Associate Professor, Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine Assistant Professor, Immunology, Duke University Assistant Professor, Pathology, Duke University

Thoracic Surgery

is an expert in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He researched medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. Duke University School of Medicine is a top medical university. Duke University School of Medicine has a rank of 8 in research and a 29 in primary care He over the years received 19 awards: "Strength, Hope, and Caring Award, Team Award, Duke University Health System", "Honorary Member, The Colombian Society of Respiratory Diseases and Chest Surgery", "American Association for Thoracic Surgery 2nd Dwight Harken Research Scholarship", "Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Research Award", "Association for Academic Surgery, The Franklin Martin Fellow", "American College of Surgeons Faculty Research Fellowship Award", "Duke Heart Center Initial Career Development Award", "Duke Heart Center Board of Advisors Fellow", "Duke University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, and Weck Closure System, Award for Excellence in Clinical/Translational Science, Second Place", "The United States Department of Veterans Affairs Special Contribution Award", "South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation's David Hume/Rochee Young Investigator Award", "XVII World Congress of the Transplantation Society Travel Grant Award", "The American Society of Transplant Surgeons-Roche Surgical Scientist Scholarship Award", "The American Federation for Clinical Research Award", "AOA Original Studies Symposium Award for Outstanding Medical Research", "Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Student Research Training Fellowship", "Harvard College Scholarship", "Fellow (FACC)" and "Fellow (FACS)". has written publications. He has 12 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'An assessment of human gastric fluid composition as a function of PPI usage.' He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• An assessment of human gastric fluid composition as a function of PPI usage.
• Differential outcomes with early and late repeat transplantation in the era of the lung allocation score.
• The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKDEPI) equation best characterizes kidney function in patients being considered for lung transplantation.
• Preprocedural ECG-Gated Computed Tomography for Prevention of Complications during Lead Extraction.
• Assessment of Different Threshold Preoperative Glomerular Filtration Rates as Markers of Outcomes in Lung Transplantation.
• Cromolyn ameliorates Acute and chronic injury in a rat lung transplant model.
• Preoperative Mild-to-Moderate Coronary Artery Disease Does Not Affect Long-Term Outcomes of Lung Transplantation.
• A Comparative Analysis of Bronchial Stricture After Lung Transplantation in Recipients With and Without Early Acute Rejection.
• Aspiration of gastric fluid in pulmonary allografts: effect of pH.
• In the face of chronic aspiration, prolonged ischemic time exacerbates obliterative bronchiolitis in rat pulmonary allografts.
• Reflux and allograft dysfunction: is there a connection?

Schools

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• Duke University School Of Medicine

• Duke University Hospital

• Duke University Medical Center

• Harvard University

Procedures Preformed

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• Ablation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Aortic Valve Replacement
• Arterial Graft
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Conditions Treated

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• Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Diseases
• Aortic Dissection
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Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiac Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• Blue Options PPO
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• Open Access Plus
• Southern Health PPO
• Wellpath Preferred PPO
• Coventry Health Care of Virginia HMO
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• MedCost PPO
• Medicaid
• Medicare MCR
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Principal Life
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare
• Wells Fargo Insurance

Awards

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• Strength, Hope, and Caring Award, Team Award, Duke University Health System
• Honorary Member, The Colombian Society of Respiratory Diseases and Chest Surgery
• American Association for Thoracic Surgery 2nd Dwight Harken Research Scholarship
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Research Award
• Association for Academic Surgery, The Franklin Martin Fellow
• American College of Surgeons Faculty Research Fellowship Award
• Duke Heart Center Initial Career Development Award
• Duke Heart Center Board of Advisors Fellow
• Duke University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, and Weck Closure System, Award for Excellence in Clinical/Translational Science, Second Place
• The United States Department of Veterans Affairs Special Contribution Award
• South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation's David Hume/Rochee Young Investigator Award
• XVII World Congress of the Transplantation Society Travel Grant Award
• The American Society of Transplant Surgeons-Roche Surgical Scientist Scholarship Award
• The American Federation for Clinical Research Award
• AOA Original Studies Symposium Award for Outstanding Medical Research
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Student Research Training Fellowship
• Harvard College Scholarship
• Fellow (FACC)
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• Duke University Hospital
• Duke University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Duke University Hospital
• Duke Regional Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1003990912
NPPES Provider LastName		LIN
NPPES Provider FirstName		SHU
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		283583019
NPPES Provider State		NC
Specialty Description		Thoracic Surgery
Total Claim Count		19.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1003990912
Last Name Of The Provider	LIN
First Name Of The Provider	SHU
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