Chadrick Denlinger MD

Dr. Chad Denlinger joined the IU School of Medicine as a Professor of Surgery in 2020 after practicing thoracic surgery for eleven years in South Carolina. He grew up in Ohio and graduated from the Ohio State School of Medicine in 2000. He then completed his general surgical residency at the University of Virginia and thoracic surgical fellowship at Washington University. His clinical interests are in minimally invasive surgical techniques for the treatment of lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and benign esophageal diseases such as hiatal hernias and esophageal dysmotility. Dr. Denlinger also has an interest in chest wall tumors and advanced lung diseases requiring lung transplantation. His research interests relate to molecular mechanisms of lung cancer’s resistance to chemotherapy and molecularly targeted agents.