Patients needing thoracic surgery can benefit from a shorter hospital stay, less post-operative pain, smaller incisions, a lower chance of complications, and a decreased risk of mortality with robotic ...

Thoracic surgeon compensation has increased across multiple specialties since 2023, according to a Jan. 26 news release from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Results from the society’s second annual ...

FALL RIVER — Southcoast Health announced recently that Tammy Gleeson, DO, has joined the thoracic surgery team located at both 191 Bedford Street in Fall River and 208 Mill Road in Fairhaven. She will ...

Within the next 15 years, the United States faces a severe shortage of cardiothoracic surgeons -- possibly resulting in diminished quality of care and delayed care for heart and lung surgery patients.