Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic surgeons affiliated with Riverview are skilled in treating a wide array of conditions and disease, including: lung cancer, esophageal and plural space disorders, diaphragmatic hernias, and chest wall tumors. The surgical approach, increasingly, has moved to minimally invasive laparoscopy and, in some cases, a non-invasive approach using the CyberKnife System.

Thoracic surgery procedures include:

• Esophagectomy
• Myotomy for Achalasia
• Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
• Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
• Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis
• Laser Ablation

For more information about Thoracic surgery, or if you have questions about surgical services at Riverview Medical Center, please call 732-530-2442.