Thoracic surgery involves caring for patients with diseases of the chest, excluding the heart. This includes lung cancer and tumors of the mediastinum (the area around the heart) as well as esophageal and pleural diseases.
Thoracic surgery is often performed using a minimally invasive technique employing a camera, known as video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, or VATS.
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Locations
Clinics
Head, Neck & Respiratory Clinic
UK Markey Cancer Center
Ben F. Roach Cancer Care Facility800 Rose St.
Second Floor
Lexington, KY 40536Call 859-257-4488
This is a clinic of the University of Kentucky Hospital, also known as UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital. Read more »
Thoracic Surgery
Kentucky Clinic
740 S. Limestone
Third Floor, Wing D, Room L300
Lexington, KY 40536Call 859-323-6494Monday - Friday: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Outreach
Ephraim McDowell Commonwealth Cancer Center
520 Techwood Drive
Danville, KY 40422Call 859-323-6494Monday - Friday: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
This clinic is offered on the second and fourth Monday of each month.
UK HealthCare Thoracic Surgery
UK HealthCare Thoracic Surgery2407 Ring Rd.
Elizabethtown, KY 42701Call 859-323-6494Monday - Friday: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
This clinic is offered the first and third Tuesday of each month.
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
1101 Veterans Way
Lexington, KY 40502Call 859-281-4900Call 859-233-4511Monday - Friday: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
A parking lot is located near the Ben F. Roach Building, accessible via Hospital Drive. Get directions to Ben F. Roach Building.