I have the privilege of treating patients with both benign and malignant conditions of the chest. While in college at Georgia Tech, I envisioned a career as a biomedical engineer. What I quickly learned, however, was that I was more interested in patients and their medical problems than developing the technology to care for them. During my medical education and training, I learned not only how to become a surgeon, but also learned the value of teamwork and family in caring for patients. As a thoracic surgeon, one of the best and most important aspects of my job is being able to establish a relationship with my patients and their families, working together to help them through their illness.
Selected publications from PubMed
Survival in Patients Diagnosed With Lung Cancer After Low-Dose CT Screening.
Harowicz MR, Chai J, Thomas S, Tong BC, Christensen JD, Tailor TD
J Am Coll Radiol. 2026 Aug;23(8):1491-1498 doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2026.05.006.
The 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Document: Evaluation and management of N2+ non-small cell lung cancer.
Linden PA, Martin LW, Stiles B, Opitz I, Chen H, Spicer J, Lanuti M, Tong BC, Liberman M, Bestvina CM, Sands J, Huang J, Price M, Samson P, Boutros CS, Rabinovich EP, Park B, D'Amico TA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Aug;172(2):450-466.e2 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.03.622.
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (2025) Expert Consensus Document on Interventions for Screen-Detected Lung Nodules.
Servais EL, Hayanga JWA, Linden P, Sood P, Raymond DP, Antonoff MB, Chudgar NP, Keshava HB, Velotta JB, Crabtree T, Jeffrey Yang CF, Raz D, Tong B, Cooke DT, Erkmen CP, Shaller B, Kent MS, McKee A, Phan CT, Daly ME, Onaitis MW, Edwards JP, Yang SC, Merritt RE, Shrager J
Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Jun;121(6):1283-1297 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.01.004.
Misinformation and Overestimation of Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Harms-Methodology Matters: A Joint Statement from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American Society for Radiation Oncology, and the American College of Radiology.
Tupper HI, Shrager JB, Moghanaki D, Simone CB 2nd, Kazerooni EA, Hart EM, Cooke DT, Velotta JB, Tong BC, Keshava HB, Erkmen CP, Yang CJ, Servais EL
J Am Coll Radiol. 2026 Jun;23(6):933-935 doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.12.023.
The 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) expert consensus document: Surgical management of primary chest wall malignancies.
Raymond DP, Abdelsattar ZM, Brown LM, Campbell SR, Guerra JJ, Mangla A, Meguid RA, Mesko NW, Moran SL, Rocco G, Shen KR, Towe CW, Tong BC, Walsh GL, Donington JS
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Oct;172(4):789-809.e2 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.02.039.
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