Assistant Professor, Associate Program Director, Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Plastic Surgery
Dr. Kent K. Higdon, MD
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Kent Higdon is an expert in the field of Plastic Surgery. He researched medicine at University of Alabama Medical Center. University of Alabama Medical Center is ranked 37/17 in Research/PrimaryCare. He received awards:"Member" and "Fellow (FACS)". Kent Higdon is a published doctor and has 11 publications published. The lastest was: 'Safety of Cosmetic Procedures in Elderly and Octogenarian Patients.' He accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Safety of Cosmetic Procedures in Elderly and Octogenarian Patients.
- Silicone Breast implants can save lives.
- The effect of flap coverage on length of stay and costs for patients with fractures of the tibia.
- Glucocorticoid rescue for late-phase acute respiratory distress syndrome in trauma/surgical critical care patients.
- Video-assisted transumbilical appendectomy in children.
- The prevention of osteoporotic progression by means of steroid loaded TCPL drug delivery systems.
- The use of estrogen, DHEA, and diosgenin in a sustained delivery setting as a novel treatment approach for osteoporosis in the ovariectomized adult rat model.
- TCPL drug delivery system: the effects of synthetic DHEA and Diosgenin using an ovariectomized rat model.
- Development of sustained delivery system as a novel technique for tissue culture.
- Cryoamputation as a temporizing measure in severe burn injury.
Schools
Univ Of Ms Sch Of Med
University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine Chattanooga Campus
Cosmetic and Breast Fellowship
Vanderbilt University
University Of Alabama
Procedures Preformed
- Abdominoplasty
- Adjacent Tissue Transfer
- Arm Reduction Surgery
- Blepharoplasty
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Conditions Treated
- Benign Skin Lesion
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Ptosis
- Capsular Contracture of Breast Implant
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Doctors Specialties
- Plastic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Golden Rule
- Humana
- Medicaid
- Medicare MCR
- United Healthcare
Awards
- Member
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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University of Alabama Medical Center -
Vanderbilt University -
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga -
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Hospital
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Vanderbilt Hospital and Clinics
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1447471198 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | HIGDON | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | KENT | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 372322345 | |
| NPPES Provider State | TN | |
| Specialty Description | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 50.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1447471198 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | HIGDON |
| First Name Of The Provider | KENT |
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