The General Thoracic Surgical Service at Maimonides Medical Center works collaboratively with a world class team to provide professional and courteous care to our patients. To ensure the best possible treatment options are provided to all of our patients, each case is reviewed and evaluated in a multidisciplinary forum using a comprehensive team approach. This approach includes input from our surgeons and our nurse practioner, Maryann Lopez.
The surgeons of our Thoracic Surgery Service are pioneers in laser surgery, lung sparing surgical resections and minimally invasive surgery, including thoracoscopy (VATS) and laparoscopy. Expertise include:
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lung cancer surgery
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laser surgery
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laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication
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laparoscopic Heller myotomy
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endoscopic thoracoscopic sympathectomy
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esophagectomy
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Zenker’s diverticulum geriatrics
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and all aspects of thoracic and foregut surgery.