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Thoracic Surgery

The Thoracic Surgery Service at The George Washington University Hospital offers surgical therapy for the diagnosis and threatment of:

  • Lung cancer
  • Malignant pulmonary disease
  • Benign pulmonary disease
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Hiatal hernias
  • Achalasia
  • Zenkers diverticulum
  • Epiphrenic diverticulum
  • Mediastinal tumors
  • Germ-cell tumors
  • Thymoma
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Mesothelioma
  • Pleural diseases
  • Chest-wall disorders
  • Pectus excavatum
  • Hyperhydrosis

Areas of special concentration and research are:

  • Robotic lobectomy for lung cancer
  • Robotic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
  • Robotic resection of mediastinal masses
  • Robotic thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis
  • Robotic heller myotomy for achalasia
  • Robotic surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome
  • Robotic laparoscopic Belsey Fundoplasty for gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Multimodality therapy for lung cancer
  • Multimodality therapy for esophageal cancer
  • Surgery for higher stage lung cancers
  • Minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer
  • Minimally invasive surgery for mediastinal disease
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