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Anthony W. Kim

Professor Of Clinical Surgery, Division Chief, Thoracic Surgery

Jeffrey P. Smith Chair in Surgery

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Overview

Dr. Kim, an internationally recognized thoracic surgeon and surgical teacher, leads the thoracic surgery division and program, providing excellence in designing thoracic courses, case studies, and research projects. His area of expertise is thoracic oncology with a focus on minimally invasive thoracic surgery, including both thoracoscopic and robotic platforms.

He has served on committees in several international organizations, including the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American College of Chest Physicians, Society of University Surgeons, and the Association for Academic Surgery.

Dr. Kim is a superb teacher, having been recognized with several honors and awards, including the Francis Gilman Blake Award for Outstanding Teaching of the Medical Sciences at Yale University School of Medicine. As with all our surgical faculty, Dr. Kim carries on the tradition of providing beyond exceptional surgical education, care, and scholarship to students, patients, and medical sciences.

Publications

  • Safety of Minimally Invasive Sublobar Pulmonary Metastasectomy in the Frail Patient J Surg Oncol. 2025 Sep 05. . View in PubMed
  • Social contributions as risk factors for readmissions after lung transplantation: Clinical and financial implications JHLT Open. 2025 Aug; 9:100300. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: The ticking lung cancer clock J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jul; 170(1):61-62. . View in PubMed
  • Performance of the Charlson and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index Varies With the Type of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery World J Surg. 2025 06; 49(6):1418-1431. . View in PubMed
  • Outcomes of single-lung retransplantation after double-lung transplantationJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 May; 169(5):1398-1406. e2. . View in PubMed
  • Living on the edge: Role of adjuvant therapy after resection of primary lung cancer within 2 millimeters of a T-stage cutoffJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 May; 169(5):1338-1345. e15. . View in PubMed
  • Impact of Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion on Inpatient Cost: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of the US Nationwide Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database Clin Transplant. 2025 Feb; 39(2):e70096. . View in PubMed
  • Surgeon Perspectives on Palliative Care: Are We the Barrier to Better Care? J Clin Ethics. 2025; 36(3):279-285.. View in PubMed
  • Revealing age and gender as determinants of survival after pulmonary segmentectomy should represent just the beginning of more discovery J Thorac Dis. 2024 Dec 31; 16(12):8831-8835. . View in PubMed
  • Thrombolysis and Surgical Decompression for Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome J Surg Res. 2024 Nov; 303:134-140. . View in PubMed
  • Esophageal perforation secondary to esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor JTCVS Tech. 2024 Oct; 27:172-175. . View in PubMed
  • Moving Beyond Just Panning for Esophagectomy Gold Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 10; 118(4):843-844. . View in PubMed
  • Initial management and outcomes of nonmalignant esophageal perforations: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample analysis Surgery. 2024 10; 176(4):1115-1122. . View in PubMed
  • Alternative discharge destination following lobectomy: Analysis of a national quality improvement database JTCVS Open. 2024 Oct; 21:349-357. . View in PubMed
  • Congenital absence of the left main pulmonary artery in a patient with pectus excavatum JTCVS Tech. 2024 Oct; 27:202-206. . View in PubMed
  • The 2023 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Expert Consensus Document: Management of subsolid lung nodulesJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Sep; 168(3):631-647. e11. . View in PubMed
  • Finding the Optimal Time to Esophagectomy After Systemic Therapy Would be Finding a Lost Princess or Prince Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun; 31(6):3587-3589. . View in PubMed
  • Early outcomes of lung transplantation with lung allografts from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-positive donorsJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jun; 167(6):1955-1964. e3. . View in PubMed
  • Longer hospitalizations, more complications, and greater readmissions for patients with comorbid psychiatric disorders undergoing pulmonary lobectomyJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 04; 167(4):1502-1511. e11. . View in PubMed
  • Delayed esophagectomy for adenocarcinoma is associated with a negative impact on long-term survival and an increased risk of perioperative morbidity J Surg Oncol. 2024 Mar; 129(3):592-600. . View in PubMed
  • Association between underweight status and chylothorax after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: A propensity score-matched analysis JTCVS Open. 2024 Feb; 17:322-335. . View in PubMed
  • Brace Yourself… There May Be a Better Option Than Surgery First! Ann Thorac Surg 2024 01; 117(1):150-151. . View in PubMed
  • Benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for resected pathologic N1 non-small cell lung cancer is unrecognized: A subgroup analysis of the JBR10 trial Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024; 36(2):261-270. . View in PubMed
  • Ethical Concerns Regarding the Timing of Written Consent J Clin Ethics. 2024; 35(4):274-283. . View in PubMed
  • The Small But Mighty Middle Lobe in a Larger-Lobe World Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 01; 117(1):171-172. . View in PubMed
  • What’s new in thoracic oncology J Surg Oncol. 2024 Jan; 129(1):128-137. . View in PubMed
  • The Delineation of Another Standard for Postoperative Pain Management Following Thoracic Surgery JAMA Surg. 2023 12 01; 158(12):1263-1264. . View in PubMed
  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Wound Classification is Prognostic of 30-Day Readmission Following Surgery World J Surg. 2023 10; 47(10):2392-2400. . View in PubMed
  • Estimating revenue, costs, and operating margin of any hospital-based thoracic surgery practice using a novel financial modelJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 09; 166(3):690-698. e1. . View in PubMed
  • Delays to surgery and worse outcomes: The compounding effects of social determinants of health in non-small cell lung cancer JTCVS Open. 2023 Sep; 15:468-478. . View in PubMed
  • Biologic Downstaging Observed With a Pulmonary Collision Tumor Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2023 Sep; 1(3):486-489. . View in PubMed
  • Implementation planning for equitable tobacco treatment services: a mixed methods assessment of contextual facilitators and barriers in a large comprehensive cancer center Transl Behav Med. 2023 08 11; 13(8):539-550. . View in PubMed
  • Don’t Stop Believing Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Jul; 116(1):119-120. . View in PubMed
  • Pericarditis Linked to the Development of an Anterior Mediastinal Cholesterol Granuloma Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2023 Jun; 1(2):263-265. . View in PubMed
  • Adjuvant chemotherapy, not radiotherapy, prolongs survival for node-negative non-small cell lung cancer with positive surgical margins JTCVS Open. 2023 Jun; 14:472-482. . View in PubMed
  • The evolving landscape of thoracic surgical oncology J Surg Oncol. 2023 Feb; 127(2):217-220. . View in PubMed
  • Heart transplantation for pediatric foreign nationals in the United States Clin Transplant. 2023 02; 37(2):e14900. . View in PubMed
  • A Narrative Review: Phentermine and Topiramate for the Treatment of Pediatric Obesity Adolesc Health Med Ther. 2023; 14:125-140. . View in PubMed
  • Targeted therapy for intractable cancer on the basis of molecular profiles: An open-label, phase II basket trial (Long March Pathway) Front Oncol. 2023; 13:860711. . View in PubMed
  • Immunotherapy with radiotherapy fails to improve prognosis of patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective cohort analysis of the THUNDER-2 study Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2022 Dec; 11(12):2507-2520. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Extended thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis for thoracic oncologic surgery: To discharge and beyond! J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022 12; 164(6):1612-1613. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: To whom much is given much will be required J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 11; 164(5):1338-1339. . View in PubMed
  • Consensus for Thoracoscopic Lower Lobectomy: Essential Components and Targets for Simulation Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 11; 114(5):1895-1901. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: The tip of the disparity knife still seems to be cutting 1 way J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 09; 164(3):658-659. . View in PubMed
  • Surgical decision-making in advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer is influenced by more than just guidelines JTCVS Open. 2022 Sep; 11:286-299. . View in PubMed
  • Esophagectomy for Permanent Mesh Migration After Transthoracic Hiatal Hernia Repair Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 08; 114(2):e89-e91. . View in PubMed
  • Comparison of perioperative outcomes among non-small cell lung cancer patients with neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitor plus chemotherapy, EGFR-TKI, and chemotherapy alone: a real-world evidence study Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2022 Jul; 11(7):1468-1478. . View in PubMed
  • Adjuvant chemotherapy for visceral pleural invasion in 3-4-cm non-small-cell lung cancer improves survival Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 06 15; 62(1). . View in PubMed
  • Weighing in on Ghrelin and the Preservation of Muscle After Esophagectomy Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 06; 29(6):3375-3376. . View in PubMed
  • Possibly Two Birds or One Squirrel J Thorac Oncol. 2022 06; 17(6):737-738. . View in PubMed
  • Adhering to guideline concordant care improves survival among the different subtypes of T3 N2 non-small cell lung cancer JTCVS Open. 2022 Jun; 10:384-392. . View in PubMed
  • Lobectomy offers improved survival outcomes relative to segmentectomy for >2 but =4 cm non-small cell lung cancer tumors JTCVS Open. 2022 Jun; 10:356-367. . View in PubMed
  • Invited Commentary: The Association Between Tobacco Use and Postoperative Delirium is Not Blowing Smoke… Or Is It? World J Surg. 2022 05; 46(5):1207-1208.. View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Exploring new directions using radiofrequency identification JTCVS Tech. 2022 Apr; 12:196-197. . View in PubMed
  • Regional Variation in Treatment for Highest-Risk Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 04; 113(4):1282-1290. . View in PubMed
  • Patterns of Use of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Compared With Surgery for Definitive Treatment of Primary Early-stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Am J Clin Oncol. 2022 04 01; 45(4):146-154. . View in PubMed
  • Maximizing Brain Health After Hemorrhagic Stroke: Bugher Foundation Centers of Excellence Stroke. 2022 03; 53(3):1020-1029. . View in PubMed
  • Intermittent chest tube clamping decreases chest tube duration time and drainage volume after lung cancer surgery in patients without air leak: an open-label, randomized controlled trial Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2022 Mar; 11(3):357-365. . View in PubMed
  • Primary signet ring cell histology does not portend worse survival for early stage lung cancer following lobectomy Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2022 Feb; 30(2):185-189. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Perception is reality, but reality is how you make them feel JTCVS Open. 2021 Dec; 8:522-523. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Lowering the threshold rings in a new harbinger J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 11; 162(5):1414-1415. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Until now, sternal elevation was sort of up in the air JTCVS Tech. 2021 Oct; 9:178-179. . View in PubMed
  • Important Surgical and Clinical End Points in Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Trials in Resectable NSCLC JTO Clin Res Rep. 2021 Oct; 2(10):100221. . View in PubMed
  • Training residents in robotic thoracic surgery J Thorac Dis. 2021 Oct; 13(10):6169-6178. . View in PubMed
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol Minimizes Intensive Care Unit Utilization and Improves Outcomes Following Pulmonary Resection World J Surg. 2021 10; 45(10):2955-2963. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Peeking into the personalized poking future JTCVS Tech. 2021 Oct; 9:163-164. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: The esophagectomy cake finally may be ready for its icing J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 09; 162(3):698-699. . View in PubMed
  • A Burned-Out CD8+ T-cell Subset Expands in the Tumor Microenvironment and Curbs Cancer Immunotherapy Cancer Discov. 2021 07; 11(7):1700-1715. . View in PubMed
  • Adjuvant Chemotherapy Improves Survival in pN-positive Clinical Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer After Neoadjuvant Therapy and Resection Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 07; 112(1):197-205. . View in PubMed
  • Exploring the Potential Different Outcomes Associated With the Different Phenotypes Under the Shared Pathologic T3N0 Designation JTO Clin Res Rep. 2021 Jun; 2(6):100186. . View in PubMed
  • Comorbid depression in surgical cancer patients associated with non-routine discharge and readmission Surg Oncol. 2021 Jun; 37:101533. . View in PubMed
  • Differential outcomes of residual disease in surgically-resected non-small cell lung cancer and the importance of guideline-concordant adjuvant therapy J Thorac Dis. 2021 May; 13(5):2896-2909. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: When less is more for lung cancers J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 05; 161(5):1650-1651. . View in PubMed
  • Efficacy and Safety of the Telestroke Drip-And-Stay Model: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Apr; 30(4):105638. . View in PubMed
  • Understanding thoracic surgeons’ perceptions of administrative database analyses and guidelines in clinical decision-makingJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar; 161(3):807-816. e1. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: A new PORT in the stage IIIA N2 non-small cell lung cancer storm JTCVS Open. 2021 Mar; 5:131-132. . View in PubMed
  • Gender representation among leadership at national and regional cardiothoracic surgery organizational annual meetings J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar; 161(3):733-744. . View in PubMed
  • Readmission with venous thromboembolism after surgical treatment by primary cancer site Surg Oncol. 2020 Dec; 35:268-275. . View in PubMed
  • Patterns of Care in Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Node-Positive Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 12; 110(6):1832-1839. . View in PubMed
  • Trends in pneumonectomy for treatment of small-cell lung cancer Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2020 Nov; 28(9):583-591. . View in PubMed
  • Comparative effectiveness of treatment modalities in non-metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis of the National Cancer Database BMJ Open Gastroenterol. 2020 11; 7(1). . View in PubMed
  • BMJ Open. 2020 10 05; 10(10):e035438. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Go small or go home J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 09; 160(3):e173-e174. . View in PubMed
  • COVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Aug; 160(2):601-605. . View in PubMed
  • Sequence of biologic therapies and surgery affects survival in non-small cell lung cancer J Surg Oncol. 2020 Aug; 122(2):320-327. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Standing on similar, but different, shoulders J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 08; 160(2):e81-e82. . View in PubMed
  • COVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies: A Consensus Statement From Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 08; 110(2):692-696. . View in PubMed
  • A systematic review of paraneoplastic syndromes associated with thymoma: Treatment modalities, recurrence, and outcomes in resected casesJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jul; 160(1):306-314. e14. . View in PubMed
  • The prognostic significance of the 8th edition AJCC TNM staging system for non-small-cell lung cancer is not applicable to lung cancer as a second primary malignancy J Surg Oncol. 2020 Jun; 121(8):1233-1240. . View in PubMed
  • Hepatic Compartment Syndrome After a Right-sided Diaphragm Plication Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 06; 109(6):e425-e427. . View in PubMed
  • Disparities in Guideline-Concordant Treatment for Pathologic N1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 05; 109(5):1512-1520. . View in PubMed
  • The influence of adjuvant therapy on survival in patients with indeterminate margins following surgery for non-small cell lung cancerJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 05; 159(5):2030-2040. e4. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: TiME may actually tell good from bad J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 04; 159(4):1613-1614. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Chasing solutions versus chasing windmills J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jan 08. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: This Story About Three Pigs Is No Fable Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020; 32(2):367-368. . View in PubMed
  • Not Just Your Ordinary Tumor: A Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Esophagus Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020; 32(1):176-178. . View in PubMed
  • Trimodality vs Chemoradiation and Salvage Resection in cN2 Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020; 32(1):153-159. . View in PubMed
  • The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Treatment and Mortality in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 01; 109(1):225-232. . View in PubMed
  • Hospital Variation in Spending for Lung Cancer Resection in Medicare Beneficiaries Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 12; 108(6):1710-1716. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Don’t sweat the compensatory sweating J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 11; 158(5):1490-1491. . View in PubMed
  • Randomized Trial of Medical versus Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heartburn N Engl J Med. 2019 10 17; 381(16):1513-1523. . View in PubMed
  • Driving the discussion about the greater propensity for doing better with neoadjuvant chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer J Thorac Dis. 2019 Oct; 11(10):E174-E177. . View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Simple math is not so straightforward with stereotactic body radiotherapy for colorectal carcinoma metastases J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 10; 158(4):1242-1243. . View in PubMed
  • Corrigendum to ‘Delayed discharge does not decrease the cost of readmission after pulmonary lobectomy’ [Surgery 164/6 (2018) 1294-1299] Surgery. 2019 May; 165(5):1058. . View in PubMed
  • Differential Safety Between Top-Ranked Cancer Hospitals and Their Affiliates for Complex Cancer Surgery JAMA Netw Open. 2019 04 05; 2(4):e191912. . View in PubMed
  • Thoracic surgery research on a “larger” scale J Thorac Dis. 2019 Mar; 11(Suppl 4):S485-S486. . View in PubMed
  • A Modern Reaffirmation of Surgery as the Optimal Treatment for Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 03; 107(3):941-946. . View in PubMed
  • Disparities in the surgical management of early stage non-small cell lung cancer: how far have we come? J Thorac Dis. 2019 Mar; 11(Suppl 4):S596-S611.. View in PubMed
  • Identifying Drivers of Multiple Readmissions After Pulmonary Lobectomy Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 03; 107(3):947-953. . View in PubMed
  • Defining the learning curve in robot-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy Surgery. 2019 02; 165(2):450-454. . View in PubMed
  • Sublobar or Suboptimal: Does Tumor Spread through Air Spaces Signify the End of Sublobar Resections for T1N0 Adenocarcinomas? J Thorac Oncol. 2019 01; 14(1):11-12.. View in PubMed
  • Delayed discharge does not decrease the cost of readmission after pulmonary lobectomy Surgery. 2018 12; 164(6):1294-1299. . View in PubMed
  • Time for the science of pneumonectomyology J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 10; 156(4):1715-1716. . View in PubMed
  • Eating well at your first job J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 10; 156(4):1585-1586. . View in PubMed
  • Refocusing the quality lens to examine real-life value J Thorac Dis. 2018 Sep; 10(Suppl 26):S3276-S3277. . View in PubMed
  • When good operations go bad: The additive effect of comorbidity and postoperative complications on readmission after pulmonary lobectomy Surgery. 2018 08; 164(2):294-299. . View in PubMed
  • Robotic-Assisted Lobectomies in the National Cancer DatabaseJ Am Coll Surg. 2018 06; 226(6):1052-1062. e15. . View in PubMed
  • Optimal Approach for Repair of Left Atrial-Esophageal Fistula Complicating Radiofrequency Ablation Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 05; 105(5):e229-e231. . View in PubMed
  • Timing and Risk Factors Associated With Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 05; 105(5):1469-1475. . View in PubMed
  • Validating guideline concordant care in lung cancer also validates good surgical judgement and skill J Thorac Dis. 2018 Mar; 10(3):1190-1192. . View in PubMed
  • Association Between Radiation Dose and Outcomes With Postoperative Radiotherapy for N0-N1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Am J Clin Oncol. 2018 02; 41(2):152-158. . View in PubMed
  • Thinking outside the duct J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 02; 155(2):820-821. . View in PubMed
  • Robotic Transthoracic Primary Repair of a Diaphragmatic Hernia and Reduction of an Intrathoracic Liver Innovations (Phila). 2018 Jan/Feb; 13(1):54-55. . View in PubMed
  • The Significance of Upfront Knowledge of N2 Disease in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer World J Surg. 2018 01; 42(1):161-171. . View in PubMed
  • Postneoadjuvant adjuvant chemotherapy in resected N1 non-small cell lung cancer with residual nodal disease J Surg Oncol. 2017 Dec; 116(8):1193-1196. . View in PubMed
  • Fate of Pneumonectomy Patients Variably Captured by Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Staging System Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Dec; 104(6):1829-1836. . View in PubMed
  • Viewing the big picture on small cell lung cancer J Thorac Dis. 2017 Oct; 9(10):3613-3615. . View in PubMed
  • Effectiveness of local therapy for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer in nonagenarians Surgery. 2017 09; 162(3):640-651. . View in PubMed
  • Diagnostic Imaging and Newer Modalities for Thoracic Diseases: PET/Computed Tomographic Imaging and Endobronchial Ultrasound for Staging and Its Implication for Lung Cancer Surg Clin North Am. 2017 Aug; 97(4):733-750. . View in PubMed
  • Validating the Thoracic Revised Cardiac Risk Index Following Lung Resection Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Aug; 104(2):389-394. . View in PubMed
  • Lung Cancer Screening and Its Impact on Surgical Volume Surg Clin North Am. 2017 Aug; 97(4):751-762. . View in PubMed
  • Length of Stay From the Hospital Perspective: Practice of Early Discharge Is Not Associated With Increased Readmission Risk After Lung Cancer Surgery Ann Surg. 2017 08; 266(2):383-388. . View in PubMed
  • Stage I Lung SBRT Clinical Practice Patterns Am J Clin Oncol. 2017 Aug; 40(4):358-361. . View in PubMed
  • Examining the interval between radiation therapy and surgery in trimodality therapy: Try Tri Again J Thorac Dis. 2017 Aug; 9(8):E730-E732. . View in PubMed
  • Role of Adjuvant Treatment in Esophageal Cancer With Incidental Pathologic Node Positivity Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Jul; 104(1):267-274. . View in PubMed
  • Indications for invasive mediastinal staging in patients with early non-small cell lung cancer staged with PET-CT Lung Cancer. 2017 07; 109:36-41. . View in PubMed
  • Upstaging, not just a non-small matter J Thorac Dis. 2017 Jun; 9(6):E587-E590. . View in PubMed
  • Association of Delayed Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery JAMA Oncol. 2017 May 01; 3(5):610-619. . View in PubMed
  • Subacute Pericardial Tamponade After Sleeve Lower Lobectomy for an Extremely Rare Tumor Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 May; 103(5):e401-e403. . View in PubMed
  • Response Chest. 2017 04; 151(4):942-943. . View in PubMed
  • Role of Adjuvant Therapy for Node-Negative Lung Cancer Invading the Chest WallClin Lung Cancer. 2017 03; 18(2):169-177. e4. . View in PubMed
  • Hospital Volume and Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Lobectomies Chest. 2017 Feb; 151(2):329-339. . View in PubMed
  • Timing of Surgery after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer J Thorac Oncol. 2017 02; 12(2):314-322. . View in PubMed
  • Organization, Teamwork and Quality of Care in Thoracic Surgery A Model for High Reliability Care Delivery Conn Med. 2017 Jan; 81(1):5-12. . View in PubMed
  • The Eighth Edition Lung Cancer Stage Classification Chest. 2017 Jan; 151(1):193-203. . View in PubMed
  • Compromise Not Required Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017; 29(3):426-427. . View in PubMed
  • Not Just Done in Vein Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017; 29(3):431-432. . View in PubMed
  • Defining outcomes of patients with clinical stage I small cell lung cancer upstaged at surgery Lung Cancer. 2017 01; 103:75-81. . View in PubMed
  • The differential impact of preoperative comorbidity on perioperative outcomes following thoracoscopic and open lobectomies Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Jan; 51(1):169-174. . View in PubMed
  • Trends in stereotactic body radiation therapy for stage I small cell lung cancer Lung Cancer. 2017 01; 103:11-16. . View in PubMed
  • J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 09; 152(3):e63. . View in PubMed
  • A model for predicting prolonged length of stay in patients undergoing anatomical lung resection: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database study Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2016 08; 23(2):208-15. . View in PubMed
  • Lung Cancer in the Very Young: Treatment and Survival in the National Cancer Data Base J Thorac Oncol. 2016 07; 11(7):1121-31. . View in PubMed
  • Adjuvant Chemotherapy for T3 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Additional Tumor Nodules in the Same Lobe J Thorac Oncol. 2016 07; 11(7):1090-100. . View in PubMed
  • Lobectomy versus stereotactic body radiotherapy in healthy patients with stage I lung cancerJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Jul; 152(1):44-54. e9. . View in PubMed
  • Analyzing Risk Factors for Morbidity and Mortality after Lung Resection for Lung Cancer Using the NSQIP DatabaseJ Am Coll Surg. 2016 06; 222(6):992-1000. e1. . View in PubMed
  • The Natural History of Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the National Cancer Database Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 May; 101(5):1850-5. . View in PubMed
  • Reflective Writing for Medical Students on the Surgical Clerkship: Oxymoron or Antidote? J Surg Educ. 2016 Mar-Apr; 73(2):296-304.. View in PubMed
  • Gender, Age, and Comorbidity Status Predict Improved Survival with Adjuvant Chemotherapy Following Lobectomy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancers Larger than 4 cm Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Feb; 23(2):638-45. . View in PubMed
  • Something old, something new: Marrying 2 approaches to resect an ectopic parathyroid adenoma J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Feb; 151(2):e33-4. . View in PubMed
  • Evaluating the fate of patients who undergo resections of very large, node-negative lung cancers using the National Cancer DataBase Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Feb; 49(2):596-601. . View in PubMed
  • Estimating the Annual Incremental Cost of Several Complications Following Pulmonary Lobectomy Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Summer; 28(2):531-540. . View in PubMed
  • Necrotizing soft tissue infection of the chest wall Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2016; 1(1):e000005. . View in PubMed
  • Role of Chemoradiotherapy in Elderly Patients With Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer J Clin Oncol. 2015 Dec 20; 33(36):4240-6. . View in PubMed
  • Pioneers paying it forward J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Dec; 150(6):1422-3. . View in PubMed
  • Defining the High-Risk Population for Mortality After Resection of Early Stage NSCLC Clin Lung Cancer. 2015 Nov; 16(6):e183-7. . View in PubMed
  • Comparison of survival outcomes among standard radiotherapy regimens in limited-stage small cell lung cancer patients receiving concurrent chemoradiation Lung Cancer. 2015 Nov; 90(2):243-8. . View in PubMed
  • Readmissions and the law of unintended consequences J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Nov; 150(5):1030-1. . View in PubMed
  • Reply: To PMID 25497070 Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Oct; 100(4):1511-2. . View in PubMed
  • Postoperative Radiation Therapy Is Associated With Improved Overall Survival in Incompletely Resected Stage II and III Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer J Clin Oncol. 2015 Sep 01; 33(25):2727-34. . View in PubMed
  • Resection of oligometastatic lung cancer to the pancreas may yield a survival benefit in select patients–a systematic review Pancreatology. 2015 Sep-Oct; 15(5):456-462. . View in PubMed
  • Racial disparities in the use of SBRT for treating early-stage lung cancer Lung Cancer. 2015 Aug; 89(2):133-8. . View in PubMed
  • Extravascular Lung Water and Tissue Perfusion Biomarkers After Lung Resection Surgery Under a Normovolemic Fluid Protocol J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Aug; 29(4):977-83. . View in PubMed
  • Comparative effectiveness of surgery and radiosurgery for stage I non-small cell lung cancer Cancer. 2015 Jul 15; 121(14):2341-9. . View in PubMed
  • The surgical management of a giant pleomorphic liposarcoma of the chest wall Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2015 Jul; 23(6):726-8. . View in PubMed
  • Patients Selected for Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiation at High-volume Facilities Achieve Improved Survival in Stage III Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer J Thorac Oncol. 2015 Jun; 10(6):937-43. . View in PubMed
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