Overview
Dr. Wain joined the Brigham in February 2023 as a Surgeon, and Associate Chief of Quality and Safety, both for the Thoracic Surgery Department. Before joining the Brigham, Dr. Wain was the chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery and the vice chairman of the Department of Surgery at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center He’s a member of various societies, including the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Chest Physicians, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Wain received his undergraduate degree from Pennsylvania State University and his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. He completed residency training in surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. After a surgical research fellowship at the City of Hope National Medical Center, he completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and Toronto General Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Dr. Wain is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Advanced Bronchoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Endoscopy, and Osteotomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 32 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- HMO
Locations
15 Francis Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02115
450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
20 Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA 02035
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Wain has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
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Brigham And Women's Hospital, Lung Center
Dr. Hisashi Tsukada is a thoracic surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also an assistant professor in surgery at Harvard Medical School. He received his medical degree and a PhD in medicine from St. Marianna University School of Medicine (Kawasaki, Japan). He then completed a residency in surgery at Mitsui Memorial Hospital (Tokyo). His fellowships include thoracic surgery at St. Marianna University Hospital, thoracic surgery research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and interventional pulmonology at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center. Dr. Tsukada specializes in Interventional Pulmonology and his clinical interests concentrate on aligning his research investigations to disease processes he has observed in patients as a practicing thoracic surgeon for more than ten years in Japan. Dr. Tsukada started his service at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in October 2014. He has expanded the Interventional Pulmonology procedures up to 1,000 cases per year in 2023. Dr. Tsukada is research focuses on developing an artificial trachea for in vivo implantation and airway tissue regeneration. He has authored 30 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Tsukada is fluent in Japanese. Dr. Tsukada is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Advanced Bronchoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Mesothelioma, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Endoscopy.
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth
Rebecca Weaver is a Thoracic Surgeon in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Dr. Weaver is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Advanced Bronchoscopy. Her top areas of expertise are Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, Lung Adenocarcinoma, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Pleurisy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.
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.
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- Distinguished
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Wain isDistinguished. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- EGFR Positive Lung CancerDr. Wain isDistinguished. Learn about EGFR Positive Lung Cancer.
- Hiatal HerniaDr. Wain isDistinguished. Learn about Hiatal Hernia.
- Lung AdenocarcinomaDr. Wain isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Adenocarcinoma.
- Lung CancerDr. Wain isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Cancer.
- Lung NodulesDr. Wain isDistinguished. Learn about Lung Nodules.
- Advanced
- Acquired TracheomalaciaDr. Wain isAdvanced. Learn about Acquired Tracheomalacia.
- Collapsed LungDr. Wain isAdvanced. Learn about Collapsed Lung.
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- EndoscopyDr. Wain isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Lymphofollicular HyperplasiaDr. Wain isAdvanced. Learn about Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia.
- Metastatic Pleural TumorDr. Wain isAdvanced. Learn about Metastatic Pleural Tumor.
- Experienced
- Advanced BronchoscopyDr. Wain isExperienced. Learn about Advanced Bronchoscopy.
- Classical Hodgkin LymphomaDr. Wain isExperienced. Learn about Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma.
- Congenital TracheomalaciaDr. Wain isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Tracheomalacia.
- Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Wain isExperienced. Learn about Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- EmphysemaDr. Wain isExperienced. Learn about Emphysema.
- Esophageal CancerDr. Wain isExperienced. Learn about Esophageal Cancer.