Traditionally, surgeons used to have open the human body to access internal structure to repair them or remove growths that were malignant or inhibiting function. Today, modern medicine has evolved to give both patients and surgeons choices, depending on each individual situation.
Thoracic Surgery in Washington, D.C.
At no other institution are thoracic surgeons performing the wide range and complexity of minimally invasive thoracic surgeries as at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Our thoracic surgeons have the experience and expertise to plan and execute these complex operations using a wide variety of methods to ensure that patients have the best possible outcomes.
One of our thoracic surgeons, M. Blair Marshall, MD, says that her fine arts background gives her the specificity of spatiality she needs to perform these complex procedures using only a videoscope and several tiny instruments. These innovative treatments continue to improve thoracic surgery so that patients suffer the least amount of discomfort while experiencing the most optimal outcomes possible.
Conditions We Treat
- Benign esophageal diseases
- Benign esophageal tumors
- Chest wall tumors, including sarcomas
- Esophageal achalasia
- Esophageal cancer
- Esophageal diverticula
- Esophageal duplication cysts
- Hyperhidrosis
- Lung cancer — both early and advanced
- Mediastinal masses
- Metastatic disease to the lungs
- Motility disorders
- Myasthenia gravis
- Paraesophageal hernias
- Pectus Excavatum
- Pleural effusions
- Reflux
- Schwannoma
- Spontaneous Pneumothorax
- Thymomas
- Tracheal tumors and strictures
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thoracic Surgeries We Perform
- Complex Airway Reconstruction
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Heller Myotomy
- Mediastinoscopy
- Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgical Procedures
- Achalasia
- Anterior mediastinal masses
- Mediastinal/Thymic Cysts
- Esophageal cancer
- Esophageal leiomyoma
- Lung cancer
- Lung nodules
- Myasthenia gravis
- Paraesophageal hernias
- Solitary fibrous tumors
- Schwannomas
- Thoracic Sympathectomy and Reversal
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
Request an appointment, or call us at 202-444-5045.
Lung Cancer Risk Assessment
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Take a short quiz to learn whether you are at a high risk for lung cancer. Also, read about MedStar Georgetown's advanced lung cancer screening options.
