Our multidisciplinary team offers a variety of diagnostic and treatment options for many different conditions.

Lung Cancer

• Surgery for high-risk patients
• Advanced image-guided needle biopsy
• Laser therapy and stent placement
• Radio-frequency ablation
• Brachytherapy
• Photodynamic therapy
• Cryotherapy
• Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
• Minimally invasive and video-assisted approaches
• Post-induction restaging and surgery
• 3-D conformal radiotherapy
• Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
• Ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy
• da Vinci Surgical Systems for Robotic Surgery
• Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)
• 4D Imaging
• Respiratory Gating
• Endobronchial ultrasound for node biopsy
• Therapeutic bronchoscopy

Esophageal Cancer

• Esophageal ultrasound
• Brachytherapy and photodynamic therapy
• Laser therapy and stent placement
• Minimally invasive staging
• Full-spectrum of surgical approaches
• 3-D conformal radiotherapy
• Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
• 4D Imaging
• Respiratory Gating
• Minimally invasive esophagectomy

Mesothelioma

• Thoracoscopic diagnosis
• Surgical resection
• Multi-modality approach

Lung Metastases

• Video-assisted resection
• Extended bilateral metastasectomy
• Radio frequency ablation
• Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)

Thymoma

• Extended resection/vascular reconstruction
• Chemotherapy for advanced disease
• Plasmapheresis for myasthenia patients
• Minimally invasive surgery

Malignant Pleural Effusion

• Thoracoscopic treatment
• Talc pleurodesis short hospital stay
• Pleur-X catheter for outpatient management

Support Services

• Dedicated chest radiologists (including image-guided biopsy)
• Dedicated cytopathologists
• Expanded participation in clinical trials through CALGB (Cancer and Leukemia Group B), ACOSOG (American College of Surgeons Oncology Group) and CTSU (Clinical Trials Support Unit)
• Gamma knife treatment of brain metastases
• Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Program
• Dedicated post-operative care unit
• Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Smoking cessation counseling by trained personnel