Thoracic surgery focuses on the surgical treatment of diseases of the chest including:
- cancers of the lung, esophagus, airways and chest wall
- birth defects of the chest
- tumors in the organs contained in the chest cavity
- diseases of the pleura (lining of the lungs)
- mediastinal masses (lesions or massed in middle of chest)
- substernal goiters (extending into chest)
- tumors of the thymus
- fluid around the heart
- pneumothorax (collapsed lung)
- empyema (infection in chest)
- pleural effusion
- pericardial effusion
- Barrett's Esophagus
Doctor
Alexandru Mihai Vaida, M.D.