Conditions and Treatments
The Thoracic Surgery specialists at UW Health offer comprehensive specialty care for patients with all types of heart and thoracic diseases.
We provide a complete range of services from initial evaluation and management to highly specialized consultation for rare diseases, new surgical approaches, devices and technologies.
Conditions
We offer consultation and surgical management for a wide range of thoracic disorders and diseases, including:
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
- Emphysema (Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease - COPD)
- Esophageal Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Nodules
- Mediastinal Tumors
- Mesothelioma (Benign-Fibrous or Malignant)
- Myasthensia Gravis
- Primary and Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) and other Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
- Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease
- Sweating Excessively (Hyperhidrosis)
Additional Conditions
- Airway
- Benign esophageal conditions
- Benign lung disease
- Chest wall
- Diaphragm
- Pleural disease
- Trauma
Treatments and Programs
- Advanced Lung Disease Program
- Bronchoscopy
- Regular
- Flourescence
- Esophagectomy (Minimally Invasive)
- ETS (Micro-Invasive Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy)
- Lung Transplant
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS)
- Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
- Robotic Thymectomy
- Video Assisted Thoracoscopic (VATS) Lobectomy
Additional Treatments and Programs
- Arterial conduits
- Barrett's Early Detection and Minimally Invasive Treatment Program
- Cardiac surgery consultation for coronary bypass, including off pump and minimally invasive operations
- Endoscopic photodynamic therapy
- Endoscopic vein harvest
- Fluoresecnece endoscopic surveillance
- Heart failure surgery, including destination mechanical assist device placement (LVAD, biVAD, etc.)
- Heart valve repair/replacement
- Lung failure surgery
- Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Program
- Pediatric cardiac surgery
- Pulmonary resection and lobectomy
- Repair of congenital defects
- Stentless aortic bioprosthesis
- Surgical ventricular remodeling
