Thoracic Surgery Clerkship

Thoracic Surgery - Welcome.- Imaging in Thoracic Surgery.- Chest Tubes.- Thoracic Anesthesiology.- Lung Cancer Screening.- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Staging.- Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Stage I and II).- Surgery for Advanced Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Stage III and IV).- Superior Sulcus (Pancoast) Tumors.- Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung.- Pulmonary Function Testing and Preoperative Assessment.- Pulmonary Resection, Approaches and Techniques.- Pulmonary Metastasis and Metastasectomy.- Mesothelioma and Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura.- Thoracic Oncology.- Radiotherapy for Primary and Metastatic Lung Cancer.- Massive Hemoptysis.- Infections of the Lung.- Congenital Malformations of the Lung.- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- Spontaneous Pneumothorax.- Pleura Empyema and Effusions.- Chylothorax.- Thoracic Trauma.- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.- Hyperhidrosis.- Lung Transplantation.- Esophageal Reflux and Barrett's Esophagus.- Hiatal Hernias.- Esophageal Motility Disorders.- Benign Esophageal Tumors.- Esophageal Perforation and Caustic Injury.- Esophageal Cancer.- Esophagectomy, Approaches and Techniques.- Tracheal Stenosis.- Tracheal Malignancies.- Tracheostomy and Tracheoinnominate Fistula.- Chest Wall Tumors.- Chest Wall Deformities.- Thymic Disorders and Malignancies.- Mediastinal Tumors.