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scaler59•

2 years ago•11 Replies

Can someone direct me to a Specialist for CLL in the Nashville? Tired of going to the VA.

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neurodervish2 years ago

Looks like there are a couple listed there:

Jia Bi, MD, Tennessee Oncology, Nashville

Ian Flinn, MD, Tennessee Oncology, Nashville

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bkoffmanCLL CURE Hero2 years ago

Ian Flinn is your man. Great doctor,

E-Lynn• in reply tobkoffman2 years ago

I agree with Brian. Dr. Ian Flinn has been a great CLL specialist since I began to look at new treatments for CLL. I have watched various people being treated by him, in some of the very early targeted therapy trials. If I were in that area, that is who I would see.

Ibru2 years ago

Ian Flinn at Tennessee Oncology. Excellent.

wizzard1662 years ago

Hey Scaler

This is your best bet:

medicine.vumc.org/our-facil...

Carl

wizzard166• in reply towizzard1662 years ago

vicc.org/

This is Vanderbilt University's NCI Accredited Cancer Center. It is my belief that if one of us can be followed at an NCI Accredited Cancer Center, then we are giving ourselves our best chance to fight our CLL illness. I can't imagine anyone disagreeing. Where I live the closest Cancer Center is Lynn Cancer Center in Boca Raton FL; although, they are a fine facility with some excellent doctors I felt my chances increased by travelling to Boston to be followed at Dana Farber. I can afford to travel considering time lost and expense, so why not give myself my best shot. I still keep up with the dr that diagnosed me at Lynn every six months, but now I am a patient of Dr Jennifer Brown at Dana Farber every six months as my lead Specialist.

I took time to look at the educational backgrounds of the following list of Specialists at Vanderbilt's NCI Center. All of these Specialists sound excellent, and I tried to sequence them to the ones I'd look at first from the top of the list. These doctors are a small fraction of the number of Cancer Specialists at this facility, but they all specialize in Hematology. I consider strongly where they trained. Hope this helps.

Carl

This is a link to some of their doctors in Nashville. search.vanderbilthealth.com...

search.vanderbilthealth.com...

wizzard166• in reply towizzard1662 years ago

I want you to know that I am not disagreeing with Dr Koffman about Dr Flinn. He looks great too and trained at Johns Hopkins. I just have a conviction about being followed at NCI Accredited institutions.

Carl

Katinlr2 years ago

Definitely Ian Flinn

lexie2 years ago

If you are open to a 4 hour drive the fabulous Dr. John Byrd has moved from OSU to University of Cincinnati. I make the 5+ hour drive to see him.

Health502 years ago

I am currently a patient of Dr Ian Flinn as I moved to Nashville just a year ago. I have been under treatment with Dr Hun Lee at MD Anderson, Dr Farrukh Awan and Dr Jennifer Woyach of The James Cancer Center.

Dr. Flinn is a wonderful doctor but I will be switching to a Vanderbilt doctor in 2023. I don’t feel like I’m getting the best care from his staff.

Very disappointed to be switching since we just retired to Nashville with one big factor being the presence of a great CLL specialist here.

Dr Ian is phenomenal but I just can’t recommend any of the people around him.

JeannineMarie2 years ago

I reside in the Nashville area and I am a patient of Dr Jia Bi. Currently I am in a trial that Dr Flinn is overseeing . Dr Bi is a very caring physician. I am quite comfortable with her and she always answers my questions. Her staff is quite pleasant, I use the patient portal for non urgent communication and always get a speedy response. I became aware of her through this site and not for a minute have I regretted walking away from the hematologist I had prior. Received very poor care from him. Dr Bi is located out of St Thomas West in Nashville.