Penn State Health Thoracic Surgery treats patients with benign and malignant thoracic diseases. Our physicians offer an advanced level of expertise and provide care via endoscopic, minimally invasive, and complex open surgeries and interventions.
我们的多学科团队的胸ons and interventional pulmonologists - based in the region's premier academic medical center - has the medical, surgical, and support services needed to provide the most thorough care for our patients.
We streamline care by seeing patients jointly and working together on an individualized treatment plant for each patient. Throughout treatment, we emphasize ongoing communication with patients, families, and referring physicians.
Meet thoracic surgeon Michael Reed, MD, who was attracted to surgery for a number of reasons, including the hands-on aspect, technical challenge and atmosphere of the operating room, as well as being able to cure cancer.
Team of Specialists, Advanced Techniques
The combined areas of expertise from members of our multidisciplinary team offer the latest interventions for thoracic diseases.
Our team brings together expertise from thoracic surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, diagnostic and interventional thoracic radiologists, interventional pulmonologists, gastroenterologists, pathologists, patient care advocates, and nurses to create a unified treatment plan tailored to each patient's needs.
治疗方法
We offer the most effective and innovative treatment options to help our patients live longer and improve their quality of life. A few of these advanced techniques include:
- Complex open thoracic operations
- VATS and robotic surgery
- 先进的支气管镜诊断，分期和干预
- Pleural interventions (tunneled catheters and pleuroscopy)
- Lung cancer screening
Experts in Care
Meet our doctors, view their profiles and select the one that’s right for you.
188金宝慱亚洲体育找你附近的医生Why Choose Penn State Health
尖端，协调护理
胸外科手术serves as a link among several areas needed to treat complex thoracic disorders such as lung cancer.
这种多学科方法确保了治疗计划反映了所涉及患者的专家的综合专业知识。
We boast board-certified surgeons with advanced training in general surgery and thoracic surgery. Our experts are leading their profession in the most advanced treatment options to prolong survival and improve quality of life for patients diagnosed with benign and malignant thoracic disease.
Our advanced surgical techniques include open surgery, minimally invasive surgery using VATS, robotic surgery, and endoscopic interventions for diagnosis, staging, treatment and palliation.
Our board-certified interventional pulmonologists have advanced training in internal medicine, pulmonary and critical care medicine, and interventional pulmonology. They offer the most contemporary interventions for the diagnosis, staging, and management of benign and malignant conditions of the lungs, airway and pleura.
对话生活：肺癌
肺癌是全世界男女癌症死亡的第一原因。虽然香烟吸烟是开发肺癌的主要风险，但这不是唯一一个。
观看“谈话生活”的一集正如迈克尔·雷德博士和詹妮弗博士讨论症状，治疗和预防。
Radon's Link to Lung Cancer
Each year, radon kills more people than home fires, drowning, falls, or drunk driving. It is the number one cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers, taking approximately 21,000 lives annually.
尽管有足够的方法可以减少由铀腐烂导致的放射性元件的暴露，但许多人不知道其风险或选择。Learn more about radon’s link to lung cancer.
Central Pennsylvania Free to Breathe
This is a non-profit organization united in the belief that every person with lung cancer deserves a cure.
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心脏，肺和食管手术的患者指南
A website presented by cardiothoracic surgeons committed to improving patient care.Learn more.
Convenient Locations
Find the care your family needs, close to home, at one of our many locations throughout central Pennsylvania.
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