Thoracic surgery — the treatment of diseases of the lungs, airways and chest — has changed more in the last 30 years than in the century before it. For patients, that evolution now means smaller ...

With five phases of advancement, teams can become successful working through each type of case, from simple to complex.

UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Professor Benjamin Wei, M.D., recently performed the first pediatric thoracic surgery utilizing a robotic surgical system at Children’s of Alabama marking a ...

Vermont Business Magazine Dartmouth Cancer Center achieved a significant advancement in lung cancer care by performing its first combined robotic lung procedure under a single anesthesia. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Sparrow doctors are combining techniques and procedures to give lung cancer patients an advantage in ...

Minimally invasive approaches to lung cancer resection have transformed thoracic surgery. Robotic-assisted and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) offer enhanced visualisation, improved ...

There are two things in oncology that excite Joanna Sesti, MD: using new robotic technology and building lasting relationships with her patients. As director of thoracic surgery at West Orange, ...

Johannes R. Kratz, MD, has been named as the inaugural chief of UCSF’s Division of Thoracic Surgery, one of the leading academic robotic thoracic surgery programs in the western U.S. He brings a track ...

Robotic technology revolutionizes patient recovery at OU Health. A first in a seven-state region, this technology offers hope and expedited healing for cancer patients. Doctors at OU Health have a new ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Clinical leaders, physicians, and colleagues at Mercy Medical Center will be gathering to celebrate the completion of the 1,000th da Vinci robotic thoracic surgery.