
Lana Schumacher
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
Tufts Medical Center
BACKGROUND
Chief of Thoracic SurgeryDirector of the Center of InnovationTufts Medical Center
OTHER INTERESTS
Minimally invasive lobectomy and esophagectomy
Robotic surgery
Treatment of lung and esophageal carcinoma
Benign disorders of the esophagus
tracheobronchomalacia
RESEARCH
Lung and esophageal cancer outcomes, molecular targeting for thoracic malignancies, clinical outcomes in robotic thoracic surgery, Artificial Intelligence for thoracic surgery, robotic thoracic surgery education
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Medical school: UCLA, University of California of Los Angels
General surgery Residency: Stanford university
Cardiothoracic surgery fellowship: UPMC, University of Pittsburgh medical center
