Thoracic Oncology Program

The Yale Thoracic Oncology Program (TOP) is a multidisciplinary program dedicated to providing cutting-edge evaluation and treatment to patients with thoracic malignancies in an efficient and coordinated manner.

The program coordinates and integrates the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of patients with a thoracic malignancy such as lung cancer, esophageal cancer, thymoma, or chest wall tumors. The program involves a collaboration of specialty physicians, many of whom are listed among the country's best cancer physicians, and are nationally and internationally recognized for their expertise in these types of cancer. Specialties involved include medical oncology, radiation oncology, thoracic surgery, pulmonary medicine, pathology, diagnostic imaging, and nursing.

Any patient cared for by a TOP physician benefits from the collective expertise of the entire program's physicians because of the team approach that is integral to the program. Patients also benefit from a comprehensive program to help with the physical, emotional, and psychological issues that are part of effectively confronting cancer. Finally, because cutting edge care is at times complex, patients also benefit greatly from the involvement of the team's care coordinators, who make management of even the most detailed multidisciplinary treatment plan less complicated.

Physicians meet twice a week as a multidisciplinary group to discuss any significant diagnostic or treatment issue of each patient. The team approach ensures that all aspects are considered and that the treatment approach is optimized.

The coordinated and collaborative approach is also designed to decrease the time to complete the evaluation and develop and institute a thoughtfully crafted treatment plan. In many instances much or all of this is accomplished during the first clinic visit. In addition, the program reduces ambiguity by promoting frequent, real-time communication among physicians caring for a patient. The program also places great emphasis on rapid communication with local physicians in order to work in synchrony with them to achieve a successful treatment program for the patient.

The collaborative efforts of the TOP team extend beyond the clinic to achieve a comprehensive programmatic array of treatments that are defining the forefront of care. TOP members meet regularly to review new data generated at Yale and elsewhere in the country in order to continually refine an up-to-date, evidence-based treatment program. New technology is developed and introduced thoughtfully in order to provide a full array of therapeutic options to our patients.

The TOP program offers patients access to nationally recognized expert clinicians, a unique synergy of these specialty physicians through an organized programmatic, collaborative approach, and access to the latest technologies and treatments resulting from scientific insights gained in Yale laboratories and those of other comprehensive cancer centers in the United States.

	Aslanian, Harry Robert, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); Associate Director, Endoscopy; Director, Yale Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship; Director of Gastroenterology, Yale Health Plan	(203) 200-5083 Appts (203) 200-2235 Fax
	Boffa, Daniel J., MD	Associate Professor of Surgery (Section of Thoracic Surgery)	(203) 200-5864 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Cheng, David W., MD, PhD	Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology; Chief, Nuclear Medicine; Director, Nuclear Medicine Fellowship Program; Co-Medical Director, Yale University PET Center	(203) 200-5610 Appts
	Curtis, Anne Mcbride, MD	Professor of Diagnostic Radiology; Co-chief, Thoracic Radiology	(203) 200-5864 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Davies, Marianne J, NP	Lecturer in and Clinical Instructor in Nursing	(203) 200-2328 Appts (203) 200-5057 Fax
	Decker, Roy, MD/PhD	Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and of Surgery (Otolaryngology); Clinical Research Program Leader, Therapeutic Radiology, Yale Cancer Center	(203) 200-5864 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Detterbeck, Frank C, MD, FACS, FCCP	Professor of Surgery (Section of Thoracic Surgery); Chief, Thoracic Surgery; Surgical Director, Thoracic Oncology; Clinical Program Leader, Thoracic Oncology Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital	(203) 200-5864 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Doddamane, Indukala, MBBS, MD	Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology; Director, Nuclear Medicine Residency	(203) 200-5864 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Farrell, James J, MD		(203) 200-5458 Appts (203) 200-2235 Fax
	Gettinger, Scott Nicholas, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)	(203) 200-5864 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Goldberg, Sarah B, MD, MPH	Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)	(203) 200-5864 Appts (203) 200-5026 Fax
	Herbst, Roy S., MD, PhD	Ensign Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and Professor of Pharmacology; Chief of Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven; Associate Director for Translational Research, Yale Cancer Center; Clinical Research Program Leader, Thoracic Oncology Program, Yale Cancer Center	(203) 200-5864 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Homer, Robert J, MD, PhD	Professor of Pathology and of Medicine (Pulmonary); Director, Medical Student Course Module; Director of Medical Studies	(203) 932-5711 Appts Ext. 3319
	Kim, Anthony W, MD	Assistant Professor of Surgery (Section of Thoracic Surgery)	(203) 200-5864 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Lynch, Thomas James, MD	Richard Sackler and Jonathan Sackler Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology); Director, Cancer Center	(203) 200-5864 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Matthay, Richard Alexander, MD	Professor Emeritus of and Senior Research Scientist in Medicine (Pulmonary)	(203) 785-4198 Appts (203) 737-5453 Fax
	Michaud, Gaetane Celine, MD, MSc	Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)	(203) 737-5699 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Morgensztern, Daniel, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)	(203) 200-5864 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Puchalski, Jonathan Thomas, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary); Director, Thoracic Interventional Program (TIP)	(203) 688-5864 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Rubinowitz, Ami N, MD	Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology; Co-Chief, Thoracic Radiology	(203) 200-5864 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Tanoue, Lynn, MD	Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary); Director, Winchester Chest Clinic; Medical Director, Yale Cancer Center Thoracic Oncology Program; Associate Medical Director, Respiratory Care, YNHH; Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs; Interim Section Chief (7/1/12 - present)	(203) 200-5864 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax
	Wilson, Lynn D., MD, MPH, FASTRO	Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and of Dermatology; Vice Chairman, Therapeutic Radiology; Clinical Director, Therapeutic Radiology; Residency Training Program Director, Therapeutic Radiology; Clinical Program Leader, Therapeutic Radiology, Yale Cancer Center	(203) 200-2000 Appts (203) 688-3501 Fax

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