Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery – Hackensack
We specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of the chest.
With over 40 years of collective experience, training and expertise, our physicians have earned the trust of patients and physicians throughout the region.
Our highly-skilled team of surgeons focuses on surgery within the chest for diseases of the lung, mediastinum (the area in the chest between the lungs that contains all the organs except the lungs), trachea, esophagus, diaphragm and chest wall.
Here, our board certified surgeons draw on all the resources of Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group and Hackensack University Medical Center to offer the most advanced treatment for thoracic conditions in the state. Our philosophy of putting patients first means that we are committed to providing you with accessible care, along with the most advanced and highest quality care.
Conditions Treated:
- Benign tumor
- Empyema
- Esophageal cancer
- Esophageal diseases
- Lung cancer
- Lung mass
- Lung neoplasms
- Lung nodule
- Mediastinal tumors
- Neuroendocrine tumors
- Pleura cancer
- Pleural cancer
- Pleural neoplasm
- Pulmonary disease
- Pulmonary embolism
- Thymomas
Thoracic Surgery Services
Thoracic Surgery Patient Story: Tracy Lane
After her pulmonologist noticed an enlarging nodule in the right upper lobe of her lung and a mass in the middle lobe of her lung, Tracy Lane was referred to Geoffrey Pelz, M.D., a board certified thoracic surgeon at Hackensack University Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group.
Thoracic Surgery Patient Story: Julia Rodrigues
Julia Rodrigues had a growing mass in her aortopulmonary window, as noted by her medical oncologist. Julia sought the care of Nazly Shariati, M.D., a board certified thoracic surgeon at Hackensack University Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group.
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