Best Thoracic Surgeon in Hyderabad

A thoracic surgeon is a medical doctor who performs procedures on the organs of the chest region or thoracic region, including the lungs, heart, and esophagus. To qualify as a thoracic surgeon, one has to finish five and a half years of medical graduation, and then pursue post-graduation in General Surgery and an additional super specialization in Thoracic Surgery. A wide range of medical conditions are managed by a thoracic surgeon including emphysema, cystic fibrosis, COPD, congenital lung malformations, pneumothorax, dysphagia, tracheal stenosis, diaphragmatic hernia, congenital lung malformations, pulmonary fibrosis, esophageal diverticulum, esophageal strictures, esophageal cancer, hiatal hernia, Barrett's esophagus, thoracic aortic aneurysm, interstitial lung disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), thoracic outlet syndrome, pulmonary fibrosis, endobronchial tumor, pectus carinatum and mesothelioma. Thoracic surgeons also offer other surgical treatments, such as minimally invasive procedures like thoracoscopic surgeries to correct the above defects, diaphragmatic plication, lung resections, airway reconstruction, and chest wall reconstruction.