Dr. Ian Bostock is an assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at MUSC. He completed his general surgery training at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and his thoracic surgery training at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr. Bostock takes care of patients with lung and esophageal cancer, mesothelioma, mediastinal and chest wall tumors, and benign esophageal diseases such as reflux, achalasia, and paraesophageal hernias. Additionally, he cares for end-stage lung disease in a multidisciplinary lung transplant team. He has special interests in health disparities, shared decision-making, esophageal cancer, and minimally invasive thoracic surgery. His published research can be found on the National Institutes of Health PubMed website. Dr. Bostock takes care of patients with lung and esophageal cancer, mesothelioma, mediastinal and chest wall tumors, and benign esophageal diseases such as reflux, achalasia, and paraesophageal hernias. Additionally, he cares for end-stage lung disease in a multidisciplinary lung transplant team. He has special interests in health disparities, shared decision-making, esophageal cancer, and minimally invasive thoracic surgery. His published research can be found on the National Institutes of Health PubMed website.
Selected publications from PubMed
Impact of prior malignancy on non-small cell lung cancer presentation, management, and survival.
Rasmussen GR, Klipsch E, Mukherjee R, Matthews Z, Bostock IC, Engelhardt KE
J Thorac Dis. 2026 Jun 30;18(6):588 doi: 10.21037/jtd-2026-0639.
What affects adequate lymph node harvest in pulmonary resections?-assessment of compliance with a national quality standard.
Klipsch E, Braun J, Hardin S, Keck J, Keller R, Bostock IC, Gibney BC, Engelhardt KE
J Thorac Dis. 2026 Apr 30;18(4):329 doi: 10.21037/jtd-2025-1-2487.
Social Determinants of Health in Thoracic Surgery: Critical Points for Understanding and Implementing Change.
Wilder FG, Bostock IC, Watkins A, Erfe JM, Bradley G, Erkmen C, Pereira S, Erhunmwunsee L, Workforce on Inclusion and Belonging
Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Dec;120(6):1188-1194 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.07.052.
Atrial Esophageal Fistulas: A Case Series Demonstrating Three Distinct Operative Approaches with Favorable Outcomes.
Klipsch E, Kilcoyne MF, Bradley G, Witer L, Bostock IC, Gibney BC, Engelhardt KE
Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2025 Sep;3(3):728-733 doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2025.03.017.
Outcomes After Surgical Management of Early-Stage Lung Cancer in Octogenarians: An In-Depth Analysis of a Nationally Representative Cohort.
Bostock IC, Fox AH, Ward RC, Engelhardt KE, Farjah F, Jeffrey Yang CF, Smith RA, Gibney BC, Silvestri GA, American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable (NLCRT)
J Thorac Oncol. 2025 Jun;20(6):786-798 doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2025.01.020.
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