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Additional Lung Care

Mount Sinai’s Lung Cancer Center of Excellence is equipped with the latest diagnostic and treatment technology to respond to a wide array of pulmonary disorders. Our specialists identify and treat conditions such as asthma, sleep disorders, chronic obstructive lung disease, respiratory failure, and pulmonary hypertension. The center also offers a smoking cessation program.

Our Lung Center procedures:

Thoracic Surgery
Minimally Invasive Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Mediastinal Surgery
Thoracic Endoscopy
Esophageal Surgery
Aortic Surgery

Thoracic Surgery

  • Thoracotomy Lung Biopsy
  • Thoracotomy Lung resections and Pneumonectomy
  • Thoracotomy Decortication
  • Spinal Exposure for orthopedic and neurologic procedures
  • Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction

Minimally Invasive Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

  • VATS Lung Biopsy
  • VATS Bullectomy and Pleural Sclerosis
  • VATS Lung Resection and Pneumonectomy
  • VATS Decortication
  • VATS Placement of Epicardial Pacemaker Leads
  • Microwave Tumor Ablation
  • Image Guided Thoracoscopic Living Nodule Recreation(lung cancer screening)

Robotic Thoracic Surgery

  • Lung Nodule Biopsy
  • Lung Resection/Lobectomy
  • Thymectomy (surgical excision of the thymus gland)
  • Benign esophageal disorders
  • Tumors of the esophagus
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
  • Mediastinal Tumors
  • Hyperhidrosis

Mediastinal Surgery

  • Mediastinoscopy and Biopsy
  • Mediastinotomy and Biopsy
  • VATS Resection of Mediastinal Tumors
  • Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
  • Suno Guided Transbronchial Biopsies
  • Video Mediastinoscopy

Thoracic Endoscopy

  • Flexible and Rigid Bronchoscopy
  • Endobronchial Stenting
  • Laser Resection Endobronchial Tumors

Esophageal Surgery

  • MIE Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
  • Combined Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Technique

Aortic Surgery

  • Endoluminal Grafting
  • Descending Aortic Aneurysms
  • Frozen Elephant Trunk
  • Hybrid Debranching Arch Techniques

Our Physicians

Roy F Williams

Roy F Williams, MD

Chief, Divison of Thoracic Surgery

  • Cardiology
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Lung Cancer
Fernando Safdie

Fernando Safdie, MD

Director of Endoluminal and Airway Surgery

Associate Director of Thoracic Surgery

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

  • Robotic Surgery
  • Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Lung Cancer
Mike Cusnir

Mike Cusnir, MD

Chief, Division of Hematology & Oncology

Co-Director, Gastrointestinal Malignancies

Assistant Professor at the Columbia University Division of Hematology/Oncology at Mount Sinai Medical Center

  • Cancer
  • Oncology
  • Medical Oncology
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center (Main Campus)
  • (305) 535-3300
  • Mount Sinai Emergency Center, Physician Offices, Cancer Center and Diagnostic Center Aventura
  • (305) 692-5400
Nicolas Keith Kuritzky

Nicolas Keith Kuritzky, MD

Chief, Division of Radiation Oncology

  • Cancer
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center (Main Campus)
  • 305.535.3400
  • Mount Sinai Emergency Center, Physician Offices, Cancer Center and Diagnostic Center Aventura
  • 305.692.5400
Michael Schwart

Michael Alan Schwartz, MD

Principal Investigator, Mount Sinai Cancer Research Program

Assistant Professor at the Columbia University Division of Hematology/Oncology at Mount Sinai Medical Center

  • Cancer
  • Oncology
  • Medical Oncology
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Lung Cancer
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center (Main Campus)
  • 305.535.3300
  • Mount Sinai Emergency Center, Physician Offices, Cancer Center and Diagnostic Center Aventura
  • 305.692.5400

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Oleg Gligich

Oleg Gligich, MD

Assistant Professor at the Columbia University Division of Hematology/Oncology at Mount Sinai Medical Center

  • Cancer
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center (Main Campus)
  • (305) 535-3300
  • Mount Sinai Emergency Center, Physician Offices, Cancer Center and Diagnostic Center Aventura
  • (305) 692-5400

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Aron Simkins

Aron Simkins, MD

Associate Professor at the Columbia University Division of Hematology/Oncology at Mount Sinai Medical Center

  • Cancer
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Lung Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Malignancies
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center (Main Campus)
  • 305.535.3300
  • Mount Sinai Emergency Center, Physician Offices, Cancer Center and Diagnostic Center Aventura
  • 305.692.5400
Debra Linzer

Debra Linzer, MD

  • Cancer
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Mount Sinai Medical Center (Main Campus)
  • 305.535.3400
  • Mount Sinai Emergency Center, Physician Offices, Cancer Center and Diagnostic Center Aventura
  • 305.692.5400
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