Dr. Matthew J. Pommerening

Abbas Abbas is a Thoracic Surgeon in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Abbas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fibrosing Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Fibrosing Mediastinitis, Endoscopy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

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 Fibrosing Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Ciaran McNamee is a thoracic surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center. He is chief of thoracic surgery at Kent Hospital and is an instructor in surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. McNamee received his medical degree from McGill University in Canada and completed a surgery residency at University of Alberta Hospital as well as cardiothoracic surgery residencies at Broadgreen Hospital and Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. He completed a clinical fellowship in thoracic surgery at the University of Manitoba and a research fellowship in thoracic surgery at the University of Alberta. Board certified in surgery and thoracic surgery, Dr. McNamee holds a Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS). Dr. McNamee's clinical interests include lung cancer, lung cancer screening and esophageal cancer. His research focuses on mutational changes in lung cancer, regional outcome analysis and telemedicine. Dr. McNamee has been listed as one of America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly. Dr. Mcnamee is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fibrosing Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Adenocarcinoma, Gastrostomy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.