25 of the Best Thoracic Surgeons Near Me

Jennifer Wilson is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Wilson is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Tracheobronchomalacia, Lung Nodules, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Wilson is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery.

Richard Whyte is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Whyte is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tracheobronchomalacia, Lung Nodules, Acquired Tracheomalacia, Vagotomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Whyte is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery.

Franjo Siric is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He has been practicing medicine for over 25 years. Dr. Siric is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Matthew J. Schuchert, MD, is an assistant professor of surgery in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He specializes in all aspects of thoracic surgical oncology, radiofrequency ablation, and CyberKnife. Dr. Schuchert is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Mastectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Schuchert is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Schuchert is currently accepting new patients.

Barry Davis is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Greenville, South Carolina. Dr. Davis is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Tumor, Atrial Myxoma, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Davis is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Davis is currently accepting new patients.

Charles Smith, MD, is board-certified in General, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. He received both his undergraduate degree and Medical degree from Texas A&M University. Dr. Smith has over 25 years of surgical experience with a special interest in Cardiac and Vascular procedures. Since rejoining the Bryan-College Station community after his Cardiovascular Fellowship in North Carolina, Dr. Smith has been at the forefront of incorporating new minimally invasive procedures into our community. Giving his patients the option for treatment with a shorter recovery time right here at home. Such as the Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) program for Carotid Artery disease. Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and minimally invasive treatment for Peripheral Vascular Disease. Dr. Smith and the team at neighboring Scott and White Hospital started the only Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) program in the Brazos Valley in 2019. Dr. Smith enjoys Aggie football, BBQ, and visiting National Parks in his free time. Dr. Smith is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiac Tamponade, Peripheral Artery Disease, Arterial Insufficiency, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

Alexis Sokil is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Nuclear Medicine provider practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sokil is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Attack, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Sokil is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. Dr. Sokil is currently accepting new patients.

My most important consideration is the investment of trust that our patients give to us during what may be the most critical times of their lives. I hold this investment in the highest priority and feel that it is the most valuable component I can provide to my patients and their families. Therefore, I will strive to build the highest confidence and trust in every patient and give them the best care I can throughout their hospitalization. Dr. Morris is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Rheumatic Fever, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Morris is board certified in Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Morris is currently accepting new patients.

Frank Lutrin is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Lutrin is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Arterial Embolism, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Lutrin is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery.

David Mason is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Mason is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Mason is board certified in Thoracic Surgery- American Board Of Thoracic Surgery/Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery, General Surgery- American Board Of Surgery/General Surgery, Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery- American Board Of Thoracic Surgery/Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery, General Surgery- American Board Of Surgery, and Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery- American Board Of Thoracic Surgery.

"Darren Rohan, MD, is the Westchester regional director of Northwell Health's thoracic surgery program. At Northern Westchester Hospital and Phelps Hospital, he treats patients who have lung cancer, esophageal cancer, mediastinal masses, severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia.At the forefront of minimally invasive procedures since 2012, Dr. Rohan was the first thoracic surgeon in the country to use the DaVinci robotic surgery system for thoracic surgery, an approach that reduces pain, scarring and recovery time compared with open surgery. He was first in the nation to perform a lung lobectomy using the DaVinci system, as well as Nissen fundoplication, a procedure that relieves severe GERD.""My grandfather died of colon cancer and that experience led me into this line of work,"" says Dr. Rohan. ""To be able to cure others and help them get back to their families and lives is extremely rewarding.""Dr. Rohan attended medical school at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery residency at Boston University Medical Center and a fellowship in thoracic surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.At Northwell, he works closely with a team of pulmonologists, radiologists, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists to ensure his patients receive a comprehensive approach to care. He also identifies patients with lung cancer who might benefit from clinical trials, giving them access to the latest treatment advances.As chief thoracic surgery at Northern Westchester Hospital, Dr. Rohan is part of the leadership team that has earned the facility recognition as a Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) since 2017. The SRC has also recognized Dr. Rohan as a Surgeon of Excellence in Robotic Surgery. He is an assistant professor of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgery, the New York Medical Society, and the American College of Surgeons.Being fully committed and accessible to patients is one of Dr. Rohan's biggest priorities. ""My patients can reach out to me with any questions,"" he says. ""I want to ensure they and their families fully understand what to expect with surgery and the follow-up care that may be needed.""". Dr. Rohan is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fibrosing Mediastinitis, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Pacemaker Implantation, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Rohan is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery.

Arash Salemi is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Salemi is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Cardiac Tamponade, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Dr. Steven J. Mentzer is a thoracic surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center. He is a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.Dr. Mentzer received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota and received his general surgical residency training at the Brigham. He completed a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at the University of Toronto. Dr. Mentzer also completed a research fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute where he investigated the molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of T lymphocyte function. He is board certified in surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, and surgical critical care.Dr. Mentzer’s clinical interests include diseases of the lungs and thoracic cancers, minimally invasive surgery of the lungs and esophagus, and minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer. Principal investigator for The Mentzer Lab, Dr. Mentzer is currently studying the adaptive processes involved in blood vessel growth (angiogenesis) and lung regeneration. Dr. Mentzer is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Mentzer is board certified in Surgery, General, Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care.

Ramin Malekan is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Valhalla, New York. Dr. Malekan is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Dissection, Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Embolectomy, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Rakesh Shah is a Radiologist and a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Shah is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Lung Nodules, and Emphysema. Dr. Shah is board certified in American Board Of Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology.

Tomasz Timek is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 30 years. Dr. Timek is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tricuspid Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Dissection, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Timek is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Timek is currently accepting new patients.

Axel Joob is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Joob is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer, and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Dr. Joob is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery.

Stephen Maxwell is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Roseville, California. Dr. Maxwell is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Maxwell is board certified in Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery - Board Certified and Not ABMS Specialty. Dr. Maxwell is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Todd Weiser is the Chief of the Cardiothoracic Department at White Plains Hospital. A native New Yorker, Dr. Weiser joined the Division of Thoracic Surgery at White Plains Hospital Center in 2011 as Director of Thoracic Surgery, bringing state-of-the-art Thoracic surgery to the people of Westchester County and creating a destination service for the highest quality thoracic care. Dr. Weiser's main clinical interest is the surgical treatment of diseases and conditions of the chest and chest wall, specializing in surgical management of the trachea (airway) and minimally invasive treatment of lung cancer. Dr. Weiser is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Nodules, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Weiser is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery and American Board Of Surgery.

Matthew A. Facktor, MD, FACS, is a general thoracic surgeon and system chair of Thoracic Surgery for the Geisinger Heart Institute. Dr. Facktor obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and his medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. He completed his general surgery residency at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago and his thoracic surgery fellowship at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Dr. Facktor is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and maintains memberships in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Network, the General Thoracic Surgical Club, the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Dr. Facktor’s clinical interests include lung cancer, lung cancer screening, lung nodules, esophageal cancer, mediastinal tumors, chest wall tumors and pleural disease. A large portion of his practice focuses upon robotic (minimally invasive) thoracic surgery, and his research interests center around the optimization of high-quality cancer care delivery. Dr. Facktor is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Nodules, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Facktor is currently accepting new patients.

Eric Skipper is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Skipper is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Skipper is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Skipper is currently accepting new patients.

Andrew Arndt is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Palos Heights, Illinois. He has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. Arndt is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Adenocarcinoma, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Arndt is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery (Certified).

David Liu is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Liu is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Dissection, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Liu is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery.

Stephane Sang is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. Sang is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Sang is board certified in Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada and Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada. Dr. Sang is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Robert J. Moraca currently serves as System Medical Director of Cardiac Surgery at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, and Section Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle Washington.Dr. Moraca returned to Virginia Mason Medical Center in 2020 with nearly 11 years of experience in academic cardiac surgery as an Associate Professor of Surgery at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA where he served as Director of Thoracic Aortic Surgery, Director of the ECMO Program, Director of Cardiac Surgical Research and Surgical Director of the Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) Program.Clinically, Dr. Moraca has an extensive experience in all aspects of adult cardiac surgery and has special expertise in redo cardiac surgery, complex aortic surgery, revisional and multi-valve reconstructions and septal myectomy. In addition, he has unique experience in the multidisciplinary treatment of CTEPH and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (PTE).Dr. Moraca has been an active clinical investigator in multiple national transcatheter valve, arrhythmia and heart failure trials and he has been a co-principal investigator on several National Institute of Health (NIH) R-01 funded research trials in both pulmonary hypertension and ECMO. He has been program chair for more than 15 multidisciplinary regional meetings, Dr. Moraca has published nearly 40 peer reviewed articles and book chapters and has been an invited lecturer at multiple academic institutions and national meetings. Notably, he served as the President of the Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society (ECTSS) in 2016. Since his arrival in Seattle, WA in 2020, he has been recognized as one of Seattle’s Top Doctors in 2021-2025.Dr. Moraca enjoys being able to positively impact his patients through the stress of cardiac surgery by listening, education and shared decision making and is consistently inspired by his patient’s courage and fortitude. He is both humbled and proud of the entire Virginia Mason Medical Center team's notable quality accomplishments obtaining a 2024 STS 3 Star ratings in cardiac surgery and also being recognized in 2023 by the U.S. News & World Report as #46 in Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology Care in the United States.Away from work, he enjoys reading, climbing, skiing, biking, and spending time with his family and two dogs. Dr. Moraca is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Moraca is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Moraca is currently accepting new patients.