Tag: Dr. David Sugarbaker

Upcoming AATS conference on management of lung cancer

Come to Boston this November and meet some of the Living legends and masters of thoracic surgery.

This November in Boston, MA

Unfortunately, due to time and financial constraints, Cirugia de Torax will not be in attendance.  However, since this conference is the Who’s Who of Thoracic Surgery with Drs. D’Amico, Cerfolio, McKenna, Jones and Sugarbaker as featured speakers – I strongly urge interested thoracic surgeons, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical students/ residents/fellows and nurses to attend.

Attendees are also encouraged to submit photos and highlights from this event.  All of the details have been copied from the original announcement below.

logoDr. Alec Patterson and Dr. David J. Sugarbaker along with the entire Program Committee, invite you to attend the Focus on Thoracic Surgery: Novel Technologies in Lung Cancer meeting in Boston from November 21-22, 2014. The program includes a faculty of internationally recognized experts in lung cancer and applications of new technology for its surgical management.Register and reserve housing before October 23, 2014 and benefit from lower registration fees and a guaranteed hotel room in Boston.

Education is a key element of the AATS and providing reduced registration fees for residents and fellows helps strengthen our mission.  We are committed to continuing high quality AATS educational activities. Take advantage of the reduced registration. If you register before October 23rd, the registration fee for residents/fellows/medical students is only $75. After October 24th the fee increases to $100.

     

Featured Session on Friday, November 21, 2014:

Session IV: Optimal Management of Lung Metastases
Moderator: David J. Sugarbaker

  • Resection: Thoracoscopic, Scott J. Swanson
  • Resection: Open, Haiquan S. Chen
  • Surgery Has No Role, Bryan F. Meyers
  • Targeted Therapy – What the Surgeon Needs To Know, David R. Jones
  • In-Vivo Lung Perfusion and Suffusion, Todd L. Demmy

Featured Session on Saturday, November 22, 2014:
Session VIII: Video Sessions – Advanced Minimally Invasive Techniques
Moderators: Scott J. Swanson and Thomas A. D’Amico

  • VATS Segmentectomy, Shanda H. Blackmon
  • VATS Sleeve, Thomas A. D’Amico
  • Robotic Bronchial Sleeve, Robert J. Cerfolio
  • VATS Chest Wall Resection, Robert J. McKenna
  • VATS PA Repair, Scott J. Swanson
  • VATS Pneumonectomy, Todd L. Demmy

To see what else we will be talking about: view our agenda.

Dr. David Sugarbaker comes to Texas, and too much of a good thing!

Big reputations and legendary surgeons require big opportunities – and as everyone knows; every thing is bigger in Texas.

Dr. David Sugarbaker, one of the legendary American thoracic surgeons has left his position at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston to join Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Sugarbaker comes to Texas to lead the new Lung Institute at the College of Medicine (Baylor University).

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this means I have another chance to cross paths with Dr. Sugarbaker when I return to Texas in May.  I would love to talk to him about mesothelioma, HITHOC and the new Lung Institute.

In other news – It’s been too much of a good thing for our Thoracic Surgery app.  So many people have downloaded and used the application – that the hosting service will no longer support and host the application for free.  (Unfortunately, due to financial constraints – I am unable to pay for continued support and hosting services).  So thanks to everyone who made this application a success – and my apologies that I am no longer able to maintain it.

HITHOC research and programs

New project here on Cirugia de Torax.org: to compile a list of thoracic surgeons and thoracic surgery programs that are investigating and performing HITHOC procedures, but we need your help. Includes clinical trial information.

Since I’ve had enough web traffic and emails to see that I am not the only person that is interested in more news and research in the area of HITHOC, I have started contacting thoracic surgeons and programs that are doing research and treatment using hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy. (I have identified thoracic surgeons through published literature.)

I’ve already contacted several (by email) and hope to hear back soon – so I can pass it on to interested readers.  If you are currently researching this treatment, or know of a thoracic surgery program, please contact me via the site with more specific details.

HITHOC programs – Cytoreductive surgery with Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy

1.  University Medical Center (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery) and at the Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg (Department of Thoracic Surgery) – Regensburg, Germany  (more details pending).

1 July 2011

Running into some roadblocks on this project – having a hard time contacting (and receiving replies) from authors researching HITHOC.  Hopefully, I’ll get some more leads soon.

Other Research Programs:

HITHOC (Cytoreductive surgery + hyperthermic chemotherapy

1.  Extrapleural Pneumonectomy /Pleurectomy Decortication, IHOC Cisplatin and Gemcitabine With Amifostine and Sodium Thiosulfate Cytoprotection for Resectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma – at Brigham & Womens – study led by Dr. David Sugarbaker (who I have attempted to contact on behalf of the site several times.) This looks to be one of several clinical trial arms for HITHOC/ Hyperthermic chemotherapy for malignant chemotherapy at Brigham and Women’s.

Hyperthermic Chemotherapy only:

1.  Hyperthermia/Thermal Therapy With Chemotherapy to Treat Inoperable or Metastatic Tumors  – at the University of Texas at Houston, Texas.  Clinical trial currently recruiting participants.

2.  Heated Chemotherapy for Cancers That Have Spread to the Chest Cavity – at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital. Currently enrolling participants.