

Pulmonology
R. Peebles, MD
Section Chief, Allergy/Immunology; Elizabeth and John Murray Professor of Medicine
R. Stokes Peebles, Jr., MD, is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. His subspecialty focus encompasses pulmonology, critical care medicine, allergy and immunology, with particular expertise in asthma, COPD, pleural disease, and critical care conditions. He treats adult patients, including those with complex allergic and inflammatory lung disorders, often involving alle
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Credentials
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine (ABIM)
- Critical Care Medicine (ABIM)
- Pulmonary Disease (ABIM)
- Allergy/Immunology (ABAI)
Education & Training
- Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (MD, 1986)
- Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Internal Medicine, 1990)
- Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University (Allergy and Immunology, 1995)
- Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1998)
Years in Practice
40+ years
Peer Recognition
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology — Harold Nelson Honorary Lectureship
2011
- Vanderbilt University — Allergy & Immunology Faculty Teaching Award
2015
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Insurance(s) Accepted
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Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Languages
English
Conditions Dr. Peebles treats
Insurance accepted
- 90 Degree Benefits
- Aetna
- Allegiance Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- Ambetter
- Aspirus Health Plan
- ASR Health Benefits
- Asuris Northwest Health
- Avera Health Plans
- Banner Health Aetna
- BridgeSpan Health Company
- Centivo
- Cigna
- EMI Health
- Employee Benefit Management Services, Inc. (MT)
- Flume Health
- Hawaii Medical Assurance Association
- Health Alliance Plan (HAP)
- Health Plans Inc.
- Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA)
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Homestead Health Plans
- LifeWise Health Plan
- Lucent Health
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MedCost
- Medica
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Mending
- Meritain
- Moda Health
- Nippon Life Insurance Company of America
- Oscar Health
- Personify Health (FKA HealthComp)
- Point C
- Prairie States
- Priority Health
- Providence Health Plan
- Quartz
- SIHO Insurance Services
- The Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare
- WebTPA
- WellCare
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