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Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD

(Eric S. Lambright, MD)

(258 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease), Thoracic Surgery and General Practice

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1995)

Professional interests include: lung transplant, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, thoracic cancer, and more.

2105 Edward Curd Lane Suite 102
Franklin, TN 37067

(615) 936-0393

Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD is a pulmonologist in Nashville, TN specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease), thoracic surgery and general practice. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1995 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD is affiliated with Vanderbilt Health, Williamson Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt Thoracic Surgery.

Office Locations

Address:

1301 Medical Center Drive Suite B817 Vanderbilt Thoracic Surgery Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232

Address:

1313 21st Avenue 609 Oxford House
Nashville, TN 37232

Address:

2105 Edward Curd Lane Suite 102
Franklin, TN 37067

Some issues Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD can help you with:

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

bronchoscopy	41
dissection	26
doctor visit	246
excision	44
lobectomy	24
lymph node procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	110
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	79
X-rays	19

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	56

bronchoscopy	61
dissection	26
doctor visit	217
excision	46
lobectomy	22
lymph node procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	130
thoracic (chest) imaging	18
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	67
X-rays	18

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	51

bronchoscopy	67
dissection	38
doctor visit	263
excision	54
lobectomy	27
lymph node procedures	38
minimally invasive procedures	138
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	100
X-rays	19

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	55

bronchoscopy	61
dissection	27
doctor visit	246
excision	52
lobectomy	23
lymph node procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	137
thoracic (chest) imaging	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	74
X-rays	22

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	12
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	57

bronchoscopy	63
dissection	29
doctor visit	194
excision	59
lobectomy	20
lymph node procedures	29
minimally invasive procedures	143
thoracic (chest) imaging	16
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	78
X-rays	16

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	61

bronchoscopy	53
dissection	23
doctor visit	206
excision	42
lobectomy	26
lymph node procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	122
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	67

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	54

bronchoscopy	46
dissection	24
doctor visit	186
excision	39
lobectomy	23
lymph node procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	109
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	61

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	56

bronchoscopy	34
dissection	21
doctor visit	126
excision	41
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	93
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	57

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	47

bronchoscopy	80
dissection	38
doctor visit	306
excision	68
lobectomy	31
lymph node procedures	38
minimally invasive procedures	180
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	98

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Nashville, TN were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and excision.

bronchoscopy	56
dissection	28
doctor visit	223
excision	50
lobectomy	23
lymph node procedures	28
minimally invasive procedures	129
thoracic (chest) imaging	18
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	77
X-rays	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD.

**Gender**
Female	98
Male	97

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	179
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	1
75 to 84	35
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	110

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	4
Cancer	43

Education & Training

Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1995. He completed residency at University of Pennsylvania Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1995)

Residency: University of Pennsylvania Affiliated Hospitals (2002)

Board Certification: Thoracic Surgery

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Vanderbilt Health

Williamson Health

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

Vanderbilt Thoracic Surgery

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 258 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Nashville, TN.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$5,590 Da Vinci Surgical System $5,590
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.	$99 Spin $99

**Types of Payments**
Education	$3,000
Travel and Lodging	$2,000
Food and Beverage	$688

Research Payments

Dr. Eric Shawn Lambright, MD has received 5 research payments totaling $38,813.

Biography

Dr. Eric Lambright specializes in general practice, pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease), and thoracic surgery and practices in Nashville, TN and Franklin, TN. Dr. Lambright's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is especially interested in lung transplant, esophageal cancer, and lung cancer. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Lambright is conversant in Spanish. He is professionally affiliated with Williamson Health and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).