Dr. Scott J. Swanson

Michael Jaklitsch is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Jaklitsch is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Lung Nodules, Mastectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Jaklitsch is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Kent is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kent is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. His top areas of expertise are ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Lung Adenocarcinoma, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Steven J. Mentzer is a thoracic surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center. He is a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.Dr. Mentzer received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota and received his general surgical residency training at the Brigham. He completed a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at the University of Toronto. Dr. Mentzer also completed a research fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute where he investigated the molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of T lymphocyte function. He is board certified in surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, and surgical critical care.Dr. Mentzer’s clinical interests include diseases of the lungs and thoracic cancers, minimally invasive surgery of the lungs and esophagus, and minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer. Principal investigator for The Mentzer Lab, Dr. Mentzer is currently studying the adaptive processes involved in blood vessel growth (angiogenesis) and lung regeneration. Dr. Mentzer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.