October 2019

PULMONARY

SURGICAL INNOVATIONS IN LUNG CANCER TREATMENTS

Featuring: Ankit Bharat, MBBS,​

Episode Summary

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and is the leading cause of cancer death in men and women. Ankit Bharat, MBBS,, chief of Thoracic Surgery and a member of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, discusses the latest advances in lung cancer treatment, and when it is important to refer to the specialists at Northwestern Medicine. He discusses how Northwestern Medicine team is using innovative research to prevent, treat, and manage lung cancer. 
Ankit Bharat, MBBS, is the chief of Thoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery, Harold L. and Margaret N. Method Research Professor of Surgery and associate professor of Surgery (Thoracic Surgery) and Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care). Dr. Bharat specializes in malignant and benign chest and esophageal diseases. His research focuses on lung preservation, transplant immunology and airway biology, achieved through collaboration with the Kovler Comprehensive Transplant Center and the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. 

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