Conditions + Treatments

Working with local teams at Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford and Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center in Stoneham, Tufts Medical Center interventional pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons treat a variety of conditions and offer treatments that include: 

• Hiatal hernia (movement of part of the stomach into the chest)
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) / heart burn
• Esophageal motility disorders such as achalasia
• Esophageal cancer
• Lung cancer
• Lung masses and nodules
• Chest wall tumors
• Pleural effusions (excess fluid in and around lungs)
• Mediastinal tumors including thymectomy for Myasthenia gravis and other conditions
• Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
• Chest wall trauma and reconstruction
• Airway reconstruction including trachea resections for tumors and tracheal stenosis
• A broad spectrum of pulmonary disorders, including asthma, emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis 
• Pleural effusion and pleural disease
• Endobronchial ultrasound for lung cancer staging, advanced therapeutic bronchoscopic procedures