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Shanda Blackmon
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, United States
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About
Consultant, Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (2018-present)
Consultant, Associate Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (2014-2018)
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX (2006-2014)
Board-Certified, General Surgery (ABS) & Cardiothoracic Surgery (ABTS)
Weill Cornell Medical College (Associate Professor 2013-2014)(Assistant Professor, 2006-2013)
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute (Assistant Professor, 2007-2013; Associate 2013-2014))
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (Clinical Instructor, 2005-2006; Assistant Professor/consultant, 2007- 2014)
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (2007-current)
Consultant, Associate Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (2014-2018)
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX (2006-2014)
Board-Certified, General Surgery (ABS) & Cardiothoracic Surgery (ABTS)
Weill Cornell Medical College (Associate Professor 2013-2014)(Assistant Professor, 2006-2013)
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute (Assistant Professor, 2007-2013; Associate 2013-2014))
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (Clinical Instructor, 2005-2006; Assistant Professor/consultant, 2007- 2014)
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (2007-current)
Research
EMPRESS Trial (NCT 02323854)
Cryo-meso Trial (NCT 02464904)
MARK 1A Trial (NCT 02673021)
Stablemates Trial
MATCH Trial (NCT 02816671)
CONDUIT Trial (NCT 02538983)
Foregut Report Card Trial (NCT 02708303)
Achalasia Report Card Trial (NCT 02606578)
Additional Education Information
The University of Texas, Austin, TX- BA Fine Arts 1987-1991
Emory University, Atlanta, GA-Rollins School of Public Health- MPH 1992-1994 Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA- MD 1994-1998
Georgia Baptist Hospital, Atlanta, GA- General Surgery Internship 1998-1999
Georgia Baptist Hospital/AMC, Atlanta, GA- General Surgery Residency 1999-2003
Georgia Baptist Hospital/AMC, Atlanta, GA- General Surgery Administrative Chief Resident 2003
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX- Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency 2003-2005
MDACC, Houston, TX- Thoracic Surgery Clinical Instructor 2005-2006
Practice Areas
Thoracic
Cancer
Chest wall
Diaphragm
Education
Esophagus
Professional Affairs
Lung
VATS
Mediastinum
Medical technology
Minimally Invasive
Pleura
Thoracic
Trachea and bronchi
Organizations
Other Interests
3D & 5D Printing & Complex Surgical Planning
Intraoperative Event Management
Lung Ablation
Complex Esophageal Reconstruction (SPJ) Super-charged Long Segment Jejunal Interposition
Mediastinal Disease (Thymic and Germ Cell Tumors)
Advanced Surgical Training for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Esophageal and Endobronchial (Endoluminal) Interventions
EBUS & ENB (Superdimension Bronchus System)
Lung Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Minimally Invasive Lung and Esophageal Surgery
Secondary Tumors of the Lung (sarcoma, colorectal, renal cell, etc...)
Multimodality Management for Thoracic Surgery Patients
Innovation, Team Management, and Adoption of New Technology
Social Media as a support for Thoracic Patients and Residents/Colleagues
Cardiac Tumors
Foregut Surgery & POEM, POET, POPE
Thoracic Surgery Clinical Trials
Published by Shanda
Podcasts, Episode
CTSNet To Go Podcast Episode: Safety in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
By Joel Dunning et al.
Oct. 14, 2020
Thoracic
Powerful Innovation in Thoracic Surgery: Then and Now
By Shanda Blackmon et al.
Sep. 23, 2020
Professional Affairs, Episode
CTSNet To Go: Podcast Episode: The Role of Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery
By Shanda Blackmon et al.
Jul. 7, 2020