Ruben G. Nava Bahena, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Phone: 314-362-7260
Specialties
- Thoracic surgery
- Lung transplant
- Lung cancer
- Lung resection
- Lung nodules
- Esophagectomy
- Benign foregut surgery
- Achalasia
- Airway obstruction
- Barrett’s esophagus
- Benign esophageal strictures
- Chest wall tumors
- Emphysema
- Esophageal tumors
- Esophageal diverticulum
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Hiatal hernia
- Hyperhidrosis
- Myasthenia gravis
- Mediastinal tumors
- Pneumothorax
- Tracheal disease
- Tracheal tumors
Call for patient appointments: 314-362-7260
Meet Dr. Nava
Dr. Ruben Nava is a thoracic surgeon specializing in lung and esophageal cancer, lung transplantation, and general thoracic surgery.
He has expertise in minimally invasive approaches, including robotic surgery, that often result in less pain, shorter hospital stays and quicker recovery times.
Dr. Nava earned his medical degree from the University of the Armed Forces Military Medical School in Mexico. He completed general surgery residency training at WashU Medicine, where he also completed a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship.
It is truly an honor to serve patients within my own community and share my surgical expertise with my neighbors.
Dr. Nava
Degrees
Medical Degree
University of the Armed Forces: Military Medical School, Mexico
2000
Residency
General Surgery Residency
WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2016
Fellowship
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship
WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2018
Research interests
Lung transplantation, specifically the immunologic consequences of ischemia reperfusion injury, as well as the induction and maintenance of tolerance after lung transplantation.
Locations
Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center
4500 Forest Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Floor: 5
Phone: 314-362-7260
Hospital affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Siteman Cancer Center – Shiloh
Board certifications
- Thoracic surgery
- General surgery
Dr. Nava in the news
- Nava receives AATS investigator award
- SAFE accolade recipients
- B cells responsible for lung ischemia-reperfusion injury
- The impact of persistent smoking on outcomes after lung cancer surgery
- Meet the lung cancer team
- Surgeons begin lung and esophageal cancer clinic at Siteman Cancer Center in Shiloh
- 103 Lung transplant achievement is history in the making
Professional Memberships
American College of Surgeons (FACS)
American Society of Transplantation
Awards and Honors
Awards and Honors
- 2011, American Transplant Congress Young Investigator Award, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Philadelphia, PA
- 2014, Top Gun Laparoscopic Competition Champion, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
- 2014, Top Gun Laparoscopic Skills Competition Champion, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine
- 2018, Gregorio A. Sicard Fellow Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine
- 2020, Fellow, American College of Surgeons