Education Weekly resident teaching rounds Monthly thoracic oncology conference Weekly benign esophageal diseases conference Biweekly tumor board Procedures For lung cancer Bronchoscopic placement of airway stents Bronchoscopic photodynamic therapy Bronchoscopic NdYAG laser for airway obstruction VATS drainage of pleural effusion and pleurodesis VATS lobectomy and wedge resection of lung VATS mediastinal lymph node dissection For benign lung disorders VATS resection of bullae and pleurectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax VATS diaphragmatic plication VATS pericardiectomy Other VATS procedures Microthorascopic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis VATS thymectomy for myesthenia and thymic masses VATS resection of mediastinal masses For benign esophageal disorders Laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia Laparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernia Laparoscopic ligation of thoracic duct for chylothorax Laparoscopic resection of esophageal diverticulum Laparoscopic antireflux surgery (Nissen, Toupee, Dor) Laparoscopic Collis gastroplasty Laparoscopic resection of esophageal leiomyoma Endoscopic cricopharyngotomy for Zenker’s diverticulum For esophageal cancer Laparoscopic/VATS esophageal mobilization and esophagogastrectomy with lymph node removal VATS/Laparoscopic staging of esophageal cancer Endoscopic photodynamic therapy Endoscopic esophageal stent placement Other minimally invasive procedures Laparoscopic feeding jejunostomy Laparoscopic splenectomy Laparoscopic adrenalectomy Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy Laparoscopic gastrectomy with lymph node dissection Laparoscopic Rou-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity Laparoscopic truncal and highly selective vagotomy Laparoscopic pyloroplasty/pyloromyotomy Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair Laparoscopic colon resection Laparoscopic small bowel resection |