
Primary Office
Temple Clinic
254-724-7445
Terry C. Lairmore, M.D., F.A.C.S.
- Vice Chairman for Research
- Director, Division of Surgical Oncology
Endocrine Cancer, General Surgery, Oncology Surgery
Faculty Rank - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Professor of Surgery
Education
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, M.D., 1988
- Baylor University, Waco, TX, B.S., 1984
Specialty Training
- Resident and Chief Resident in Surgery, Barnes Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1992-1995
- Senior Registar, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland, April 1994-October 1994
- Research Fellow, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1989-1992
- Intern, Barnes Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1988-1989
Scott & White Appointment
May 4, 2005
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery
Publications and Research
- Cohen MS, Dilley WG, Wells SA Jr, Moley JF, Sicard G, Skinner MK, Norton JA, DeBenedetti MK, Lairmore TC.
Long-term functionality of cryopreserved parathyroid autografts: A 13-year prospective analysis. Surgery 138(6):1033-1041, 2005. - Cohen MS, Finkelstein SE, Brunt LM, Haberfeld E, Kangrga I, Moley JF, Lairmore TC.
Outpatient minimally invasive parathyroidectomy utilizing local/regional anesthesia: A safe and effective surgical approach for selected patients. Surgery, 138(4): 681-689, 2005. - Dilley WG, Kalyanaraman S, Verma S, Cobb JP, Laramie JM, Lairmore TC.
Global gene expression in neuroendocrine tumors from patients with the MEN 1 syndrome. Molecular Cancer 4(1): 9, 2005. - Lairmore TC, Moley JF.
Endocrine Pancreatic Tumors. Scandanavian Journal of Surgery 93(4): 311-315, 2004. - Doherty GM, Lairmore TC, Moley JF, DeBenedetti M.
MEN-1 parathyroid adenoma development over time. World Journal of Surgery 28: 1139-1142, 2004. - Lairmore TC, Piersall LD, DeBenedetti MK, Dilley WG, Mutch MG, Whelan AJ, Zehnbauer B.
Clinical genetic testing and early surgical intervention in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1). Annals of Surgery 239: 637-647, 2004. - Lairmore TC.
Molecular and genetic aspects of nonthyroid endocrine neoplasms: What the general surgeon should know. Problems in General Surgery 20: 1-10, 2003. - Read more publications.
Patient Care Emphasis
Cancer surgery, thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, adrenalectomy, resection of sarcomas
Awards
- Valedictorian and Founder's Medal, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1988
- Vanderbilt Third Year Surgery Clerkship Award, 1987
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 1986
- Phi Beta Kappa, Baylor University, 1984
- Summa Cum Laude, Baylor University, 1984
Interests/Hobbies
Music, outdoors, nature photography
Research & Education
Health Care Professionals
Patients