25 of the Best Thoracic Surgeons Near Me in foxborough, MA

Dr. Wilder is a member of various societies, including the Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS), the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the Association of Black Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons (ABCTS) and Women in Thoracic Surgery (WTS). Her research interests include health care disparities, investigating barriers to access to care and optimizing the use of lung cancer screening. She is additionally interested in better understanding the pathophysiology of lung cancer in younger patients, as well as early markers of metastatic lung cancer. She looks forward to working in a collaborative way to meet the needs of our patients while advancing the field of thoracic surgery. Dr. Wilder graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and from Pace University with a Master of Science in Teaching. She completed the Ohio State University College of Medicine Medical Careers Pathway Post Baccalaureate Program (MEDPATH) and went on to complete her medical school training at OSU. Her general surgery residency began at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and was completed at UCSF Fresno. She was a surgical oncology research fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and completed a cardiothoracic surgery clinical fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital.  Dr. Wilder is certified by the American Board of Surgery and she is currently getting her Master of Public Health degree through Harvard University, Chan School of Public Health. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pulmonary Sequestration, Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Gallbladder Removal, and Endoscopy. Dr. Wilder is board certified in Surgery, General. Dr. Wilder is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Paula Ugalde Figueroa graduated from the medical school of the Federal University of Bahia in Salvador, BA, Brazil. She did her general surgical residency at Santo Antônio Hospital-Irmã Dulce, a university-affiliated hospital also in Salvador, and her thoracic surgery residency at Santa Casa da Misericórdia Hospital in Porto Alegre RS, Brazil. Additionally, she did postdoctoral research at Santa Casa da Misericórdia Hospital and the Federal University of Bahia and obtained a master’s degree in Internal Medicine in 2004. She was an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pneumology at the Federal University of Bahia Medical School from 2001 to 2005. From 2005 to 2007, Dr. Ugalde did a clinical fellowship in thoracic surgery at Centre de Pneumologie et de Chirurgie Thoracique Hôpital Laval in Quebec, Canada. In the 2007-2008 academic year, she studied at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center under Dr. James D. Luketich, completing a Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship.In 2013, she was recruited back to Quebec and began her tenure as an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at Laval University. She was named director of the Thoracic Oncology research program of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ) at Laval University in 2015 and was promoted to clinical professor in 2019.Dr. Ugalde established herself as a thoracic surgeon dedicated to research. She has an extensive record of publications including an impressive body of work on thoracic surgery using innovative uniportal VATS approaches for lung cancer. She has also participated in Canadian national clinical research groups. Dr. Ugalde oversaw the creation of the lung cancer database at Laval University, and under her guidance the university became the largest contributor in the world of cases to the prospective database maintained by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). She was awarded the Clifton F. Mountain Lectureship Award for Staging from the IASLC in 2019, and due to this effort, she was appointed Chair of the Database Committee of Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee of the IASLC in 2019. In 2019, Dr. Ugalde was accepted as a member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS) and in 2021 as member of the STS. In 2021, she was also nominated Board Director of the IASLC.She has performed peer-review for the society’s journals as well as for other journals including the European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery and given lectures at AATS symposia and worldwide. She has helped introduce minimally invasive thoracic surgery in Brazil and Latin America through courses and one-on-one mentoring, including teaching a Latin American fellow in Quebec each year who then returns to his or her home country. Additionally, Dr. Ugalde pursues this mission as co-chair of International Affairs for the Women in Thoracic Surgery society. Her clinical expertise encompasses Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Thymectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Figueroa is currently accepting new patients.

Keshaudas Pahuja is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Stoughton, Massachusetts. Dr. Pahuja is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Pleural Effusion, Lung Cancer, Pacemaker Implantation, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.

Timothy Anderson is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Norwood, Massachusetts. He has been practicing medicine for over 44 years. Dr. Anderson is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Pleurisy, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Anderson is currently accepting new patients.

Steven Milman is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Brockton, Massachusetts. Dr. Milman is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Nodules, Esophageal Perforation, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Milman is currently accepting new patients.

Moshe Lapidot is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Brockton, Massachusetts. Dr. Lapidot is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, Pleural Effusion, and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).

Miguel Haime is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. Dr. Haime is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Bypass Surgery and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

John Sapirstein is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock.

Jorge Benavides is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Cumberland, Rhode Island.