Thoracic Surgery News

Some types of cancer can be found before they cause symptoms. Effective screening tools such as mammography, PSA testing and colonoscopy have led to earlier diagnosis and higher survival rates for breast, prostate and colon cancers.

Dr. Devinder Bhatia is a board-certified thoracic surgeon in Houston and president of the Southeast Texas Cardiovascular P.A. Bhatia previously served as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston's department of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery.

The mortality risk from emergency repair of acute aortic dissection is double when performed by lower-volume providers, according to research published in the May issue of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery .

Minimal Dose Computed Tomography Scan of the Chest delivers a radiation dose comparable to that of chest X-ray , with greater sensitivity for detecting new or recurrent lung cancer, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, held from May 4 to 8 in Minneapolis.

Dr. David Cleveland, a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon who most recently was chief medical officer at Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, has joined Children's of Alabama.

Meeting at a Glance The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting is the oldest and largest cardiothoracic surgery meeting in North America.

Monmouth Medical Center, a Barnabas Health facility, and the American Lung Association of New Jersey will host the monthly meeting of the Adult Pulmonary Support Group from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, May 7, in the hospital's Joel Opatut Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Education Room.

Lower mortality rates observed among surgeons and institutions performing more operations Mortality rates among patients undergoing surgical repair of acute aortic dissection in the United States appear to be strongly associated with both institution and surgeon case volume, with lower mortality rates among surgeons and institutions annually ... (more)

Antidepressant therapy that begins 2 to 3 weeks before coronary artery bypass grafting surgery and continues until 6 months post-surgery may help some patients recover their mental health more quickly and reduce postoperative pain, according to a study published in the May 2013 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery .

Monmouth Medical Center, a Barnabas Health facility, and the American Lung Association of New Jersey will host the monthly meeting of the Adult Pulmonary Support Group on Tuesday, May 7, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the hospitals Joel Opatut Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Education Room.

The Orange Regional Medical Center Foundation welcomes four new members to its Board of Trustees: Jake Kriney, Cleveland Lewis, M.D., Steven I. Milligram, ESQ.