Madhankumar Kuppusamy
Expertise in
12
conditions

Dr. Madhankumar Kuppusamy

Thoracic Surgery
CommonSpirit Health
Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 Ninth Avenue, 
Seattle, WA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Expertise in
12
conditions
CommonSpirit Health
Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 Ninth Avenue, 
Seattle, WA 
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Overview

Madha Kuppusamy, MD, specializes in minimally invasive thoracic surgery; benign and malignant disease of the lungs and esophagus; mediastinum and chest wall surgery including deformity correction and reconstructive surgery; lung cancer; and esophageal cancer.

Dr. Kuppusamy is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Gastrostomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, India - 1997
Residency
General & Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK - 2004,2008
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in WA
Board Certifications
Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons, Glasgow, UK
Fellowships
Thoracoesophageal Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, -; Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK - 2008,2010,2014
Hospital Affiliations
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Virginia Mason Medical Center
1100 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Call: 206-624-1144

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


9 Total Publications

Operative trends and clinical outcomes of open, laparoscopic and robotic approaches to hiatal and paraoesophageal hernias- a study of 1834 patients.
Operative trends and clinical outcomes of open, laparoscopic and robotic approaches to hiatal and paraoesophageal hernias- a study of 1834 patients.
Journal: Journal of robotic surgery
Published: February 09, 2025
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