Bill Putnam, MD, FACS Office and Other Patient Information
Bill Putnam, MD, FACS Biography and Info
Joe B. Putnam, Jr., MD, FACS, (“Bill”) has over three decades of experience in the surgical management of thoracic diseases. He has a specific focus in lung cancer and esophageal cancer diagnosis and treatment, advanced thoracic neoplasms, reoperative thoracic and esophageal surgery, and multidisciplinary management (surgery, systemic therapy such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy, and radiation therapy). Dr. Putnam was Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for over 15 years, and Professor and Chairman of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center for 12 years. His research activities have included multiple clinical trials in thoracic oncology, improving quality outcomes, advancing thoracic surgery education, and evaluating novel therapies for thoracic diseases. His areas of expertise include:
- Lung Cancer and Pulmonary Tumors
- Esophageal Cancer
- Mediastinal Tumors
- Pulmonary Metastases
- Chest Wall Tumors
- Benign Lung Diseases
About Me
My goal for every patient is to create the best environment possible for them to receive the personal care needed for diagnosis and treatment, and then to resume a normal life. A cancer diagnosis does not create good options for anyone; however, I do talk closely with the patient and family to determine the treatment option that makes the most sense for them. Sometimes, that treatment requires other specialists or treatment before surgery, and I ask myself “the Mom question.”
“Is this the care that I would wish for my Mom or my family?” And, if it is excellent enough for my Mom and my family, I can be confident that it is the best recommendation for each of my patients. I consider patient care a great privilege, and I am grateful for their confidence in me and my team.
Titles
- Medical Director, Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Boards
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery)
Languages
- English
Hospital Affiliation
- Baptist Medical Center South
- Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
Legal Practice Name
- Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Physicians Inc
Bill Putnam, MD, FACS Additional Information
Education & Training
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Doctor of Medicine - Medical School
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill , NC
1975 – 1979
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Internship
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Baltimore , MD
1979 – 1981
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Fellowship
The National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health - Bethesda , MD
1981 – 1984
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Residency
University of Rochester - Undergraduate - Rochester , NY
1984 – 1986
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Residency
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor , MI
1986 – 1988
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(Other) - Fellowship
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor , MI
1986 – 1988
Publications
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Morcellation During Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomies: Implications of the Use of a Contained Bag System. PMID: 32273084
Gil-Gimeno A, Laberge PY, Lemyre M, Gorak E, Maheux-Lacroix S
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2020 Jul. 42(7)839-845 doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.11.004. Epub 2020 Apr 6.
PMID: 32273084 [PubMed - in process]
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Contained Morcellation of Very Large Uterus. PMID: 32171503
Gil-Gimeno A, Laberge PY, Lemyre M, Gorak E, Maheux-Lacroix S
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2020 Jun. 42(6)802 doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.11.005. Epub 2020 Mar 11.
PMID: 32171503 [PubMed - in process]
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The National MDS Natural History Study: design of an integrated data and sample biorepository to promote research studies in myelodysplastic syndromes. PMID: 31111762
Sekeres MA, Gore SD, Stablein DM, DiFronzo N, Abel GA, DeZern AE, Troy JD, Rollison DE, Thomas JW, Waclawiw MA, Liu JJ, Al Baghdadi T, Walter MJ, Bejar R, Gorak EJ, Starczynowski DT, Foran JM, Cerhan JR, Moscinski LC, Komrokji RS, Deeg HJ, Epling-Burnette PK
Leuk Lymphoma 2019 Dec. 60(13)3161-3171 doi: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1616186. Epub 2019 May 21.
PMID: 31111762 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Metformin is associated with survival benefit in cancer patients with concurrent type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PMID: 24258613
Yin M, Zhou J, Gorak EJ, Quddus F
Oncologist 2013. 18(12)1248-55 doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0111. Epub 2013 Nov 20.
PMID: 24258613 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Phase I/II trial assessing bendamustine plus bortezomib combination therapy for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. PMID: 23150919
Berenson JR, Yellin O, Bessudo A, Boccia RV, Noga SJ, Gravenor DS, Patel-Donnelly D, Siegel RS, Kewalramani T, Gorak EJ, Nassir Y, Swift RA, Mayo D
Br J Haematol 2013 Feb. 160(3)321-30 doi: 10.1111/bjh.12129. Epub 2012 Nov 15.
PMID: 23150919 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Unusual warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. PMID: 18715857
Boctor FN, Gorak E, Prichard JW, Firouzi M, Difilippo W
Ann Clin Lab Sci 2008 Summer. 38(3)273-6.
PMID: 18715857 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Erythema nodosum secondary to granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in a patient with Hodgkin lymphoma during CD34+ cell mobilization for autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: a dose-mediated effect. PMID: 16182183
George S, George B, Gorak E
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2005 Oct. 11(10)816-7.
PMID: 16182183 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Engraftment syndrome after nonmyeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: incidence and effects on survival. PMID: 15983554
Gorak E, Geller N, Srinivasan R, Espinoza-Delgado I, Donohue T, Barrett AJ, Suffredini A, Childs R
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2005 Jul. 11(7)542-50.
PMID: 15983554 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Safety, tolerability, and lack of antibody responses after administration of a PfCSP DNA malaria vaccine via needle or needle-free jet injection, and comparison of intramuscular and combination intramuscular/intradermal routes. PMID: 12228010
Epstein JE, Gorak EJ, Charoenvit Y, Wang R, Freydberg N, Osinowo O, Richie TL, Stoltz EL, Trespalacios F, Nerges J, Ng J, Fallarme-Majam V, Abot E, Goh L, Parker S, Kumar S, Hedstrom RC, Norman J, Stout R, Hoffman SL
Hum Gene Ther 2002 Sep 1. 13(13)1551-60.
PMID: 12228010 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Induction of CD4(+) T cell-dependent CD8(+) type 1 responses in humans by a malaria DNA vaccine. PMID: 11526203
Wang R, Epstein J, Baraceros FM, Gorak EJ, Charoenvit Y, Carucci DJ, Hedstrom RC, Rahardjo N, Gay T, Hobart P, Stout R, Jones TR, Richie TL, Parker SE, Doolan DL, Norman J, Hoffman SL
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001 Sep 11. 98(19)10817-22. Epub 2001 Aug 28.
PMID: 11526203 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitalized adults and children without known risk factors. PMID: 10589891
Gorak EJ, Yamada SM, Brown JD
Clin Infect Dis 1999 Oct. 29(4)797-800.
PMID: 10589891 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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A communitywide perspective of sex differences and temporal trends in the incidence and survival rates after acute myocardial infarction and out-of-hospital deaths caused by coronary heart disease. PMID: 8504508
Goldberg RJ, Gorak EJ, Yarzebski J, Hosmer DW Jr, Dalen P, Gore JM, Alpert JS, Dalen JE
Circulation 1993 Jun. 87(6)1947-53.
PMID: 8504508 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Additional Publications from Bill Putnam, MD, FACS (12 Citations)