25 of the Best Thoracic Surgeons Near Me in ridgewood, NJ

Dr. Hiroo Takayama is Vice Chair of Cardiac, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He has more than 20 years of experience in treating patients with heart and vascular problems. As the co-Director of the Aortic Center at NYP/Columbia, Dr. Takayama has contributed to the care of over 4,000 patients by performing a variety of aortic and cardiac surgical procedures, approximately 300-350 operations every year.Dr. Takayama is internationally recognized for his work on complex aortic surgery (minimally invasive aortic surgery, valve-sparing aortic root replacement, aortic valve repair, aortic arch and thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair), hybrid aortic surgery (thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair), myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and heart failure surgery.He is a leader in outcome research in aortic diseases and heart failure. He has published more than 300-350 manuscripts in prestigious, peer-reviewed journals and has authored numerous book chapters about heart disease.Dr. Takayama attended University of Tokyo for Medical School, did his internship at University of Tokyo, general surgery residency in University of Washington Medical Center, and cardio-thoracic surgery fellowship in New-York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Takayama is highly rated in 29 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Takayama is board certified in Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, and Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Takayama is currently accepting new patients.

Nabil Rizk is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Rizk is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Nodules, Thymectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Rizk is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Rizk is currently accepting new patients.

Daniel Swistel is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Swistel is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

Bernard Park is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Montvale, New Jersey. Dr. Park is highly rated in 20 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Lung Adenocarcinoma, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Thymectomy. Dr. Park is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Ebright joined Columbia University Irving Medical Center after serving on the faculty at Boston University School of Medicine for six years. There, he was Director of the Center for Thoracic Oncology and Co-Director of the Lung CyberKnife Program. At Columbia, he sees patients for thoracic surgery and serves as Vice Chair of Surgery at Stamford Hospital, a Columbia partner site in Connecticut.He has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and has authored book chapters on a variety of topics related to thoracic surgery. In addition, he has been selected as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, as identified in Boston, New York and Connecticut magazines. Dr. Ebright is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Adenocarcinoma, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Ebright is board certified in Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Ebright is currently accepting new patients.

Brendon Stiles, MD, is Professor and Chief, Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at Montefiore Einstein, and the Associate Director for Surgical Services in the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center. Dr. Stiles’ clinical focus is on the treatment of lung and esophageal cancer and unusual thoracic cancers including metastatic tumors and those invading the heart. He also has a clinical interest in treating benign chest and upper gastrointestinal diseases. Taking a patient-first philosophy, Dr. Stiles provides world-class personalized care, using minimally invasive, organ-sparing techniques and targeting surgical therapy to the specific needs of the patient and his or her individual tumor.“The recruitment of Dr. Stiles elevates the treatment of lung cancer to a historic level,” said Robert E. Michler, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief and Chairman and Professor, Department of Surgery and Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at Montefiore-Einstein. “Every thoracic surgical therapy available anywhere in the world will now be offered by Dr. Stiles at Montefiore-Einstein.”After earning his Bachelor of Arts in 1994 at the University of Virginia, Dr. Stiles continued at UVA, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 1999.  He conducted his training in general surgery at the University of Virginia Health System. From 2001 to 2003, Dr. Stiles served as a surgical research fellow at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center before returning to the University of Virginia Health System to complete his surgical residency. Dr. Stiles completed a cardiothoracic surgery residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in 2008. Dr. Stiles joined the faculty at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell before being recruited by Dr. Michler to Montefiore-Einstein in 2021. Dr. Stiles is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Esophageal Cancer, Lymphadenectomy, and Thymectomy. Dr. Stiles is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Stiles is currently accepting new patients.

B. Payne Stanifer, MD, MPH has been with the Department of Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center since 2017. He completed his fellowship as the chief fellow in thoracic surgery at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL where he trained under Dr. Malcolm DeCamp and Dr. Patrick McCarthy in thoracic and cardiac surgery. His clinical interests encompass all areas of thoracic surgery including lung and esophageal cancer, thymic tumors, tracheal resection and reconstruction, and surgery for tracheomalacia (tracheoplasty), chest wall, diaphragm, benign esophageal disease, surgery for emphysema, and lung transplant. He has skills in both minimally invasive and complex open surgery of the chest and the abdomen. Dr. Stanifer has a special interest in complex VATS pulmonary surgery including lobectomy and segmentectomy. He prefers minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy and VATS for the esophagus whenever possible but performs all forms of esophagectomies based on the patient’s needs. Dr. Stanifer has authored numerous presentations, abstracts, and publications on topics in thoracic surgery such as lung cancer, tracheal surgery, spontaneous pneumothorax, and interstitial lung disease. His research at Columbia has focused on oncology with particular interests in clinical trials, outcomes, and the epidemiology and mechanisms of lung cancer in non-smokers, especially women. He is one of the founders and directors of the Women’s Lung Center within the Price Family Center for Comprehensive Chest Care. This multidisciplinary center focuses on unique issues facing women including lung cancer in non-smokers and metastatic cancers. Dr. Stanifer completed his general surgery residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire. He is Board-certified in general surgery. While at Dartmouth, he obtained a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard with a focus on management and health policy. During his time at Harvard he was a Carson Family Scholar.He graduated medical school from the James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University where he was a Quillen Medical Scholar. While a student at Quillen, he completed a research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary where he focused on molecular and evolutionary biology. His research won a Howard Hughes Student Research grant. He has extensive volunteer experience in underserved areas and was an intern for the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved in Washington, D.C. He can be reached at (212) 305-3408. Dr. Stanifer is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Fibrosing Mediastinitis, Lung Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Stanifer is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Stanifer is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Goldstein was raised in Caracas, Venezuela by a family of physicians. He attended Medical School at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine where he received the Alpha Omega Alpha Distinction and was recipient of the prestigious Lamport Biomedical Research Prize for his work on monoclonal antibodies. Dr. Goldstein went on to complete his General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospitals. During this time, he also completed one year of translational research in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Goldstein is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Hemolysis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Goldstein is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Goldstein is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Korst is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Korst is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer, Thymic Epithelial Tumor, Thymectomy, and Endoscopy.

Elie Elmann is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Elmann is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Elmann is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Elmann is currently accepting new patients.

Geoffrey Pelz is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Pelz is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Pelz is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Pelz is currently accepting new patients.

Alex Zapolanski is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Dr. Zapolanski is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Tumor, Atrial Myxoma, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

Juan Grau is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Grau is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Grau is currently accepting new patients.

Mark Shapiro is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Shapiro is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Shapiro is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Borger is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Borger is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Prolapse, Endocarditis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Dr. Geirsson is a renowned cardiac surgeon, Chief of Cardiac Surgery, and the Director of the Cardiovascular Institute at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. With an upbringing and medical education in Iceland, he honed his skills in General Surgery at Yale University and Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania between 1998 and 2007. During his tenure at Yale as the Director of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery from 2007 to 2013, he made significant contributions to the field. Dr. Geirsson then returned to Iceland from 2013 to 2016, serving as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Landspitali University Hospital in Reykjavik. Driven by his passion for innovative approaches, he returned to Yale in 2016 and was appointed as the Chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery in 2017. He joined Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian in 2023.Dr. Geirsson's clinical practice focuses on minimally invasive cardiac surgery and valve surgery, specializing in robotic mitral valve repair and aortic valve repair. He achieved notable milestones by performing the first minimally right thoracotomy mitral valve surgery at YNHH in 2009 and the first robotic mitral valve surgery at YNHH in 2018. Moreover, his research endeavors encompass both basic and clinical science, concentrating on mitral valve prolapse and valve disease.With his expertise, dedication, and commitment to advancing cardiac surgery, Dr. Geirsson continues to make significant contributions to the field and improve patient outcomes. Dr. Geirsson is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Endocarditis, Aortic Dissection, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Geirsson is currently accepting new patients.

Joshua Sonett is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Sonett is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Cancer, Lung Adenocarcinoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Lung Transplant, and Thymectomy. Dr. Sonett is board certified in Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Sonett is currently accepting new patients.

Koji Takeda, MD, PhD is a cardiac surgeon and Surgical Director for Adult Heart Transplant at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.Dr. Takeda has a focus on heart failure, heart transplant surgery and mechanical circulatory support through ventricular assist devices (VADs). In addition to his clinical work, he is an active researcher in all of these areas, as well as in cardiac regeneration therapy.Dr. Takeda completed his medical training, post-graduate training, residency and fellowship in Osaka, Japan, after which he completed an advanced cardiovascular surgery fellowship at Northwestern University, Chicago. He is the recipient of multiple honors and awards including the American College of Chest Physicians Award, Japan Branch, 2009; and chief resident award and best resident award, 2005, at the National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan. Dr. Takeda is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Takeda is currently accepting new patients.

Robert E. Michler, MD, has served as the Surgeon-in-Chief of the Montefiore Medical Center since 2008. He is Chairman of the Department of Surgery (2007) and Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery (2005) at the Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Michler holds the Samuel I. Belkin Chair and is Professor with Tenure at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Michler is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Congenital Aneurysms of the Great Vessels, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Michler is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Michler is currently accepting new patients.

Ibrahim Abdullah is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Abdullah is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Abdullah is currently accepting new patients.

Emile Bacha is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Bacha is highly rated in 22 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ebstein's Anomaly, Ventricular Septal Defects, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Heart Valve Repair, and Heart Transplant.

Edward Buratto is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Buratto is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Ventricular Septal Defects, Heart Valve Repair, and Heart Transplant.

Paul Kurlansky is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Kurlansky is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Endocarditis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Transplant.

David Kalfa is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Kalfa is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Transposition of the Great Arteries, Pulmonary Vein Stenosis, Ebstein's Anomaly, Heart Valve Repair, and Heart Transplant.

Paul Burns is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Paramus, New Jersey. Dr. Burns is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Valve Repair, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Burns is currently accepting new patients.