Overview
Thomas Fortson, M.D. was the chief fellow as he completed his pulmonary and critical care fellowship at Augusta University Medical Center in early 2018. He was the chief resident as he completed his internal medicine residency at Georgia Regents University in 2014 and completed his internship in internal medicine at Georgia Regents University in 2012. Dr. Fortson completed medical school at Medical College of Georgia in Augusta in 2011.
Dr. Forston is a pulmonologist returning to the Columbus area; he graduated from Pacelli High School in Columbus in 2003.
Dr. Fortson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pleural Effusion. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Insurance
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Locations
500 18th Street Suite A-30, Columbus, GA 31901
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Lung MetastasesDr. Fortson isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Metastases.
- Advanced
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Fortson isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Atypical PneumoniaDr. Fortson isAdvanced. Learn about Atypical Pneumonia.
- Bronchogenic CystDr. Fortson isAdvanced. Learn about Bronchogenic Cyst.
- BullaeDr. Fortson isAdvanced. Learn about Bullae.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Experienced
- ActinomycosisDr. Fortson isExperienced. Learn about Actinomycosis.
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Allergic Bronchopulmonary AspergillosisDr. Fortson isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis.
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)Dr. Fortson isExperienced. Learn about Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD).
- AsthmaDr. Fortson isExperienced. Learn about Asthma.
- Asthma in ChildrenDr. Fortson isExperienced. Learn about Asthma in Children.