Surgical Procedures & Innovations
To learn more about treatments provided by the NYP/Columbia thoracic surgeons and colleagues in pulmonology, interventional endoscopy, pulmonology, and rehabilitation medicine, please click on the links below.
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) treatments , including:
- Lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema (LVRS) involves removal of sections of damaged lung tissue to improve the residual lung function and respiratory mechanics of patients with emphysema.
- Pulmonary rehabilitation, a non-surgical approach, has clear benefits for patients with COPD. The comprehensive program includes exercise training in endurance and strength, education, nutrition counseling, and support/ counseling services.
- Treatments for cystic fibrosis
- To treat hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), we offer patients minimally invasive endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS).
- Treatment of esophageal disorders, including esophageal cancer, Barrett's disease and GERD
- For such problems as endobronchial tumors or tracheobronchial obstructions, our interventional bronchoscopy program draws on the full resources of NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, offering innovative approaches to diagnostic and therapeutic care.
- For patients with lung cancer, emphysema or other lung disorders, lung resection, involves removal of a portion of the lung (lobectomy) or the whole lung (pneumonectomy). These procedures involve either an incision in the chest (open surgery), or a minimal access approach to remove the diseased area of the lung.
- Lung transplantation offers a return to improved breathing and an excellent quality of life for patients suffering from advanced emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, or other debilitating respiratory disorders.
- Myasthenia gravis treatments
- Our thoracic surgeons collaborate with pediatric surgeons and other specialists at Columbia University Medical Center in the care of patients with pectus excavatum, consulting with the family regarding the patients surgery, recovery, rehabilitation, return to school, and athletic exercise.
- Photodynamic therapy (PDT) or Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR), a unique method for treating cancers growing in the trachea and bronchial air passage, is also employed in treating esophageal disorders.
- Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) is used to treat chronic blockages of the arteries in the lungs.
- Thoracic minimally invasive and video assisted surgery (VATS) is being used for both diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for a number of chest problems that previously required large, open surgical incisions.
