The 20 Best Lung Transplant Doctors Near Me

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Raymond Givens

Dr. Raymond Givens

Transplant Surgery
Emory health
550 Peachtree Street Northeast, MedicalOfficeTower, 
Atlanta, GA 
Offers Telehealth
18 Years of Experience

Emory health
550 Peachtree Street Northeast, MedicalOfficeTower, 
Atlanta, GA 
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Overview

Raymond Givens is a Transplant Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Givens has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Transplant, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 30 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2008.0
Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Specialties
Transplant Surgery
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NY
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2020
Fellowships
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia University
Hospital Affiliations
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Emory University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Emory Heart & Vascular Center at Midtown
550 Peachtree Street Northeast, MedicalOfficeTower, Atlanta, GA 30308
Call: 404-686-4411

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.


30 Total Publications

Disparities Through the Looking Glass.
Disparities Through the Looking Glass.
Journal: American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Published: July 28, 2025
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Adam S. Gracon
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Transplant Surgery
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1968 Peachtree Road, N.w., 
Atlanta, GA 
 (4.5 miles away)
404-605-4600
Languages Spoken:
English
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A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Dr. Gracon earned his medical degree from Michigan State University School of Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan, and completed his residency in General Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. He went on to complete his fellowship in Abdominal Transplant Surgery at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. Prior to joining Piedmont, he practiced as a Transplant Surgeon at Ochsner Health in New Orleans, Louisiana.Dr. Gracon is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He specializes in kidney, pancreas and liver transplantation, and has a special interest in donor organ optimization and emerging technology.In his spare time, he enjoys travel, home projects, gardening, and golf.Dr. Gracon welcomes new patients and accepts most major insurance plans. Dr. Gracon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

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Dr. Allan D. Kirk
Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
Experienced in Lung Transplant
Dr. Allan D. Kirk
Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
101 Woodruff Cir, Suite 5105 - Wmb, 
Atlanta, GA 
 (0.1 miles away)
404-727-8380
Languages Spoken:
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Allan Kirk is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Kirk is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Malnutrition, Hepatic Ischemia, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Islet Cell Transplantation. Dr. Kirk is currently accepting new patients.

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