SD Force, KA Mansour, DL Miller 11/01/2009 The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
DL Miller, AS Bryant, SD Force, JI Miller 09/01/2009 The risk of esophageal resection after esophagomyotomy for achalasia.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
SM Eldaif, CJ Mutrie, WC Rutledge, E Lin, SD Force, JI Miller, KA Mansour, DL Miller 05/01/2009 Radiofrequency ablation of Barrett's esophagus: short-term results.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
SM Eldaif, E Lin, KA Singh, SD Force, DL Miller 02/01/2009 Dapsone-induced hemolytic anemia in lung allograft recipients.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation
PM Naik, GM Lyon, A Ramirez, EC Lawrence, DC Neujahr, S Force, A Pelaez 11/01/2008 Temporary thoracoscopic sympathetic block for hyperhidrosis.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
DL Miller, SD Force 04/01/2008 Bilateral lung transplant with pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for Eisenmenger's syndrome.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
SD Force, B Kogon, A Pelaez, DC Neujahr, AM Ramirez, DL Miller, EC Lawrence 03/01/2008 Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
SD Force, DL Miller 01/01/2008 Awards
- Emory Provider Excellence Award, 2017
- Atlanta's Top Doctors, Atlanta Magazine, 2009, 2011-2019
- America's Top Surgeons, Consumers' Research Council of America, 2010
- Thoracic Surgery Teacher of the Year Award, Emory University School of Medicine, 2010
- Woodruff Leadership Academy, 2008
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