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Upper GI (Esophageal) Surgeries

Upper GI (Esophageal) Surgeries

Upper GI (Esophageal) Surgeries

Upper GI (Esophageal) Surgeries

Upper GI (Esophageal) Surgeries

Upper GI (Esophageal) Surgeries

Our expert thoracic surgeons use the most groundbreaking technologies and minimally invasive techniques to successfully treat diseases and conditions affecting the esophagus. In fact, the thoracic surgery team made Mount Sinai the first hospital in South Florida to perform a completely robotic esophagostomy — the removal of part of the esophagus and nearby lymph nodes — using a technique that required only two small incisions.

Conditions We Treat

An esophageal diverticulum, also known as Zenker’s diverticulum, is a condition where a pouch forms at the point where your throat meets your esophagus. The pouch forms when the muscle at this juncture tightens and forces the esophagus into a pouch shape above the muscle. At Mount Sinai, our thoracic surgeons can remove the pouch using a minimally invasive procedure where you can go home the next day.

Upper GI (Esophageal) Surgeries

Our Physicians

Roy F Williams, MD

Chief, Divison of Thoracic Surgery

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

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

Steven R DeBeer, MD

Co-Director, Aortic Center

  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Angelo La Pietra, MD

Director, Surgical Electrophysiology

  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery
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