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Luis Herrera, MD, thoracic surgeon, is the medical director of the Rod Taylor Thoracic Care Center at Orlando Health Cancer Institute. He is a member of the Thoracic/Head and Neck Cancers Specialty Section. He joined Orlando Health Cancer Institute from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston where he served as chief resident of thoracic surgery and is currently appointed as an adjunct assistant professor of surgery in the Department of Thoracic Surgery.Board-certified in general surgery and thoracic surgery, Dr. Herrera specializes in surgery for tumors of the chest, including cancer of the lung, esophagus, chest wall and mediastinum and also treats benign disorders of the esophagus. Dr. Herrera has expertise in minimally invasive thoracic surgery, advanced pulmonary resections, and esophagectomy. He also specializes in VATS (video assisted thoracic surgery), laparoscopic and robotic surgery. In addition, Dr. Herrera serves as an expert reviewer of other doctors performing robotic surgery through the C-SATS performance review and training program.Fluent in English and Spanish, Dr. Herrera graduated summa cum laude with his medical degree and magna cum laude with a bachelor's in biology from the University of Puerto Rico. He fulfilled a general surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh and a cardiothoracic surgery residency at MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, focusing on thoracic surgical oncology.Dr. Herrera is involved in basic and translational research focusing on new treatments for lung and esophageal cancer. He has received several awards for his work, including the Minority Scholar Award in Cancer Research from the American Association for Cancer Research, the National Institutes of Health Minority Supplement Grant from the National Cancer Institute and the United States Surgical Corporation Resident Research Grant.He has been published in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Neoplasia, Clinical Chemistry, Nanomedicine and has given presentations at several national meetings. Dr. Herrera is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Thymectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Herrera is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Herrera is currently accepting new patients.

Juan Escalon, MD, joined Orlando Health Cancer Institute in 2015. He is a member of the Thoracic/Head and Neck Cancers Specialty Section at the Rod Taylor Thoracic Care Center.Dr. Escalon is board certified in Thoracic Surgery and General Surgery, specializing in surgery for tumors of the chest, including cancers of the lung, esophagus, chest wall, and mediastinum. He also treats benign disorders of the esophagus and has expertise in minimally invasive thoracic surgery including VATS (Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery) and robotic surgery for advanced pulmonary resections and esophagectomy.Dr. Escalon earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch, where he also performed his General Surgery residency and served as Chief Resident. In 2008, he completed his fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Yale University, where he also served as Chief Resident and Instructor.Prior to joining Orlando Health, Dr. Escalon was an attending surgeon at the William W. Backus Hospital and Hartford Hospital, part of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Alliance in Connecticut, with a practice focused on thoracic surgical oncology. He also served as a Clinical Instructor for the Department of Surgery at the University of Connecticut and was a site investigator for the implantation and use of Spiration® endobronchial valves in patients with persistent air leaks after lung surgery.Dr. Escalon has been published in Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Clinical Chemistry, and Cardiology. He co-authored a chapter in Shields textbook of General Thoracic Surgery and has made presentations at numerous meetings and conferences. He is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, General Thoracic Surgery Club, and International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group.Dr. Escalon is fluent in English and Spanish. Dr. Escalon is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hiatal Hernia, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Escalon is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Escalon is currently accepting new patients.

Joseph Boyer is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Boyer is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Thymectomy, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Boyer is currently accepting new patients.

George Palmer-Iii is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Palmer-Iii is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Palmer-Iii is currently accepting new patients.

Matthew Johnston, MD, is a fellowship-trained thoracic surgeon with Orlando Health Cancer Institute's Rod Taylor Thoracic Care Center. Dr. Johnston cares for patients with lymphoma, lung cancer and a variety of chest conditions using minimally invasive surgical and robotic-assisted options. He also specializes in endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) surgery to treat hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating.Dr. Johnston's TrainingAfter graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of South Florida Honors College in Tampa, Dr. Johnston earned his medical degree from Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee. He went on to complete a general surgery residency with Orlando Health and cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he served as an instructor in thoracic surgery.About Dr. JohnstonDr. Johnston is certified in laparoscopic surgery by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and a member of the American College of Surgeons and Golden Key International Honor Society.He is an inaugural member of the Collaborative Quality Advisory Council at Orlando Health and also has published his work in the American Surgeon Journal and presented studies at annual medical conferences.Following in the footsteps of his grandfather and father, Dr. Johnston is proud to be a third-generation thoracic surgeon. Dr. Johnston is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Tracheobronchomalacia, Hiatal Hernia, Lung Cancer, and Endoscopy. Dr. Johnston is currently accepting new patients.

Foster Bryan is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Bryan is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Pleural Effusion, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Bryan is currently accepting new patients.