Overview
Certified in EBUS and Navigational Bronchoscopy
Certified in Robotic Bronchoscopy.
Dr. Rodriguez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Nodules. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER MEDICARE
- HMO
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- HMO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
5651 Frist Blvd, Suite 309, Nashville, TN 37076
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Rodriguez has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fabien Maldonado is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Maldonado is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Nodules. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Lung Nodules, Pleurisy, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Maldonado is currently accepting new patients.
Ascension Saint Thomas Chest & Lung Center - West
Dr. Rickman served as director of the interventional pulmonology section at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, from 2009-2023. He is a founding partner of the Ascension Saint Thomas Chest and Lung Center and serves as Director of Interventional Pulmonology and Bronchoscopy for the Ascension Saint Thomas Health system. He is Professor of Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center. He has been recognized by many national societies and is a former member of the AABIP Board of Directors. The American College of Chest Physicians has recognized him on multiple occasions as a Distinguished CHEST Educator and he is actively involved in procedural education at the local, national, and international levels. His clinical and translational research interests focus on medical devices, early diagnosis, and prevention of lung cancer. His clinical work is on lung nodules, lung cancer, pleural diseases and interventional pulmonology. Dr. Rickman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Nodules. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Pleural Effusion, Subglottic Stenosis, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Robert Lentz is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Emergency Medicine provider in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Lentz has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Nodules. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Pleural Effusion, Lung Cancer, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Lentz is currently accepting new patients.
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
- Atypical PneumoniaDr. Rodriguez isDistinguished. Learn about Atypical Pneumonia.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Dr. Rodriguez isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
- Hospital-Acquired PneumoniaDr. Rodriguez isDistinguished. Learn about Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.
- Advanced
- AsthmaDr. Rodriguez isAdvanced. Learn about Asthma.
- DrowsinessDr. Rodriguez isAdvanced. Learn about Drowsiness.
- EmphysemaDr. Rodriguez isAdvanced. Learn about Emphysema.
- Excessive Daytime SleepinessDr. Rodriguez isAdvanced. Learn about Excessive Daytime Sleepiness.
- GastrostomyDr. Rodriguez isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- Lung NodulesDr. Rodriguez isAdvanced. Learn about Lung Nodules.
- Experienced
- Advanced BronchoscopyDr. Rodriguez isExperienced. Learn about Advanced Bronchoscopy.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Rodriguez isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Rodriguez isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Rodriguez isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
- Central Sleep ApneaDr. Rodriguez isExperienced. Learn about Central Sleep Apnea.
