John Waters, MD
John Waters is a thoracic surgeon at UT Southwestern, where he specializes in non-cardiac thoracic surgery treating patients with lung cancer using minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgical techniques.
Dr. Waters’ clinical interests include lung and esophageal cancer, esophagectomy for benign disease, malignant pleural mesothelioma, mediastinal masses, paraneoplastic syndromes, chest wall tumors, and benign foregut disease.[1]
Education and Career
Dr. Waters earned his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency there as well. He then completed a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at UT Southwestern, followed by an advanced fellowship in Surgical Robotics through the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Graham Foundation and supplemental training in thoracic surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the University of Pittsburgh.[1]
Following his medical education, Dr. Waters spent several years as a thoracic surgeon at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital in Plano, Texas, where he established programs in airway, benign foregut, and esophageal emergency surgery. He joined the UT Southwestern faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.[1]
Professional Memberships
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Texas Medical Association
Research
Dr. Waters’ research interests include thoracic surgery, lung cancer molecular mutations, lung cancer screening, para esophageal hernia repair, LeMierre’s Disease, and central airway obstruction. He has co-authored book chapters on surgical robotics and esophagectomy for end-stage achalasia and presented original work at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Lung Cancer Symposium and General Thoracic Surgery Club. He serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for numerous scholarly journals.[1]
The books he has co-authored include:[1]
- Esophagectomy for End Stage Achalasia in Patti M, Schlottman F (eds.) Foregut Surgery: Achalasia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, and Obesity. Waters JK, Molena D , New York, Springer
- Robotic Transthoracic Duct Ligation in Kernstine KH (ed.) Atlas of Thoracic Robotic Surgery. Kernstine KH, Waters JK (2018), New York, Springer
- Robotic First Rib Resection: Paget-Schroetters Disease in Kernstine KH (ed.) Atlas of Thoracic Robotic Surgery. Kernstine KH, Waters JK (2018), New York, Springer
- Robotic Paraesophageal “Giant” Hiatal Hernia Repair in Kernstine KH (ed.) Atlas of Thoracic Robotic Surgery. Kernstine KH, Waters JK (2018), New York, Springer
- Robotic Esophagectomy in Wang JK, Ferguson M (eds.) Atlas of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lung and Esophageal Cancer. Kernstine KH, Waters JK, Rizk NP, Sarkaria IS, Scott C, Onaitis M (2017), Dordrecht, Springer
