Nichole Tanner, M.D.
Lung cancer diagnostics with a focus on lung cancer screening implementation and the evaluation of biomarkers for early risk and nodule characterization
Research Interest
I am a lung cancer pulmonologist and clinician scientist at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Hospital where I have led the lung cancer screening program since 2012. I have a joint appointment as Professor of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) where I co-direct the NCI-designated Hollings Cancer Center lung cancer screening program. I am a member of Hollings Cancer Center Cancer Control Program and have worked to implement lung cancer screening programs across the state of South Carolina at recently acquired MUSC regional health hospitals. My research and clinical interest focus on all aspects of lung cancer screening, disparities, pulmonary nodule evaluation, and the staging and diagnosis of lung cancer.