John Waters is a thoracic surgeon at UT Southwestern, where he specializes in non-cardiac thoracic surgery, treating patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies using minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgical techniques. Education and Career Dr. Waters earned his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency
Dr. Gerber is a medical oncologist specializing in treating patients with lung cancer at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center in Dallas, Texas. He is a professor of Internal Medicine, an education leader, and a researcher. Education and Career Dr. Gerber attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, as
Dr. David Nelson is a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He specializes in general thoracic surgery and complex lung, esophageal, chest wall, and mediastinal malignancies, including lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma. Education and Career Dr. Nelson attended Vanderbilt University for his undergraduate education, earning a degree in
Dr. Sheena Bhalla is a thoracic oncologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Her specialty is treating patients with thoracic malignancies, including lung cancer, pleural mesothelioma, and thymoma. She works as part of a multidisciplinary team, using a range of therapies, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and
Dr. Hsienchang Chiu is an interventional pulmonologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, who sees patients at the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center. He specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine, with a special interest in airway and pleural interventions and cancer-related pulmonary complications. Education and Career Dr. Chiu completed his undergraduate
Dr. Corey Kershaw is a pulmonologist and critical care physician at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial lung diseases. He has a particular interest in occupational and environmental lung diseases like asbestos-related lung cancer. Education and Career Dr. Kershaw earned his medical degree at the McGovern Medical School
Dr. Daniel De Armond is a thoracic surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive thoracic surgery for the treatment of lung cancer and other cancers. He is the Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery within the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UT Health San Antonio. Education and Career For his undergraduate studies, Dr. De Armond
Dr. Jeffrey Velotta is a thoracic surgeon at the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in Oakland, California. His patient care centers on thoracic surgery, and he is particularly skilled in minimally invasive lung and esophageal surgery, image-guided surgical techniques for small lung nodules, and multimodality treatment of pleural mesothelioma. Education and Career Dr. Velotta attended
Dr. Bryan Burt is the Chief of Thoracic Surgery and Professor of Surgery at UCLA Health and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. He is an internationally recognized surgeon-scientist and surgical oncologist who specializes in minimally invasive robotic thoracic surgery for the treatment of lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and
Dr. Groth is a thoracic surgeon at the Baylor School of Medicine and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas. His practice includes the multi-disciplinary management of benign and malignant disorders of the esophagus/foregut, lung, pleural space, mediastinum, chest wall, and diaphragm, including malignant pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, and esophageal cancer. Education and Career