Specialty Areas
- Thoracic surgery
- Lung cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Lung transplantation
Common Procedures
- Lung transplantation
- General thoracic surgery
- Lung volume reduction surgery
Common Diagnoses Treated
- Lung cancer
- Lung reperfusion injury
- Esophageal cancer
- Barrett’s esophagus
- Tracheal tumors
- Diseases of the airway
- Adult lung transplantation
- Lung volume reduction
- Thoracic disease
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Emphysema surgery
- Thoracic malignancies
- Myasthenia gravis
Board Certifications
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Adult Transplantation Surgery
Degrees
Medical Degree: Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1974
Residency
General Surgery Residency, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1979
General Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1982
Fellowship
Surgical Intensive Care & Pulmonology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1982
Professional Memberships
American Association for Thoracic Surgery (Editor in Chief, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, AATS)
European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
General Thoracic Surgical Club
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
Society for Thoracic Surgeons
Thoracic Surgery Foundation
Areas of Research Interest
Lung Transplantation
Lung Cancer
Surgery for Emphysema
Esophageal tumors & disorders
Lung Reperfusion Injury
Publications
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Christian Hospital
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Patients Seen At
Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Place
Suite B, Floor 8
St. Louis, MO 63110
Fax: (314) 367-8459
To request an appointment with Dr. Patterson, please call 314-362-6025.