Thoracic Surgery at Baylor Medicine
The Thoracic Surgery Clinic at Baylor Medicine’s Lung Institute in Houston, Texas, specializes in the care and treatment of patients with benign and malignant disorders of the chest cavity (thorax). This includes lung cancer, esophageal cancer, thymoma, mesothelioma and all other malignancies involving the thorax.
Together with the outstanding support staff of nurses, nurse practitioners and physician-assistants, our surgeons attract patients from all over Texas, and from across the United States. An international program for patients from around the globe is available for those who need special help and assistance.
In addition to outstanding clinical care, our surgeons and staff are committed to the development of new treatments for thoracic disease through research and innovation. New technology drives their innovative techniques that lead to less pain after surgery and a speedier postoperative recovery.
Conditions We Treat
- Benign Lung Diseases
- Esophageal Cancer
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Lung Cancer
- Mesothelioma
- Reflux and Benign Esophageal Diseases
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Trachea Disorders
- Thymoma and Mediastinal Tumors
- Slipping Rib Syndrome
Procedures
Lung Cancer
- Bronchoscopy
- Cervical mediastinoscopy
- Chest wall resection and reconstruction
- Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
- Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion (HIPEC)
- Lobectomy/Lung Resection
- Management of malignant pleural effusions
- Pleurectomy and decortication
- Pneumonectomy
- Sublobar resection (segmentectomy and wedge resections), including minimally invasive approaches
- Video-assisted (VATS) lobectomy
Esophageal Cancer
- Endoscopic management of Barrett’s esophagus and early stage esophageal cancer
- Esophagectomy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Jejunostomy feeding tube
- Long-term access port placement
- Minimally invasive esophagectomy
- Palliation of malignant strictures
- Staging
Thymoma and Mediastinal Tumors
- Lymphadenectomy - mediastinal lymph node dissection
- Resection of mediastinal masses
- Thymectomy, including minimally invasive thymectomy
Reflux and Benign Esophageal Diseases
- LINX® Reflux Management System for GERD
- Laparoscopic fundoplication and hiatal hernia repair
- Laparoscopic Heller myotomy
- Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernias
- Reoperative anti-reflux surgery
- Management of esophageal strictures
- Minimally invasive surgery for esophageal diverticula
- Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM)
- Zenker’s diverticulectomy
Trachea
- Management of tracheal stenosis
- Tracheal resection
