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Stephen C. Yang, M.D.  

Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery/Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology/Surgical Director, Lung Transplantation Program/Director, Thoracic Oncology Program/Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
Phone: (410) 614-3891

Research Interests:

• Development of molecular markers for early diagnosis of lung cancer
• Development of molecular markers for early diagnosis of recurrent lung cancer following surgical resection
• Detection of teleomerase activity as a guide for the presence of lung cancer
• Molecular biology of mesothelioma

Clinical Interests:

• Lung Cancer
  • Surgery
  • Early diagnosis and detection
  • Neoadjuvant therapy (preoperative chemo and radiation therapy)
• Lung Diseases: fibrosis, emphysema
• Esophageal Cancer
  • Surgery
  • Early diagnosis and detection
  • Neoadjuvant therapy (preoperative chemo and radiation therapy)
• Mesothelioma
  • Diagnosis and surgical treatment
  • Neoadjuvant therapy and protocols
  • Mediastinal masses; diagnosis and surgical treatment
• CT scanning for early diagnosis of tobacco related diseases
• Lung transplantation - Adult and Pediatric programs
• Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery(VATS)/Thoracoscopy
        Diagnosis and treatment of lung, mediastinal and pleural diseases
• Lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema

Credentials:

• B.A. Chemistry, Duke University
• M.D. Medicine, Medical College of Virginia
• General Surgery Residency- Univ. Texas Health Science Center in Houston
• Cardiothoracic Fellowship- Medical College of Virginia
• Thoracic Oncology Surgery Fellowship- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Board Certifications:

• American Board of Surgery, 1994
• American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1995
• Faculty of the American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.)
• Faculty of the College of Chest Physicians (F.C.C.S.)

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