Overview
James D. Luketich, MD, is the Henry T. Bahnson Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He specializes in all areas of thoracic oncology, including lung cancer, mediastinal malignancies, and esophageal cancer, as well as multidisciplinary management (combined chemotherapy/radiation/surgery) of esophagogastric carcinoma and lung cancer, and benign esophageal disease.
Dr. Luketich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Mastectomy. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Esophageal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Endoscopy, and Thymectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 232 peer reviewed articles and participating in 6 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
5200 Centre Ave Ste 715, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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.
6 Clinical Trials
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
Yota Suzuki is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Suzuki is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Mastectomy. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Perforation, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Lung Transplant, and Mastectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Hiatal HerniaDr. Luketich isElite. Learn about Hiatal Hernia.
- Distinguished
- AchalasiaDr. Luketich isDistinguished. Learn about Achalasia.
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Luketich isDistinguished. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Luketich isDistinguished. Learn about Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- EndoscopyDr. Luketich isDistinguished. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Esophageal CancerDr. Luketich isDistinguished. Learn about Esophageal Cancer.
- Esophageal PerforationDr. Luketich isDistinguished. Learn about Esophageal Perforation.
- Advanced
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- EGFR Positive Lung CancerDr. Luketich isAdvanced. Learn about EGFR Positive Lung Cancer.
- GastrostomyDr. Luketich isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- Lung AdenocarcinomaDr. Luketich isAdvanced. Learn about Lung Adenocarcinoma.
- Lung NodulesDr. Luketich isAdvanced. Learn about Lung Nodules.
- MesotheliomaDr. Luketich isAdvanced. Learn about Mesothelioma.
- Experienced
- Acquired TracheomalaciaDr. Luketich isExperienced. Learn about Acquired Tracheomalacia.
- Advanced BronchoscopyDr. Luketich isExperienced. Learn about Advanced Bronchoscopy.
- Brachydactyly Type A2Dr. Luketich isExperienced. Learn about Brachydactyly Type A2.
- Brachydactyly Type BDr. Luketich isExperienced. Learn about Brachydactyly Type B.
- Brachydactyly Type CDr. Luketich isExperienced. Learn about Brachydactyly Type C.
- Collapsed LungDr. Luketich isExperienced. Learn about Collapsed Lung.