Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD, MS, FACS

Clinical Interests

• Esophageal cancer
• Robotic surgery for esophageal cancer
• Lung cancer
• Robotic surgery for lung cancer
• Benign esophageal disease
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease and hiatal hernia
• Robotic surgery for Myasthenia gravis and thymic tumors
• Endoscopic esophageal and bronchial procedures, e.g. endoscopic ultrasound, endobrachial ultrasound, esophageal stents, bronchial stents, laser, cryospray, navigational bronchoscopy
• Airway surgery

Research Interests

• Gene therapy for esophageal cancer
• The microenvironment of esophageal cancer, especially the role of tumor initiating cells
• Clinical outcomes in robotic surgery
• Clinical outcomes in esophageal cancer
• Clinical outcomes in lung cancer

Educational Background

• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Thoracic Gene Therapy, University of Pennsylvania, 1998
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Artificial Cardiac Support, Penn State University, Hershey, PA, 1995
• Fellowship, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2003
• Residency, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2000
• Internship, Pinnacle Health System, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, PA, 1998
• MD, Ain-Shams University School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, 1988

Certifications

• The American Board of Surgery, 2004
• The American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2004

Memberships

• American College of Surgeons
• Society of Thoracic Surgery
• International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
• The General Thoracic Surgical Club
• International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation

PubMed Publications

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