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Thoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine|NewYork-Presbyterian is dedicated to the delivery of the highest quality and advanced care to patients with diseases of the lung, trachea, esophagus, chest wall and mediastinum. Read More.

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NewYork-Presbyterian & Weill Cornell Medicine – Cardiothoracic Surgery

Conditions & Treatments

Our Surgeons

Nasser K. Altorki, M.D.

Jeffrey L. Port, M.D.

Jonathan Villena-Vargas, M.D.

Sebron W. Harrison, M.D.

Benjamin E. Lee, M.D.

Oliver S. Chow, M.D.

Interventional Pulmonologists

Muhammad S. Ali, M.B.B.S.

Eugene Shostak, M.D.

FAQs & Patient Guides

Weill Cornell Medicine Cardiothoracic Surgery 525 East 68th Street
Box 110
Suite M 404 New York, NY 10065 Directions
Phone: (212) 746-5166 Email: ctsurgery@med.cornell.edu

News

Endobronchial Lung Volume Reduction Events

Host: Dr. Eugene Shostak

RSVP to Shayna Lans

shl7009@med.cornell.edu

Click here for more details: Endobronchial Lung Volume Reduction: New Treatment Option for Patients with Severe Emphysema

Multidisciplinary Airway Conference - Introduction to WCM's New Endobronchial Lung Volume Reduction Program

The Cardiothoracic Surgery Department is pleased to announce a multidisciplinary Airway Conference that emphasizes evidence-based approaches to the treatment of patients with complex airway conditions. The event is open to interventional pulmonologists, pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, gastroenterologists, ENTs, allergists, internists as well as nurses, residents, and fellows in each of the aforementioned specialties. The format of the conference is case-based presentations followed by dynamic discussion moderated by Dr. Eugene Shostak. We will also make the first official announcement of Weill Cornell Medicine’s new endobronchial lung volume reduction program. If you are unable to join in person, please consider joining us remotely.

For more details: Multidisciplinary Airway Conference - Introduction to WCM's New Endobronchial Lung Volume Reduction Program

A Sea of Presentations, and Those That Are Making Waves

By Brendon Stiles

October 8, 2018

I arrived in Toronto for the World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) prepared for a whirlwind of activity. With committee and personal meetings to attend, as well as a handful of presentations to give, I barely had time to stop and reflect upon the remarkable collection of people that were gathered there. WCLC is relatively unique in that it brings together individuals treating and interested in lung cancer from numerous specialties: oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, pathologists, epidemiologists, scientists, and others. The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) who organizes WCLC has also wisely added patients and advocates to that mix, enabling a palpable focus on meaningful outcomes and on lung cancer advocacy. All of these stakeholders come together to cover the entire spectrum of lung cancer. However, within this vast ocean of presentations, it can feel a bit like paddling a rowboat to get from place to place to try to grasp the big picture of what is happening in the field.

To learn more about the article: A Sea of Presentations, and Those That Are Making Waves