Best Lung cancer surgery doctors: TOP 47 doctors

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Mustafa Solak
  • 4.5 Good 146 reviews
  • 19 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital
  • Mustafa Solak, M.D. is a medical doctor who graduated from Hacettepe University School of Medicine and has completed residencies at Istanbul Sisli Etfal Teaching and Research Hospital and a fellowship at Hacettepe University Cancer Institute. He specializes in Breast Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Lung Cancer, Head-Neck Cancer, and Gastrointestinal Cancers. He has also worked at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Hitit University Corum Training Hospital, and Medical Park Hospital.

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Mehmet Zeki Gunluoglu
  • 4.5 Good 462 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Medipol Mega University Hospital
  • Thoracic surgeon
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$11,500 - $14,000
Ofer Merimsky
  • 4.4 Good 139 reviews
  • 40 years of experience
  • accreditations:
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Dr. Ofer Merimsly is the best sarcoma, lymphoma, and lung cancer doctor within Israel and in the world. Also specializes in Whipple surgery treatment for patients with pancreatic cancer. Head of the National Center for sarcomas of bone and soft tissues of the Tel Aviv Medical Center Sourasky (Ichilov).

    Specialty:

    • Treatment of all types of lung cancer and thoracic organs
    • Treatment of all types of sarcomas of bone and soft tissue
    • Treatment stromal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract

    Education and specialization:

    • Higher medical education, graduated the Medical Faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
    • Residency in General Oncology and Radiotherapy
    • Training in the field of radiotherapy and brachytherapy at New York Hospital, USA
    • Special refresher course for the treatment of tumors of the skeleton and soft tissues, Paris. France

    Membership:

    • President of the Society of oncologists and radiotherapists Israel
    • The American Scientific Cancer Society
    • European scientific medical organization
    • European Society of Oncology of the musculoskeletal system
    • International Society for the treatment of tumors of the connective tissue
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Walter Klepetko
  • 4.6 Excellent 141 reviews
  • 47 years of experience
  • Austria, Vienna, Wiener Privatklinik
  • Prof. Dr. Walter Klepetko is a world-renowned thoracic surgeon and head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery of the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, and Wiener Privatklinik. He is credited with initiating the Vienna Lung Transplant Program and co-developing the surgical technique of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). In 2018, he successfully performed a lung transplant on three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda.
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Halil Alis
  • 4.7 Excellent 39 reviews
  • 33 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Valued Med Hub Hospitals
  • Dr. Halil Alis is a highly experienced general and laparoscopic surgeon specializing in colorectal surgery, obesity, and metabolic management. He has over 18 years of experience, treating a wide range of conditions related to the gastrointestinal tract. He has expertise in performing operations such as liver resection, appendectomy, gastric bypass, and many others. Dr. Alis is also a member of numerous international and local medical associations.
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Raj Nagarkar
  • New
  • 29 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • India, Nashik, HCG Manavata Cancer Centre
  • Dr. Raj is a highly experienced Surgical Oncologist with 19 years of experience and over 50,000 cancer surgeries performed. He is involved in numerous clinical trials and has many international and national publications to his credit. He specializes in Breast and Thoracic Surgical Oncology and serves as a professor for DNB Superspecialty Surgical Oncology and Breast Surgery at the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences. His belief is in "adding life to years" and improving the quality of life, not just adding years to life.

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20 top ranked Lung cancer surgery doctors in the world are represented on this page. The list includes only verified specialists known for their experience and high success rates.

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Famous Lung cancer surgery doctors have vast experience, continue education constantly, participate in professional associations and have positive feedback from patients treated.

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Kim Dae Hyun
  • 4.4 Good 51 reviews
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong (KUIMS)
  • Prof. Kim Dae Hyun is an experienced Cardiac Surgeon with expertise in minimally-invasive thoracic surgery and the treatment of lung and esophageal cancer and mediastinal tumours. He has achieved success with percutaneous closure and holds two Ph.D degrees.
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Stefanie Veit
  • Leading doctor for Lung cancer surgery
  • 4.4 Good 52 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • Germany, Frankfurt am Main, Nordwest Clinic (Krankenhaus)
  • Dr. Stefanie Veit is an Interventional Cardiologist with 26+ years of experience and a Doctorate from Julius Maximilians University, Würzburg. She has specialty training from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles and is a member of the German Society for Thoracic Surgery. She has published many articles in international journals.

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$17,499 - $21,616
Giampiero Negri
  • 4.5 Good 59 reviews
  • Italy, Milan, San Raffaele
  • Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery with European Board qualifications. Head of mini-invasive thoracic surgery unit, specializing in the treatment of lung and pleural diseases and mediastinal disorders. Member of Italian Society of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Endoscopy, as well as author of a monograph and over 200 scientific publications.

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Altan Kır
  • 4.6 Excellent 481 reviews
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Anadolu Medical Center
  • Assoc.Prof. Altan Kır is a Thoracic Surgery and Robotic Surgery specialist, as well as one of the top lung cancer doctors. He has been a thoracic surgeon at Anadolu Medical Center since 2007 and is a member of the Turkish Thoracic Surgery Society, the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the Thorax Society.

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$15,000 - $27,000
Addalet Demir
  • 4.3 Good 41 reviews
  • 37 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, Estophia Hospital
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Juda Schwarz
  • 4.4 Good 139 reviews
  • 39 years of experience
  • Israel, Tel Aviv, Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
  • Dr. Juda Schwarz is a prominent Israeli pulmonologist specialized in the treatment of various pulmonary diseases, and is renowned for his development of a bronchoscopy navigational system that enhances the detection of peripheral lung lesions by 35%.
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Nedret Taflan Salepci
  • 4.2 Good 5 reviews
  • 40 years of experience
  • Turkey, Istanbul, ISU Gaziosmanpasa
  • Dr. X is a Medical Oncologist with over 30 years of experience. He has a Medical Education from Istanbul University, specialization in Internal Medicine, and a Medical Oncology Specialization from Istanbul University's Oncology Institute. He is a member of the Medical Oncology Association, Lung Cancers Association, ESMO, ASCO and Istanbul Medical Chamber.

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Raja Sundaram
  • 3.9 Good 7 reviews
  • India, Chennai, Global Hospital Chennai
  • Experienced Surgical Oncologist with a track record of more than 15,000 successful cancer surgeries.
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Klaus D. Diemel
  • 4.5 Good 123 reviews
  • accreditations:
  • Germany, Hamburg, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek
  • Dr. Klaus D. Diemel is the Head of the Thoracic Surgery Department at Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, Hamburg and a Fellow of the European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons. He has held senior positions at Krankenhaus Großhansdorf and Marienkrankenhaus Hamburg, and is a member of several national and international surgical and medical societies.

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$20,587 - $28,822
Jorn Halberstadt
  • 4.5 Good 123 reviews
  • Germany, Hamburg, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek
  • Head of the Thoracic Surgery Department

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$20,587 - $28,822
Choi Yong Soo
  • 4.5 Good 22 reviews
  • Republic of Korea, Seoul, Samsung Medical Center
  • Thoracic surgeon
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Alper Can
  • 4.2 Good 5 reviews
  • 25 years of experience
  • accreditation:
  • Turkey, Istanbul, ISU Gaziosmanpasa
  • Medical Oncology specialist with expertise in lung, breast, colorectal, gastric, liver, kidney, pancreatic, stomach, prostate, and uterine cancers. Experienced in chemotherapy, immunotherapy, phytotherapy, ozone therapy, hyperthermic chemotherapy, GIS cancer, and gynecological and genitourinary cancer. Member of the Turkish Oncology Group, Medical Oncology Association, Turkish Cancer Research and Warfare Association, European Society of Medical Oncology, European Society of Gynecologic Oncology, and International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.

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Christian Witt
  • 3 Good 3 reviews
  • Germany, Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
  • Head Of Pulmonology Department
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Sabyasachi Bal
  • New
  • India, Gurgaon, Fortis Gurgaon
  • Specialist in endocrine and thoracic surgery

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