Dr. James T. Broome MD
Surgeon
Nashville Tennessee, 37205About
Dr. James Broome is a general surgeon practicing in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Broome specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Broome provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
University of Michigan
University of Mi Med Sch 2003
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Isoprostanes, novel eicosanoids that produce nociception and sensitize rat sensory neurons.
- Surgical techniques for adrenal tumors.
- Differentiating familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia from primary hyperparathyroidism.
- Utilization and impact of repeat biopsy for follicular lesion/atypia of undetermined significance.
- A novel optical approach to intraoperative detection of parathyroid glands.
- The Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology: a single-center experience over 5 years.
- Label-free intraoperative parathyroid localization with near-infrared autofluorescence imaging.
- Establishing the clinical utility of autofluorescence spectroscopy for parathyroid detection.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Clinical Faculty at the University of Tennessee -
Professional Society Memberships
- American College of Surgeons, The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, International Association of Endocrine Surgeons
What do you attribute your success to?
- Support from his family, and being inspired by his patients every day.
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