Cardiothoracic Surgery Experts

The UPMC Esophageal and Lung Surgery Institute bring together a team of leading cardiothoracic experts who collaborate on creating a personalized treatment plan for each patient.

Contact Us

Contact the UPMC Esophageal and Lung Surgery Institute with questions or for more information.

Thoracic and Foregut Surgery Division: 412-647-7555

Cardiothoracic Transplant Division: 412-648-6202

Thoracic and Foregut Surgery Experts

James Ackerman, MD

  • Minimally invasive surgery for lung, pleural, and esophageal diseases

Evan Alicuben, MD

  • Minimally invasive surgery for lung, pleural, and esophageal diseases

Omar Awais, DO

  • Thoracic surgical oncology for lung, esophageal, mediastinal, and gastroesophageal cancers
  • Surgical treatment of benign esophageal diseases
  • Multi-modal therapy for thoracic diseases

Nicholas Baker, MD

  • Minimally invasive surgery for lung, pleural, and esophageal diseases

Neil Christie, MD

  • Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
  • Antireflux surgery
  • Fluorescent bronchoscopy
  • Thoracic stereotactic radiosurgery 

Rajeev Dhupar, MD, MBA

  • Minimally invasive surgery for lung, pleural, and esophageal diseases 

Renee Levesque, MD

  • Minimally invasive surgery for lung, pleural, and esophageal diseases

Ryan Levy, MD

  • Minimally invasive surgery for lung, pleural, and esophageal diseases
  • Thoracic surgical oncology for esophageal, gastric, and lung cancers
  • Management of GERD and other thoracic conditions

James Luketich, MD

  • Surgical treatment of thoracic diseases
  • Minimally invasive esophageal surgery
  • Multi-disciplinary management of esophageal and gastroesophageal cancers 

Arjun Pennathur, MD

  • Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
  • Thoracic surgical oncology 

    Inderpal (Netu) Sarkaria, MD, FACS

    • Minimally invasive esophageal surgery
    • Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgical (VATS) lobectomy for lung cancer
    • VATS thymectomy for thymoma
    • Antireflux surgery

    Matthew Schuchert, MD

    • Thoracic surgical oncology
    • Radiofrequency ablation
    • CyberKnife surgery

    Tadeusz Witek, MD

    • Esophageal surgery
    • Robotic thoracic surgery
    • Thoracic oncology

    Cardiothoracic Transplant Experts  

    Jenalee Coster, MD

    • Lung transplantation

    Masashi Furukawa, MD

    • Lung transplantation
    • ECMO
    • EVLP

    Pablo Sanchez, MD, PhD, FACS

    • Lung transplantation
    • ECMO
    • EVLP