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Department of Surgery
LSUHSC School of Medicine
2021 Perdido St, 8th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112
Tel: (504) 568-4750
The Division of Thoracic Surgery for LSU Health New Orleans specializes in treating conditions of the lungs, esophagus, chest wall, mediastinum, and airway with compassion, expertise, and the latest surgical techniques.
Our comprehensive program, which is part of the LSUHSC Department of Surgery, serves as a destination center, offering cutting-edge screening techniques to the latest minimally invasive surgical procedures. Multidisciplinary clinics are available for disorders involving the chest.
Conditions Treated
LSU Health New Orleans Thoracic Surgeons are leaders in the surgical treatment of problems involving the chest, airway and esophagus. These include the following:
Swallowing problems
- Achalasia
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Hiatal hernia
- Barrett’s esophagus
- Esophagitis
- Esophageal diverticulum
- Swallowing problems associated with Myasthenia gravis
Cancers
- Esophageal cancer
- Lung cancer
- Lymphoma
- Mesothelioma
- Chest wall sarcoma
Chest problems
- Pectus excavatum/Pectus carinatum
- Pericardial effusions
- Pleural effusions
- Pneumothorax
- Lung nodules
- Rib abnormalities
Airway problems
- Emphysema
- Tracheal stenosis
Other
- Hyperhidrosis