
Overview
Paula Watson is a Sleep Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Lebanon, Tennessee. Dr. Watson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lung Nodules. Her top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lung Metastases, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD), and Bronchiectasis. Dr. Watson is currently accepting new patients.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 13 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- MEDICARE MAPD
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- INDEMNITY
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
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- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
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- MEDICARE MAPD
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- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
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- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1616 W Main St, Suite 200, Lebanon, TN 37087
1301 Medical Ctr Dr, Nashville, TN 37232
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.
1 Clinical Trials
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
- Obstructive Sleep ApneaDr. Watson isDistinguished. Learn about Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
- Advanced
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)
- Lung MetastasesDr. Watson isAdvanced. Learn about Lung Metastases.
- Experienced
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Watson isExperienced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Watson isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- BronchiectasisDr. Watson isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiectasis.
- Bronchiolitis ObliteransDr. Watson isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiolitis Obliterans.
- BronchitisDr. Watson isExperienced. Learn about Bronchitis.
- Bronchogenic CystDr. Watson isExperienced. Learn about Bronchogenic Cyst.
