Fabien Maldonado

Fabien Maldonado is a Professor of Medicine, Thoracic Surgery, and Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, where he joined in July 2015. He is affiliated with the Vanderbilt Interventional Pulmonary Research (VIPR) Lab and collaborates with the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering.

• Education
  • MD, 2002 - University of Burgundy, Dijon, France
  • Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
  • Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship - Marseille, France (2009–2010)

His research focuses on clinical trials in interventional pulmonology, CT-based quantitative imaging for lung cancer, and robotic bronchoscopy. He leads the interventional pulmonology fellowship program at Vanderbilt and co-founded a similar program at Mayo Clinic.

He is funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) and serves on leadership committees for the American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, American College of Chest Physicians, and American Thoracic Society. He is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Philosophy, Science, and Religion at the University of Edinburgh, UK.