The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Knoxville



The Department of Surgery

Christina S. Glenn, MD

Assistant Professor
Division of Thoracic Surgery

Clinical Focus

Surgical Treatment of Lung Cancer and Esophageal Cancer, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Pleural Space, Airways, Mediastinum, and Chest Wall

 

Education

Medical School
University of Toledo College of Medicine; Toledo, OH, 2010

Residency
General Surgery, Beaumont Health System; Royal Oak, MI, 2016

Fellowship
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 2018

Other
Beaumont Health System; Royal Oak, MI
Research Fellowship, graduated 2014


Certification

American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Honors and Awards

Alpha Omega Alpha
Gold Humanism in Medicine Award

Professional Affiliations

Society of Thoracic Surgery
Women in Thoracic Surgery

Current Presentations

Dasgupta M, Jordan S, Probst C, Soto F, Glenn C. Timed to collapse: Pneumothorax on a schedule. Presented at Chest; 2025 Octber 19 ; Chicago, IL.

Nadkarni S, Daniel J, Glenn C, Linden K. A fatal connection: A unique case of gastropericardial fistula leading to emphysematous pericarditis and overwhelming sepsis. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians- CHEST 2025; 2025 Octber 19 ; Chicago, IL.

K Gee, B Micayla, C Probst, C Glenn, P Roberson, S Jordan. Effect of intraoperative intercostal nerve cryoablation on pain control in thoracotomy patients. Presented at Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society ; 2025 Octber 15; Amelia Island, FL.

Gee K, Jordan S, Probst C, Glenn C, Blake K. Surgical management of giant thoracoabdominal hernia: A single center experience. Presented at Southeastern Surgical Congress; 2025 Feb - 15; New Orleans, LA.

Murdock P,Blake K, Probst C, Glenn C, Jordan S. Non-traumatic large transdiaphragmatic intercostal and flank hernia with gastric outlet obstruction: A case report. Presented at American Hernia Society 2024 Annual Meeting; 2024 Sept - 12; Chicago, IL.

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