At Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, our Complex Airway Program provides comprehensive care for patients with tracheal diseases — from diagnosis to treatment to continued surveillance following therapy. The team is composed of thoracic surgeons, interventional pulmonologists, head and neck surgeons, anesthesiologists, intensive care specialists, and radiologists.
Tracheal diseases affect breathing and are difficult to treat because of the complexity of that area of the body. Respiratory issues can develop in men and women during the course of a cancer treatment, and can also arise in healthy individuals for reasons unrelated to cancer.
We offer a full range of diagnostic procedures and treatments for many kinds of respiratory conditions, including tracheal tumors, tracheal stenosis, and tracheobronchomalacia. Procedures used to treat these conditions are sometimes complex and require special expertise. The physicians on our multidisciplinary complex airway team have special training in the management of tracheal diseases.
Select from the list below to learn more about our Complex Airways Program team, including their education, training, board certifications, current publications, and specific areas of expertise.
Chief, Thoracic Service; Miner Family Chair in Intrathoracic Cancers
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Co-Director, Complex Airway Program
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Chief, Pulmonary Service
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Director, Interventional Pulmonology; Co-Director, Complex Airway Program
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Director, Thoracic Imaging
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Director, Outpatient Academic Radiology
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Chief, Anesthesiology Service
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Director, Thoracic Anesthesia
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Chief, Critical Care Medicine Service; Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy
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Director, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program; Director, Critical Care Research
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