J R. Headrick
Distinguished in Fibrosing Mediastinitis

Dr. J R. Headrick

Thoracic Surgery | Oncology
CommonSpirit Health
CHI Memorial Chest And Lung Cancer Center
2108 E Third St, Suite 300, 
Chattanooga, TN 
Accepting New Patients
Distinguished in Fibrosing Mediastinitis
CommonSpirit Health
CHI Memorial Chest And Lung Cancer Center
2108 E Third St, Suite 300, 
Chattanooga, TN 
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Overview

Dr. Rob Headrick is chief of thoracic surgery at CHI Memorial Rees Skillern Cancer Institute. He specializes in chest and lung cancer care. He is board certified in both general and thoracic surgery.Dr. Headrick is a Chattanooga native and returned to his hometown to provide thoracic surgical care.

Dr. Headrick is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fibrosing Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Thymectomy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Tennessee
Residency
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Oncology
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in TN
Board Certifications
American Board Of Surgery
American Board Of Thoracic Surgery
Fellowships
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Memorial Healthcare System, Inc
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

CHI Memorial Chest And Lung Cancer Center
2108 E Third St, Suite 300, Chattanooga, TN 37404
Call: 423-495-5864

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

9 Total Publications

The Role of NLP and AI Tools in Mitigating Workforce Shortages in Health Care.
The Role of NLP and AI Tools in Mitigating Workforce Shortages in Health Care.
Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery
Published: January 15, 2025
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