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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

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