Thoracic Surgery Today: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "General Surgery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Surgery, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
3. Department of Clinical Sciences, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA, USA
Interests: thoracic surgery; minimally invasive thoracic surgery; thoracic surgical oncology; esophageal surgery
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2. Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Zefad, Israel
Interests: thoracic surgery; minimally invasive thoracic surgery; thoracic surgical oncology; esophageal surgery; advanced technoligies in surgery; surgical care in underserved areas and minority population
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thoracic surgery continues to evolve rapidly, driven by technological innovation, refined surgical techniques, and the growing complexity of thoracic diseases. Minimally invasive approaches, including video- and robot-assisted thoracic surgery, are improving patient outcomes and recovery. At the same time, surgeons face challenges such as treating advanced malignancies, optimizing perioperative care, and managing comorbidities in aging populations.
This Special Issue, “Thoracic Surgery Today: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Perspectives,” aims to highlight recent advances and ongoing challenges in clinical thoracic surgery. Topics of interest include surgical oncology, the airway, the lung, mediastinal and esophageal surgery, minimally invasive techniques, enhanced recovery protocols, and future directions in personalized thoracic care, including new approaches, evolving technoligies, and multidisciplinary treatments.
We invite original research articles, clinical studies, and comprehensive reviews that reflect the evolving practice of thoracic surgery and its role in modern multidisciplinary care
Dr. Jeffrey B. Velotta
Dr. Ory Wiesel
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- thoracic surgery
- minimally invasive thoracic surgery
- innovation
- esophageal surgery
- robotic-assisted thoracic surgery
- lung cancer
- advanced techniques
- thoracic surgical oncology
- mediastinal surgery
- mesothelioma surgery
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