Many of the devices, instruments and techniques that he developed serve as the foundation of modern surgical techniques. In 2014, Dr. David J. Sugarbaker, a master thoracic surgeon and internationally ...

This roundup offers a look at the latest insights from the clinicians and researchers investigating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.

Pro-Dex, Inc., a company specializing in the design, development, and manufacture of powered surgical instruments primarily ...

Have you ever seen a picture or painting of an instrument and thought, “What the heck is that?” Join us as we count down our top ten most weird and wonderful instruments. A shimmering, ethereal and ...

Medical students saw the latest tools firsthand as the biotech company, Intuitive’s Mobile Lab, visited the Memorial Cancer Institute in<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Many women are not aware of the risk factors. Some of the non-tobacco-related causes of lung cancer include exposure to: Previous radiation therapy to the chest for treatment of other cancers Asbestos ...

A surgical program at Health has been designated a United States Case Observation Site, meaning surgeons from around the U.S. can come to Health to learn about advanced robotic surgery techniques.

In thoracic surgery, our faculty members are renowned for their experience in video thoracoscopy, emphysema surgery, and their surgical expertise in benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus. Our ...

Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy is a pulmonary lobectomy procedure that is performed by a minimally invasive technique. A VATS lobectomy, or thoracoscopic lobectomy, procedure is performed ...

A Joint research team (Prof. Jun-hee Lee, Hyun-koo Kim, Jin-Wook Hwang, Jae-Ho Chung, the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine) Announced the ...

Like carpal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome creates compression in the ... Improper posture is a common culprit, so people who sit at desks, lift weights, and play musical instruments can be ...

A new American Thoracic Society report provides practical frameworks to begin the research necessary to make real progress in treating asthma in Black and Latino children, who are more likely than ...