Kemp H Kernstine, MD

Professor

Specialties: Thoracic Surgery; Surgery

Clinical Interests: Chest; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Da Vinci Surgery; Esophageal Cancer; Esophageal/Swallowing Diseases; Lung Disease; Mesothelioma; Myasthenia Gravis; Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery; Thoracic Oncology; Thymectomy; Thymic Cancer; Thymoma.

Research Interests: Lung Cancer and Esophageal Cancer; Mesothelioma; Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgical Approaches; Molecular Early Diagnosis, Staging and Evaluation of Thoracic Malignancies; Sarcoma.

Publications: View Publications

Clinical Practice Location:      Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
     Seay Building
     2201 Inwood Rd
     2nd Floor, Suite 106
     Dallas, Tx 75390

Appointments:      214-645-4673, Fax: 214-645-2615

Insurance Plans Accepted

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (1982)

Residency: University Of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics, General Surgery (1982 - 1985)
University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics, General Surgery (1988 - 1990)
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass, General Thoracic Surgery (1992 - 1993)
Brigham Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass, Cardiac Surgery (1993 - 1994)

Fellowship: West Roxbury VA Med Ctr, West Roxbury, MA, Cardiothoracic Surgery (1994 - 1995)

Honors: Willem J. Kolff Young Investigators Award (1988)
Brigham and Womens Hospital Thoracic Alumnus of the Year (2003)
Howard Hughes Medical Research Fellow (1980)
Castle Connolly Americas Top Doctors (2012)
Castle Connolly Americas Top Doctors for Cancer (2012)