Joseph Shrager
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Cardiothoracic Surgery - Thoracic Surgery
- Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Cardiothoracic Surgery 300 Pasteur Dr CVRB MC 5407 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 721-2086 Fax (650) 724-6259
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Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Thoracic Oncology
- Thoracic Cancers - Thoracic Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
- Lung Cancer
- Thoracoscopy
Administrative Appointments
- Physician Leader Thoracic Oncology DMG, Stanford Cancer Center (2010 - present)
- Chief, Stanford Division of Thoracic Surgery (2008 - present)
- Chief, Section of General Thoracic Surgery, UPenn (2003 - 2007)
- Editorial Board Member, Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2001 - present)
- Member, AATS Workforce on Education (2008 - present)
- Member, STS Workforce on Evidence-based Surgery (2006 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Elected Member, American Surgical Association (2010)
- Elected Member, Society of Clinical Surgery (2008)
- "Top Doctors" Listing, Americas Top Doctors - peer elected (2007,08,09,10,11,12)
- "Top Doctors" Listing, Americas Top Doctors for Cancer -- peer-elected (2006,07,08 09 10 11 12)
- Elected Member, American Association for Thoracic Surgery (2002)
- Top Docs Listing, Philadelphia Magazine (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Professional Education
| Medical Education: | Harvard Medical School MA (1988) |
| Residency: | Massachusetts General Hospital MA (1997) |
| Board Certification: | Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery (1999) |
| Residency: | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania PA (1995) |
| Thoracic Surgery: | Massachusetts General Hospital, Thoracic Surgery (1997) |
| Surgery Training: | Hospital of the Univ of Penn, Surgery (1995) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Industry Relationships
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
In clinical research, Dr. Shrager has been an innovator studying outcomes in a variety of areas within Thoracic Surgery including: parenchyma-sparing operations and minimally invasive resections for lung cancer, transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, and surgical treatment of emphysema.
In the lab, Dr. Shrager is focused on the impact of disease states upon the diaphragm. His group published the seminal paper (NEJM) describing diaphragm atrophy assoc'd with mechanical ventilation.
Clinical Trials
- Recruiting Imaging and Biomarkers of Hypoxia in Solid Tumors
- Recruiting Three Different Radiation Therapy Regimens in Treating Patients With Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Cisplatin and Etoposide
- Recruiting Microarray Analysis of Gene Expression and Identification of Progenitor Cells in Lung Carcinoma
- Not Recruiting Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Not Recruiting Randomized Study to Compare CyberKnife to Surgical Resection In Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Publications
- Approach to the patient with multiple lung nodules. Thorac Surg Clin. 2013; (2): 257-66
- Indications for surgery in patients with localized pulmonary infection. Thorac Surg Clin. 2012; (3): 325-32
- Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012; (1): 240
- Prognostic PET 18F-FDG uptake imaging features are associated with major oncogenomic alterations in patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Res. 2012; (15): 3725-34
- Prophylaxis and management of atrial fibrillation after general thoracic surgery. Thorac Surg Clin. 2012; (1): 13-23, v
- Benign emptying of the postpneumonectomy space. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011; (3): 1076-81; discussion 1081-2
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