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Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO

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Specializes in: Pediatric General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Professional interests include: lung issues

4802 E Johnson Avenue
Jonesboro, AR 72405

(870) 936-8000

Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO is a pediatric general surgeon in Jonesboro, AR specializing in pediatric general surgery and thoracic surgery. He graduated from University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care and Baptist Medical Group.

Office Locations

4802 E Johnson Avenue
Jonesboro, AR 72405

(870) 936-8000

(870) 934-3628

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Baptist Medical Group

4802 E. Johnson Avenue
Jonesboro, AR 72401

(870) 936-8000

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Some issues Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO can help you with:

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

heart bypass surgery

In 2023, Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO performed more heart bypass surgery (CABG) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO treated as a pediatric general surgeon in Jonesboro, AR during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO treated as a pediatric general surgeon in Jonesboro, AR during 2013 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and endarterectomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	12
cardiac procedures	24
doctor visit	70
endarterectomy	19
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
neck surgery	19
open surgery	24
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24
vascular procedures	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	21
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	51
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO treated as a pediatric general surgeon in Jonesboro, AR during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, endarterectomy and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	48
endarterectomy	12
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
neck surgery	12
vascular procedures	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	12
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	49
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	39
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO treated as a pediatric general surgeon in Jonesboro, AR during 2017 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	17
cardiac procedures	34
doctor visit	51
open surgery	34
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	34

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO treated as a pediatric general surgeon in Jonesboro, AR during 2018 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	18
cardiac procedures	36
doctor visit	59
open surgery	36
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	36

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO treated as a pediatric general surgeon in Jonesboro, AR during 2019 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	15
cardiac procedures	30
doctor visit	63
open surgery	30
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	30

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO treated as a pediatric general surgeon in Jonesboro, AR during 2020 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	11
cardiac procedures	22
doctor visit	54
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO treated as a pediatric general surgeon in Jonesboro, AR during 2021 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	26
doctor visit	17
open surgery	26
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO treated as a pediatric general surgeon in Jonesboro, AR during 2022 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	12
cardiac procedures	24
doctor visit	45
open surgery	24
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO treated as a pediatric general surgeon in Jonesboro, AR were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

bypass surgery	14
cardiac procedures	28
doctor visit	46
endarterectomy	15
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
neck surgery	15
open surgery	28
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28
vascular procedures	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	30
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	19
85 and over	3
Less than 65	4
65 to 74	35

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	2
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO graduated from University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed residency at Osteopathic Medical Center of Texas. He has a state license in Colorado.

Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Osteopathic Medical Center of Texas

Licensed In: Colorado

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Memorial Health Care

Baptist Medical Group

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Damon Mark Kennedy, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Sorin Group USA, Inc	$370 Bioprosthetic Valve $227	Tissue Heart Valves $109	All Sorin HV $34
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$75 CoreValve Evolut $54	Aortic Stent Grafts $21
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$21 C3 Delivery System $21
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$16 AngioVac $16
Ethicon US, LLC	$16 VISTASEAL $16
Other	$50 On-X $14	ENTRE $13	BRILINTA $11	$13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$322
Travel and Lodging	$227

Biography

Dr. Damon Kennedy's areas of specialization are pediatric cardiology, thoracic surgery, and pediatric general surgery; he sees patients in Jonesboro, AR. Dr. Kennedy is especially interested in lung issues. He is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care. He attended the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Osteopathic Medical Center of Texas.