Specialty Areas
- Thoracic surgery
- Lung cancer
- Lung nodules
- Esophageal cancer
- Barrett’s esophagus
Common Procedures
- General thoracic surgery
- Lung volume reduction surgery
- Lung transplantation
- Esophageal surgery
- Thymectomy
- Mediastinal surgery
- Minimally invasive, laparoscopic, robotic and traditional surgery in lung cancer
Common Diagnoses Treated
- Lung cancer
- Benign lung diseases & esophageal tumors
- Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)
- Tracheal and bronchial diseases
- Myasthenia gravis
- Pleural diseases
- Esophageal cancer
- Barrett’s esophagus
- Hiatal hernias
- Achalasia
Board Certifications
Cardiothoracic Surgery
General Surgery
Degrees
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1986
MPH: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 2005
Residency
General Surgery Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 1996
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 1998
Fellowship
Edward D. Churchill Research Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1994
Professional Memberships
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
General Thoracic Surgical Club
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Areas of Research Interest
Lung cancer, esophageal cancer, Barrett’s esophagus and photodynamic therapy
Publications
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Patients Seen At
Siteman Cancer Center at 4500 Forest Park Avenue
4500 Forest Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Floor: 5th
Center for Advanced Medicine
Jacqueline Maritz Lung Center
4921 Parkview Place, Suite B, Floor 8
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: 314-362-8598
Fax: 314-362-0328
Siteman Cancer Center South County
5225 Midamerica Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63129
Phone: 314-362-7260
Fax: 866-272-2816
Siteman Cancer Center
1418 Cross St
Suite 180 MOB2
Shiloh, IL 62269
Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
660 S. Euclid Ave
St. Louis, MO 63110
Barnes-Jewish Hospital (south)
One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63110