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Thoracic Surgeons

Thoracic Surgeons are doctors who perform surgery in the chest (thorax). The most common diseases requiring thoracic surgery include lung cancer, chest trauma, esophageal cancer, emphysema, and lung transplantation.

Gregg W. Anderson, MD

Colleges and Universities: University of Michigan, BS; Ohio State University, MD; Ohio State University, Internship; Ohio State University, General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Board Certifications: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Special Interests: lung reduction procedures.

Frazier Eales, MD

Colleges and Universities: Macalester College, Minneapolis, Minnesota; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, MD, General Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Board Certifications: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Special Interests: coronary artery bypass surgery, cardiac transplantation

John R. Satterfield, Jr., MD

Colleges and Universities: University of South Carolina; Medical University of South Carolina, MD; University Hospital of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Internship; University Hospital of Ann Arbor, Michigan, General Surgery; University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, Thoracic Surgery

Brian L. Tell, MD

Colleges and Universities: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, BS Psychology; La Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, France, French Language and Civilization; Universite de Paris, Paris France, Docteur en Medecine; Beth Israel Medical Center, General Surgery; Rutgers Medical School, General Surgery Residency; Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Surgery; Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Cardiac Transplantation; Hôpital la Pitie, Paris, France
Board Certifications: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Special Interests: Maze procedure, mitral valve reconstruction