Thoracic Surgery
For more than three decades, the physicians of Asheville Heart have provided comprehensive surgical care for thoracic diseases for residents of western North Carolina. We are committed to providing the highest quality care while maintaining focus on the individual and obtaining the best possible outcomes.
Asheville Heart surgeons are board eligible or diplomates for the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, with extensive experience with:
- Lung cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Advanced diagnostic and treatment of benign lung conditions
- Surgery for complications of emphysema
- Diseases of the mediastinum – thymic neoplasms, lymphoma, etc.
- Thoracic trauma
- Minimally invasive thoracic surgery, including VATS, lobectomy, pneumonectomy, esophagogastrectomy
Asheville Heart participates with a multidisciplinary team committed to a disease-focused approach that is unparalleled in the region.
Asheville Heart also participates in the largest national thoracic surgery database sponsored and maintained by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), holding the highest rating of three-stars for thoracic surgery.