WVU Medicine’s thoracic surgeons use the latest in surgical treatments for diseases of the esophagus and lung. Our board-certified, fellowship-trained thoracic surgeons treat a variety of diseases that include achalasia, Barrett’s esophagus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), esophageal cancer, hyperhidrosis, lung cancer, lung failure, and thoracic outlet syndrome.
Our thoracic surgical team uses the latest surgical techniques, including minimally invasive procedures and robotically assisted procedures, to focus on problems that involve the airway, chest, and esophagus, including:
- Emphysema
- Lung Failure
- Tracheal Stenosis
CHEST CANCERS
- Esophageal Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Mesothelioma
CHEST-RELATED PROBLEMS
- Pectus excavatum
- Pericardial effusions
- Pleural effusions
- Pneumothorax
- Rib abnormalities
SWALLOWING PROBLEMS
- Achalasia: POEM (Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy)
- Barrett’s esophagus
- Esophageal diverticulum
- Esophagitis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), including LINX, and TIF Procedure
- Hiatal hernia
- Swallowing problems associated with Myasthenia gravis
OTHER
- Hyperhidrosis
Our thoracic surgeons also use the latest in screening techniques and surgical procedures, including:
- Bronchoscopy
- Bronchus surgery
- Clagget’s Window
- Epigastric hernia repair
- Esophageal surgery
- Heller myotomy
- Hiatal hernia repair
- Laparoscopic antireflux surgery
- Lobectomy
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- Mediastinal surgery
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Pericardial Window
- POEM (Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy)
- Robotically assisted lung resection surgery
- Surgical treatment of hyperhydrosis
- Thoracentesis
- Thymectomy
- Thyroidectomy
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)