Professor, Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Peter F. Ferson, MD
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Peter Ferson practices Thoracic Surgery. He went to University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received 2 awards: "Top MD" and "Fellow (FACS)". Peter Ferson is a published physician. He has 96 publications published. The most current publication "Effect of minimally invasive thoracic surgical approaches on acute and chronic postoperative pain."
Publications
- Anterior Thoracic Surgical Approaches in the Treatment of Spinal Infections and Neoplasms.
- Thymic carcinoma: a multivariate analysis of factors predictive of survival in 290 patients.
- The role of adjuvant radiation therapy for resected stage III thymoma: a population-based study.
- Using Elements from an Acute Abdominal Pain Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Leads to More Standardized Grading in the Surgical Clerkship for Third-Yea...
- Comparison of surgical techniques for early-stage thymoma: feasibility of minimally invasive thymectomy and comparison with open resection.
- Managing recurrent Pleural effusions with an indwelling Pleural catheter.
- Use of a T-tube stent to treat a patient with tracheal stenosis.
- Preliminary experience by a thoracic service with endoscopic transoral stapling of cervical (Zenker's) diverticulum.
- Part 3: surgical palliation of advanced illness: what''s new, what''s helpful.
- 3D-multidetector CT angiography in the evaluation of potential donors for living donor Lung transplantation.
- Part 1: Surgical palliation of advanced illness--what''s new, what''s helpful.
- Photodynamic therapy for endobronchial metastases from nonbronchogenic primaries.
- Minimally invasive surgical biopsy confirms PET findings in Esophageal cancer.
- Minimally invasive surgical staging is superior to endoscopic ultrasound in detecting lymph node metastases in Esophageal cancer.
- Efficacy of cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and paclitaxel regimen for carcinoma of the esophagus.
- Risk of pneumonectomy after induction therapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung Cancer.
- Total videothoracoscopic lobectomy versus open thoracotomy for early-stage non small-cell lung Cancer.
- Phase I study of gemcitabine given weekly as a short infusion for non-small cell lung Cancer: results and possible immune system-related mechanisms.
- The role of thoracoscopy in lung Cancer management.
- Future directions in Esophageal cancer.
- The role of video-assisted thoracic surgery in Pulmonary metastases.
- Thoracoscopic techniques for the management of intrathoracic metastases. Results.
- Preliminary results of thoracoscopic Belsey Mark IV antireflux procedure.
- Differentiation and programmed cell death-related intermediate biomarkers for the development of non-small cell lung Cancer: a pilot study.
- Hodgkin's Disease presenting with a bronchoesophageal fistula.
- Minimally invasive approach to esophagectomy.
- Thoracoscopic lung biopsy or open lung biopsy for interstitial lung Disease.
- Effect of minimally invasive thoracic surgical approaches on acute and chronic postoperative pain.
- Ablation of persistent air leaks after thoracic procedures with fibrin sealant.
- Computed tomography-guided wire localization of Pulmonary lesions before thoracoscopic resection: results in 101 cases.
- Diagnostic and therapeutic video-assisted thoracic surgery resection of Pulmonary metastases.
- Photodynamic therapy for treatment of Malignant dysphagia.
- Therapeutic video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical resection of colorectal Pulmonary metastases.
- Results of expandable metal stents for malignant Esophageal obstruction in 100 patients: short-term and long-term follow-up.
- Massive spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema. Acute management with infraclavicular "blow holes".
- Thoracoscopic resection of a posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumor.
- Video-assisted thoracic surgery: basic technical concepts and intercostal approach strategies.
- Thoracoscopic resection of Pulmonary metastases.
- Thoracoscopic Nd:YAG laser resection of a solitary Pulmonary nodule.
- Thoracoscopic resection of 85 Pulmonary lesions.
- Peripheral Pulmonary nodules: preoperative percutaneous needle localization with CT guidance.
- Thoracoscopic neodymium: yttrium aluminum garnet laser resection of a Pulmonary metastasis.
- Nasal cannula and transtracheal oxygen delivery. A comparison of patient response after 6 months of each technique.
- Preoperative assessment of the thoracic surgical patient.
- Thoracoscopic resection of an anterior mediastinal tumor.
- Thoracoscopic neodymium: yttrium-aluminum garnet laser-assisted Pulmonary resection.
- Transtracheal delivery of oxygen: efficacy and safety for long-term continuous therapy.
- Exercise tolerance during nasal cannula and transtracheal oxygen delivery.
- Early manifestation of noncalcific Aortic stenosis after porcine valve replacement.
- Mortally ill patients and excellent survival following cardiac transplantation.
- Patient response to transtracheal oxygen delivery.
- Pulmonary valvulotomy alone for Pulmonary stenosis: results in children with and without muscular infundibular hypertrophy.
- Endobronchial management of benign, malignant, and Lung transplantation airway stenoses.
- The role of video-assisted thoracic surgery in thoracic oncological practice.
- Diagnosing the indeterminate Pulmonary nodule: percutaneous biopsy versus thoracoscopy.
- Video-assisted thoracic surgical resection with the neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser.
- Diagnosis and management of spinal metastases from breast Cancer.
- Thoracoscopic pancreatic denervation for pain control in irresectable pancreatic Cancer.
- Lung reduction as bridge to Lung transplantation in pulmonary emphysema.
- Safety and efficacy of video-assisted thoracic surgical techniques for the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax.
- Needle-localized thoracoscopic resection of indeterminate pulmonary nodules: impact on management of patients with malignant Disease.
- Ability to culture resectable non-small cell Lung carcinomas is correlated with recurrence.
- Thoracic discectomy using video assisted thoracoscopy.
- Peripheral athero-embolism from the aorta complicating transhiatal esophagectomy.
- Anastomotic pitfalls in Lung transplantation.
- Gene therapy of Cancer: a pilot study of IL-4-gene-modified fibroblasts admixed with autologous tumor to elicit an immune response.
- Prevalence of chronic pain after Pulmonary resection by thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracic surgery.
- Nasotracheal jet ventilation for rigid endoscopy.
- Use of lasers in thoracoscopy.
- "Spontaneous" mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst fistulization to the esophagus.
- Comparison of open versus thoracoscopic lung biopsy for diffuse infiltrative pulmonary Disease.
- Myocardial ischemia: a comparison between isoflurane and enflurane in coronary Artery bypass patients.
- The role of thoracoscopy in the management of intrathoracic neoplastic processes.
- Thoracoscopic mediastinal lymph node sampling: useful for mediastinal lymph node stations inaccessible by cervical mediastinoscopy.
- Strategic planning for video-assisted thoracic surgery.
- VATS wedge resection of the Lung using the neodymium:yttrium-aluminum garnet laser.
- Video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of Pulmonary metastases.
- Unsuspected lung Cancer found in work-up for lung reduction operation.
- Unilateral thoracoscopic surgical approach for diffuse emphysema.
- Images in cardiovascular medicine. Metastatic malignant melanoma to the Heart.
- Improvement in pulmonary function and elastic recoil after Lung-reduction surgery for diffuse emphysema.
- Laparoscopic fundoplication: a natural extension for the thoracic surgeon.
- BronchoesophagoPleural fistula after photodynamic therapy for malignant mesothelioma.
- Diagnosis of postpneumonectomy bronchoPleural fistula using ventilation scintigraphy.
- Acute and chronic morbidity differences between muscle-sparing and standard lateral thoracotomies.
- S/he who can, does and teaches. S/he who cannot, doesn't.
- Successful management of secondary aortoEsophageal fistula.
- Wedge resection versus lobectomy for stage I (T1 N0 M0) non-small-cell lung Cancer.
- Standardized exercise oximetry predicts postpneumonectomy outcome.
- Role of positron emission tomography in staging Esophageal cancer.
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of Lung neoplasm: experience in 100 consecutive patients.
- Esophagectomy for T1 Esophageal cancer: outcomes in 100 patients and implications for endoscopic therapy.
- Technical challenges and utility of anterior exposure for thoracic spine pathology.
- Outcomes of sublobar resection versus lobectomy for stage I non-small cell lung Cancer: a 13-year analysis.
- Surgical resection is justified in non-small cell lung Cancer patients with node negative T4 satellite lesions.
Schools
University of Pittsburgh Main Campus
Hosps University Health Center Pittsburgh
Procedures Preformed
- Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
- Decortication and Pleurectomy
- Excision of Tracheal Tumor or Stenosis
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Conditions Treated
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
- Cardiomegaly
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Top MD
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center -
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Hospital
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UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
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