Seth D. Force, MD
Dr. Seth D. Force is a thoracic surgeon who specializes in treating patients diagnosed with lung cancer, and thoracic malignancies including malignant pleural mesothelioma, cardiac tumors, and esophageal cancer. He practices at Emory University School of Medicine, where he holds the title Kamal A. Mansour Professor in Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery; the Winship Cancer Institute where he holds the title of Surgical Director of the Thoracic Oncology Program; and the Emory University Hospital, where he holds the titles of Surgical Director of the Adult Lung Transplant Program, Co-Director of the Emory Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Center, and Directory of the Emory Thoracic Surgery Robotics Program.[1]
During his surgical fellowship, Dr. Force trained under Dr. Joel Cooper, who is credited with performing the first successful lung transplant, and he carried his knowledge and expertise to Emory. Under his direction, Emory’s adult lung transplant program’s survival rates improved and its volume has tripled. Dr. Force has a national reputation for being skilled in minimally invasive surgery for lung and esophageal cancer and for his expertise in treating diseases of the mediastinum.[2]
Education and Career
Dr. Force earned a Bachelor of Arts from Davidson College and his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed an internship, fellowship, and residency in Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and then completed an additional fellowship in Thoracic Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
Since completing his medical education and training, Dr. Force has practiced at Emory Healthcare Network, the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, and the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Professional Memberships and Activities
Dr. Force is actively involved in several professional medical societies and associations, including:[1]
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow
- Association for Academic Surgery
- American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Pulmonary Transplant Council
- Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
- American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- American Society of Transplantation
- International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
- American Association of Thoracic Surgeons
Research
Dr. Force’s research focus is on outcomes research in lung transplantation and thoracic disease. His past research projects have concentrated on patient outcomes and novel techniques in thoracic surgery and lung transplantation. Current projects include evaluation of outcomes in patients with esophageal perforation and outcomes in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis undergoing single or double lung transplantation.[2]
His publications include:[2]
- Epidemiology of early esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Clin Endosc Volume: 55 Page(s): 372 – 380
05/01/2022 Authors: Hang T-VP; Spiritos Z; Gamboa AM; Chen Z; Force S; Patel V; Chawla S; Keilin S; Saba NF; El-Rayes B - Durable complete response for oligometastatic renal cell carcinoma with immune checkpoint inhibition and cytoreductive nephrectomy in a Jehovah’s Witness: A case report.
Front Oncol Volume: 12 Page(s): 949400
01/01/2022 Authors: Zhuang TZ; Harik L; Force S; Hadadi A; Bilen MA; Brown JT; Carthon BC; Goldman J; Kucuk O; Master VA - Trimodality Therapy in the Treatment of Stage III N2-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A National Cancer Database Analysis.
Oncologist Volume: 25 Page(s): e964 – e975
06/01/2020 Authors: Behera M; Steuer CE; Liu Y; Fernandez F; Fu C; Higgins KA; Gillespie TW; Pakkala S; Pillai RN; Force S - Percutaneous Tracheostomy With Apnea During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Era: A Protocol and Brief Report of Cases.
Crit Care Explor Volume: 2 Page(s): e0134
05/01/2020 Authors: Niroula A; Van Nostrand KM; Khullar OV; Force S; Jaber WS; Sardi AH; Berkowitz DM - VATS Resection of Large Ectopic Posterior Mediastinal Cystic Parathyroid Adenoma.
Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 108 Page(s): e301 – e302
11/01/2019 Authors: Medbery RL; Winters A; Chen AY; Rogers TE; Force SD - Radiomic Analysis of Radiation-Induced Fibrosis Following Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Volume: 105 Page(s): E505 – E506
09/01/2019 Authors: Escott C; Madden NA; Schreibmann E; Tian S; Cassidy RJ; Sutter AI; Whitaker D; Switchenko J; Pfister NT; Xu KM
