Felix Fernandez, MD
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RoleThoracic Surgery
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Specialty
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Research Program
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Practicing Since2009
Background
A Board Certified Surgeon and a Board Certified Thoracic Surgeon, Dr. Fernandez specializes in esophageal and lung cancer, achalasia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, hiatal hernia, esophageal diverticulum, and hyperhidrosis. Dr. Fernandez performs the majority of his surgeries with minimally invasive and/or robotic assisted procedures. He is affiliated with Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
Dr. Fernandez earned his MD with highest distinction from Wayne State University School of Medicine, earned a Master of Science in Clinical Research degree from the Laney Graduate School at Emory university, and completed his general surgery residency and cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.
Dr. Fernandez's research interests include outcomes in quality improvement and patient reported outcomes. In 2014, the Graham Foundation of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) named Dr. Fernandez a Cardiothoracic Surgical Investigator for 2014-2015. The Foundation provided support for his pilot study to integrate patient reported outcomes data (PROs) into Emory's General Thoracic Surgery Database of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). That same year, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded Dr. Fernandez an RO1 grant for a study that has helped identify the most advantageous surgical strategies for patients with lung cancer.
As an active member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) since 2011, Dr. Fernandez has served in various capacities on multiple STS committees and has led and collaborated on several projects designed to refine and enhance components of the STS National Database, a highly impactful initiative for quality improvement and patient safety among cardiothoracic surgeons and their institutions across the U.S. In 2018, Dr. Fernandez was appointed chair of the STS Workforce on National Databases, which oversees the Adult Cardiac, General Thoracic, Congenital Heart Surgery, and Intermacs/Pedimacs Databases that are part of the STS National Database.
Titles & Roles
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Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of SurgeryEmory University School of Medicine
Education & Training
Education
- Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2009Barnes - Jewish Hospital
- Residency, General Surgery, 2007Barnes - Jewish Hospital
- Internship, General Surgery, 2001Barnes - Jewish Hospital
- Medical Education, MD, 2000Wayne State University School of Medicine
Board Certifications
- Thoracic and Cardiac SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2010SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery, 2007
Professional Memberships
- Alpha Omega Alpha, 1998-present
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, 2010-present
- American College of Surgeons (Initiate 2011), 2004-present
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons (Active member 2011), 2007-present
- Alliance for Clinical trials in Oncology 2011-present
- American College of Chest Physicians, 2011-present
- Surgical Outcomes Club, 2011-present
- Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, 2011-present
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2015-present
- 21st Century Cardiothoracic Surgical Society, 2017-present
Research
Publications
Title/Journal Authors Publication Date 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 Deciding How to Help Patients Decide.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
FG Fernandez 02/01/2023 The Annals of thoracic surgery
SR Kumar, F Fernandez 02/01/2023 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 Journal of thoracic disease
A Brunelli, A Argyriou, H Batirel, Y Colson, G Darling, F Fernandez, M Gooseman, T Lerut, D Molena, N Novoa, I Opitz, K Papagiannopoulos, GA Patterson, RH Petersen, J Rawlinson, G Rocco, BM Stiles, J Tariq, G Varela 01/31/2023 The Annals of thoracic surgery
FG Fernandez 01/01/2023 Impact of Chest Wall Resection on Mortality After Lung Resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
CW Towe, EL Servais, M Grau-Sepulveda, AS Kosinski, LM Brown, SM Broderick, DW Wormuth, FG Fernandez, BD Kozower, DP Raymond 12/01/2022 Improving Quality in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Exploiting the Untapped Potential of Machine Learning.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
A Orfanoudaki, JA Dearani, DM Shahian, V Badhwar, F Fernandez, R Habib, ME Bowdish, D Bertsimas 12/01/2022 Consensus for Thoracoscopic Lower Lobectomy: Essential Components and Targets for Simulation.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
PA Erwin, AC Lee, U Ahmad, M Antonoff, A Arndt, L Backhus, M Berry, T Birdas, SD Cassivi, AC Chang, DT Cooke, T Crabtree, M DeCamp, J Donington, F Fernandez, S Force, H Gaissert, W Hofstetter, J Huang, M Kent, AW Kim, J Lin, LW Martin, S Meyerson, JD Mitchell, D Molena, D Odell, M Onaitis, V Puri, JB Putnam, R Reddy, P Schipper, CW Seder, J Shrager, B Tong, N Veeramachaneni, T Watson, R Whyte, MK Ferguson 11/01/2022 The Annals of thoracic surgery
JP Jacobs, DM Shahian, M Grau-Sepulveda, SM O'Brien, EY Pruitt, JP Bloom, JR Edgerton, PA Kurlansky, RH Habib, MS Antman, JC Cleveland, FG Fernandez, VH Thourani, V Badhwar 05/01/2022 Chest
YA Syed, W Stokes, M Rupji, Y Liu, O Khullar, N Sebastian, K Higgins, JD Bradley, WJ Curran, S Ramalingam, J Taylor, M Sancheti, F Fernandez, D Moghanaki 03/01/2022 Drivers of Cost Associated With Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
N Panda, L Shagabayeva, CE Comrie, N Phan, P Moonsamy, CF Jeffrey Yang, FG Fernandez, CR Morse 01/01/2022 Commentary: First seek to understand (the database).
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
FG Fernandez 10/01/2021 Commentary: In search of a data utopia.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
FG Fernandez 10/01/2021 Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN
MJ Edelman, DP Raymond, DH Owen, MB Leavy, K Chansky, S Yennu, FG Fernandez, CJ Presley, T Biswas, GP Quinn, MB Schabath, S Sheffler-Collins, L Chu, RE Gliklich 08/13/2021 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 Costs Associated With Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: An Analysis Merging STS and Medicare Data.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
RL Medbery, FG Fernandez, AS Kosinski, BC Tong, AP Furnary, L Feng, M Onaitis, D Boffa, CD Wright, P Cowper, JP Jacobs, JB Putnam, RH Habib 06/01/2021 Initial and Longitudinal Cost of Surgical Resection for Lung Cancer.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
PA Cowper, L Feng, AS Kosinski, BC Tong, RH Habib, JB Putnam, MW Onaitis, AP Furnary, CD Wright, JP Jacobs, FG Fernandez 06/01/2021 STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2021 Update on Outcomes, Quality, and Research.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
ME Bowdish, RS D'Agostino, VH Thourani, TA Schwann, C Krohn, N Desai, DM Shahian, FG Fernandez, V Badhwar 06/01/2021 Commentary: Regionalization for every region?
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
FG Fernandez 05/01/2021 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2020 Annual Report.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
EJ Molina, P Shah, MS Kiernan, WK Cornwell, H Copeland, K Takeda, FG Fernandez, V Badhwar, RH Habib, JP Jacobs, D Koehl, JK Kirklin, FD Pagani, JA Cowger 03/01/2021 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 Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
JM Del Rio, J Jake Abernathy, MA Taylor, RH Habib, FG Fernandez, BA Bollen, RE Lauer, NA Nussmeier, LG Glance, JV Petty, GB Mackensen, DF Vener, MD Kertai 01/01/2021 Equivalent Survival Between Lobectomy and Segmentectomy for Clinical Stage IA Lung Cancer.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
MW Onaitis, AP Furnary, AS Kosinski, L Feng, D Boffa, BC Tong, P Cowper, JP Jacobs, CD Wright, R Habib, JB Putnam, FG Fernandez 12/01/2020 Anesthesia and analgesia
JM Del Rio, JJ Abernathy, MA Taylor, RH Habib, FG Fernandez, BA Bollen, RE Lauer, NA Nussmeier, LG Glance, JV Petty, GB Mackensen, DF Vener, MD Kertai 11/01/2020 Patient reported outcomes: integration into clinical practices.
Journal of thoracic disease
N Valsangkar, F Fernandez, O Khullar 11/01/2020 The Annals of thoracic surgery
JM Del Rio, JJ Abernathy, MA Taylor, RH Habib, FG Fernandez, BA Bollen, RE Lauer, NA Nussmeier, LG Glance, JV Petty, GB Mackensen, DF Vener, MD Kertai 11/01/2020 The Annals of thoracic surgery
ME Bowdish, RS D'Agostino, VH Thourani, N Desai, DM Shahian, FG Fernandez, V Badhwar 06/01/2020 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 The Use and Misuse of Indirectly Standardized, Risk-Adjusted Outcomes and Star Ratings.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
DM Shahian, BD Kozower, FG Fernandez, V Badhwar, SM O'Brien 05/01/2020 The Annals of thoracic surgery
JJ Teuteberg, JC Cleveland, J Cowger, RS Higgins, DJ Goldstein, M Keebler, JK Kirklin, SL Myers, CT Salerno, J Stehlik, F Fernandez, V Badhwar, FD Pagani, P Atluri 03/01/2020 The Future Is Now: The 2020 Evolution of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
FG Fernandez 01/01/2020 Patient-Reported Outcomes: Time to Integrate Into Outcomes Reporting?
Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
RL Medbery, FG Fernandez, OV Khullar 12/01/2019 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database 2019 Annual Report.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
FG Fernandez, DM Shahian, R Kormos, JP Jacobs, RS D'Agostino, JE Mayer, BD Kozower, RSD Higgins, V Badhwar 12/01/2019 Adjuvant Therapy for Node-Positive Esophageal Cancer After Induction and Surgery: A Multisite Study.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
TR Semenkovich, M Subramanian, Y Yan, WL Hofstetter, AM Correa, SD Cassivi, ML Inra, BM Stiles, NK Altorki, AC Chang, AA Brescia, GE Darling, F Allison, SR Broderick, EW Etchill, FG Fernandez, RK Chihara, VR Litle, JA Muñoz-Largacha, BD Kozower, V Puri, BF Meyers 09/01/2019 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2019 Update on Research.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
ML Jacobs, JP Jacobs, KD Hill, SM O'Brien, SK Pasquali, D Vener, SR Kumar, K Chiswell, JD St Louis, JE Mayer, RH Habib, DM Shahian, FG Fernandez 09/01/2019 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2019 Update on Research.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
VH Thourani, V Badhwar, DM Shahian, S O'Brien, H Kitahara, S Vemulapalli, JM Brennan, RH Habib, F Fernandez, RS D'Agostino, K Lobdell, JS Rankin, JS Gammie, R Higgins, J Sabik, TA Schwann, JP Jacobs 08/01/2019 The Annals of thoracic surgery
CW Seder, MJ Magee, SR Broderick, LM Brown, JD Blasberg, BD Kozower, FG Fernandez, RJ Welsh, HA Gaissert, WR Burfeind, S Becker, DP Raymond 05/01/2019 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 ERAS and patient reported outcomes in thoracic surgery: a review of current data.
Journal of thoracic disease
RL Medbery, FG Fernandez, OV Khullar 04/01/2019 The Annals of thoracic surgery
DM Shahian, FG Fernandez, V Badhwar 04/01/2019 Lack of correlation between short- and long-term performance after lung cancer surgery.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
FG Fernandez, AS Kosinski, BC Tong, AP Furnary, L Feng, M Onaitis, D Boffa, CD Wright, P Cowper, JP Jacobs, RH Habib, JB Putnam 04/01/2019 The Annals of thoracic surgery
BC Tong, S Kim, A Kosinski, MW Onaitis, DJ Boffa, RH Habib, JB Putnam, AP Furnary, P Cowper, CD Wright, JP Jacobs, FG Fernandez 03/01/2019 Current problems in diagnostic radiology
B Olaiya, CA Gilliland, SD Force, FG Fernandez, MS Sancheti, WC Small 01/01/2019 The Annals of thoracic surgery
V Puri, HA Gaissert, DW Wormuth, EL Grogan, WR Burfeind, AC Chang, CW Seder, FG Fernandez, L Brown, MJ Magee, AS Kosinski, DP Raymond, SR Broderick, RJ Welsh, MM DeCamp, F Farjah, MA Edwards, BD Kozower 01/01/2019 Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
M Subramanian, BD Kozower, LM Brown, OV Khullar, FG Fernandez 01/01/2019 The Annals of thoracic surgery
RS D'Agostino, JP Jacobs, V Badhwar, FG Fernandez, G Paone, DW Wormuth, DM Shahian 01/01/2019 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database 2018 Annual Report.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
JP Jacobs, DM Shahian, RS D'Agostino, JE Mayer, BD Kozower, V Badhwar, VH Thourani, ML Jacobs, HA Gaissert, FG Fernandez, KS Naunheim 12/01/2018 Indications for invasive mediastinal staging for non-small cell lung cancer.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
J Lin, F Fernandez 12/01/2018 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 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Research.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
TD Crabtree, HA Gaissert, JP Jacobs, RH Habib, FG Fernandez 11/01/2018 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Research.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
ML Jacobs, JP Jacobs, KD Hill, SM O'Brien, SK Pasquali, D Vener, SR Kumar, K Chiswell, RH Habib, DM Shahian, FG Fernandez 09/01/2018 Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery Performed by Thoracic Surgeons as Effective as Thoracotomy.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
DJ Boffa, AS Kosinski, AP Furnary, S Kim, MW Onaitis, BC Tong, PA Cowper, JR Hoag, JP Jacobs, CD Wright, JB Putnam, FG Fernandez 08/10/2018 The Annals of thoracic surgery
CW Seder, D Raymond, CD Wright, HA Gaissert, AC Chang, S Becker, V Puri, R Welsh, W Burfeind, FG Fernandez, LM Brown, BD Kozower 05/01/2018 Accurate data capture, essential but only the first step in quality improvement.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
FG Fernandez 03/01/2018 Differential effects of operative complications on survival after surgery for primary lung cancer.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
FG Fernandez, AS Kosinski, AP Furnary, M Onaitis, S Kim, RH Habib, BC Tong, P Cowper, D Boffa, JP Jacobs, CD Wright, JB Putnam 03/01/2018 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 Minimally Invasive and Open Approaches to Mediastinal Nodal Assessment.
Annals of surgical oncology
CJ Erickson, FG Fernandez, RM Reddy 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 The Annals of thoracic surgery
MW Onaitis, AP Furnary, AS Kosinski, S Kim, D Boffa, BC Tong, P Cowper, JP Jacobs, CD Wright, JB Putnam, FG Fernandez 01/01/2018 The Annals of thoracic surgery
RS D'Agostino, JP Jacobs, V Badhwar, FG Fernandez, G Paone, DW Wormuth, DM Shahian 01/01/2018 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database 2017 Annual Report.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
JP Jacobs, DM Shahian, RS D'Agostino, ML Jacobs, BD Kozower, V Badhwar, VH Thourani, HA Gaissert, FG Fernandez, RL Prager 12/01/2017 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 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Research.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
HA Gaissert, FG Fernandez, T Crabtree, WR Burfeind, MS Allen, MI Block, PH Schipper, JP Jacobs, RH Habib, DM Shahian 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 What are the gaps in quality measurement for lung cancer surgery?
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
FG Fernandez 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 The Annals of thoracic surgery
RL Medbery, FG Fernandez 09/01/2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Research.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
ML Jacobs, JP Jacobs, KD Hill, C Hornik, SM O'Brien, SK Pasquali, D Vener, SR Kumar, RH Habib, DM Shahian, FH Edwards, FG Fernandez 09/01/2017 The Annals of thoracic surgery
D Boffa, FG Fernandez, S Kim, A Kosinski, MW Onaitis, P Cowper, JP Jacobs, CD Wright, JB Putnam, AP Furnary 08/01/2017 Patient-Reported Outcomes in Thoracic Surgery.
Thoracic surgery clinics
OV Khullar, FG Fernandez 08/01/2017 Thoracic surgery clinics
FG Fernandez 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
CW Seder, DP Raymond, CD Wright, HA Gaissert, AC Chang, S Clinton, S Becker, FG Fernandez, BD Kozower 05/01/2017 Prosthetic Reconstruction of the Chest Wall.
Thoracic surgery clinics
OV Khullar, FG Fernandez 05/01/2017 The Annals of thoracic surgery
FG Fernandez 03/01/2017 American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality
WS Knechtle, SD Perez, MV Raval, PS Sullivan, YM Duwayri, F Fernandez, J Sharma, JF Sweeney 01/01/2017 Oncology
M Evans, Y Liu, C Chen, C Steuer, R Cassidy, J Landry, K Higgins, JJ Beitler, F Willingham, TK Owonikoko, SS Ramalingam, DM Shin, NK Jegadeesh, B El-Rayes, F Fernandez, AM Krasinskas, T Gillespie, NF Saba 01/01/2017 Operative Risk for Major Lung Resection Increases at Extremes of Body Mass Index.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
T Williams, BC Gulack, S Kim, FG Fernandez, MK Ferguson 01/01/2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database 2016 Annual Report.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
JP Jacobs, DM Shahian, RL Prager, FH Edwards, D McDonald, JM Han, RS D'Agostino, ML Jacobs, BD Kozower, V Badhwar, VH Thourani, HA Gaissert, FG Fernandez, CD Wright, G Paone, JC Cleveland, JM Brennan, RS Dokholyan, L Brothers, S Vemulapalli, RH Habib, SM O'Brien, ED Peterson, FL Grover, GA Patterson, JE Bavaria 12/01/2016 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 Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
HA Gaissert, FG Fernandez, MS Allen, WR Burfeind, MI Block, JM Donahue, JD Mitchell, PH Schipper, MW Onaitis, AS Kosinski, JP Jacobs, DM Shahian, BD Kozower, FH Edwards, EA Conrad, GA Patterson 11/01/2016 Clinical lung cancer
N Jegadeesh, Y Liu, T Gillespie, F Fernandez, S Ramalingam, J Mikell, J Lipscomb, WJ Curran, KA Higgins 09/01/2016 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 Location, Location, Location: The Reality of Tumor Real Estate and Nodal Upstaging.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
RL Medbery, FG Fernandez 08/01/2016 The Annals of thoracic surgery
FG Fernandez, AS Kosinski, W Burfeind, B Park, MM DeCamp, C Seder, B Marshall, MJ Magee, CD Wright, BD Kozower 08/01/2016 Nodal Upstaging: "Confounded" by Tumor Location?
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
RL Medbery, FG Fernandez 07/01/2016 The Annals of thoracic surgery
DP Raymond, CW Seder, CD Wright, MJ Magee, AS Kosinski, SD Cassivi, EL Grogan, SH Blackmon, MS Allen, BJ Park, WR Burfeind, AC Chang, MM DeCamp, DW Wormuth, FG Fernandez, BD Kozower 07/01/2016 The Annals of thoracic surgery
FG Fernandez, AP Furnary, AS Kosinski, MW Onaitis, S Kim, D Boffa, P Cowper, JP Jacobs, CD Wright, JB Putnam 06/01/2016 The Annals of thoracic surgery
CW Seder, M Salati, BD Kozower, CD Wright, PE Falcoz, A Brunelli, FG Fernandez 06/01/2016 The Annals of thoracic surgery
BD Kozower, SM O'Brien, AS Kosinski, MJ Magee, R Dokholyan, JP Jacobs, DM Shahian, CD Wright, FG Fernandez 04/01/2016 Postoperative atrial arrhythmias: Where do we go from here?
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
FG Fernandez 04/01/2016 Too big, too small, or just right.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
FG Fernandez 04/01/2016 Outcomes After Surgery in High-Risk Patients With Early Stage Lung Cancer.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
MS Sancheti, JN Melvan, RL Medbery, FG Fernandez, TW Gillespie, Q Li, JN Binongo, A Pickens, SD Force 03/01/2016 Endoscopic mucosal ablation and over-the-scope clipping for fistula closure.
Gastrointestinal endoscopy
MP Clermont, FG Fernandez, FF Willingham 02/01/2016 Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
RL Medbery, TW Gillespie, Y Liu, DC Nickleach, J Lipscomb, MS Sancheti, A Pickens, SD Force, FG Fernandez 02/01/2016 Cancer
RH Nanda, Y Liu, TW Gillespie, JL Mikell, SS Ramalingam, FG Fernandez, WJ Curran, J Lipscomb, KA Higgins 12/01/2015 The Annals of thoracic surgery
JP Jacobs, DM Shahian, RL Prager, FH Edwards, D McDonald, JM Han, RS D'Agostino, ML Jacobs, BD Kozower, V Badhwar, VH Thourani, HA Gaissert, FG Fernandez, C Wright, JI Fann, G Paone, JA Sanchez, JC Cleveland, JM Brennan, RS Dokholyan, SM O'Brien, ED Peterson, FL Grover, GA Patterson 12/01/2015 Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
OV Khullar, Y Liu, T Gillespie, KA Higgins, S Ramalingam, J Lipscomb, FG Fernandez 11/01/2015 Journal of surgical oncology
OV Khullar, R Jiang, SD Force, A Pickens, MS Sancheti, K Ward, T Gillespie, FG Fernandez 10/01/2015 Journal of the American College of Surgeons
JN Melvan, MS Sancheti, T Gillespie, DC Nickleach, Y Liu, K Higgins, S Ramalingam, J Lipscomb, FG Fernandez 08/01/2015 Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
JL Mikell, TW Gillespie, WA Hall, DC Nickleach, Y Liu, J Lipscomb, SS Ramalingam, RS Rajpara, SD Force, FG Fernandez, TK Owonikoko, RN Pillai, FR Khuri, WJ Curran, KA Higgins 03/01/2015 Journal of the American College of Surgeons
OV Khullar, T Gillespie, DC Nickleach, Y Liu, K Higgins, S Ramalingam, J Lipscomb, FG Fernandez 02/01/2015 Hospital readmission is associated with poor survival after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
FG Fernandez, O Khullar, SD Force, R Jiang, A Pickens, D Howard, K Ward, T Gillespie 01/01/2015 The Annals of thoracic surgery
FG Fernandez, PE Falcoz, BD Kozower, M Salati, CD Wright, A Brunelli 01/01/2015 The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
FG Fernandez, BD Kozower, TD Crabtree, SD Force, C Lau, A Pickens, AS Krupnick, N Veeramachaneni, GA Patterson, DR Jones, BF Meyers 01/01/2015 Intrapyloric botulinum injection increases postoperative esophagectomy complications.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
SM Eldaif, R Lee, KN Adams, PD Kilgo, MA Gruszynski, SD Force, A Pickens, FG Fernandez, TD Luu, DL Miller 06/01/2014 Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy cost variability: implications for a bundled payment era.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
RL Medbery, SD Perez, SD Force, TW Gillespie, A Pickens, DL Miller, FG Fernandez 05/01/2014 American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
DC Neujahr, K Uppal, SD Force, F Fernandez, C Lawrence, A Pickens, R Bag, C Lockard, AD Kirk, V Tran, K Lee, DP Jones, Y Park 04/01/2014 Surgical biopsy of suspected interstitial lung disease is superior to radiographic diagnosis.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
MO Kayatta, S Ahmed, JA Hammel, F Fernandez, A Pickens, D Miller, G Staton, S Veerarghavan, S Force 08/01/2013 The Annals of thoracic surgery
MS Sancheti, BP Dewan, A Pickens, FG Fernandez, DL Miller, SD Force 08/01/2013 The Annals of thoracic surgery
RM Owen, SD Force, AA Gal, PL Feingold, A Pickens, DL Miller, FG Fernandez 06/01/2013 Incremental risk of prior coronary arterial stents for pulmonary resection.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
FG Fernandez, TD Crabtree, J Liu, BF Meyers 04/01/2013 Chest wall reconstruction using biomaterials.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
DL Miller, SD Force, A Pickens, FG Fernandez, T Luu, KA Mansour 03/01/2013 Pneumonectomy for benign disease: analysis of the early and late outcomes.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
RM Owen, SD Force, A Pickens, KA Mansour, DL Miller, FG Fernandez 02/01/2013 Management of T2 esophageal cancer.
The Surgical clinics of North America
M Sancheti, F Fernandez 10/01/2012 Sublobar resection versus definitive radiation in patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
FG Fernandez, TD Crabtree, J Liu, BF Meyers 08/01/2012 American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
DC Neujahr, SD Perez, A Mohammed, O Ulukpo, EC Lawrence, F Fernandez, A Pickens, SD Force, M Song, CP Larsen, AD Kirk 02/01/2012 Transplantation proceedings
A Mohammed, O Ulukpo, EC Lawrence, F Fernandez, A Pickens, AA Gal, SD Force, KC Easley, CP Larsen, AD Kirk, DC Neujahr 12/01/2011 Impact of laterality on early and late survival after pneumonectomy.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
FG Fernandez, SD Force, A Pickens, PD Kilgo, T Luu, DL Miller 07/01/2011 The Annals of thoracic surgery
SD Force, P Kilgo, DC Neujahr, A Pelaez, A Pickens, FG Fernandez, DL Miller, C Lawrence 01/01/2011 Symptomatic compression of the pulmonary artery by a posterior mediastinal bronchogenic cyst.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
FG Fernandez, SD Force, A Pickens, DL Miller 12/01/2010 Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery segmentectomy: a safe and effective procedure.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
BG Leshnower, DL Miller, FG Fernandez, A Pickens, SD Force 05/01/2010 Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the trachea.
Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
FG Fernandez, CE Denlinger, TD Crabtree 03/01/2010 Awards
- Resident Traveling Fellowship Grant, American Association of Thoracic Surgery, 2008
- Best Scientific Poster, Clinical Congress, American College of Surgeons, 2014
- Richard E. Clark Paper in General Thoracic Surgery, Society of Thoracic Surgery (STS) 51st Annual Meeting, 2015
- Richard E. Clark Paper in General Thoracic Surgery, STS 52nd Annual Meeting, 2016
- Richard E. Clark Paper in General Thoracic Surgery, STS 53rd Annual Meeting, 2017
- J. Maxwell Chamberlain Paper in General Thoracic Surgery, STS 53rd Annual Meeting, 2017
- Richard E. Clark Paper in General Thoracic Surgery. STS 55th Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. January 26-29, 2019.
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