Thoracic surgery is specialized branch of Surgery involved in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the Thorax (Chest). The organs included are Lungs, Esophagus, Thymus, Chest wall, and Diaphragm.

A Thoracic surgeon commonly treats the following conditions:

Pulmonary Secondaries; Oesophageal Malignancy; Benign Oesophageal Disorders; Pleural Diseases such as Empyema and Pneumothorax; Tracheal Strictures; Tumors and Trauma; Mediastinal Tumors; Esophageal Motility Disorders; Malignant Pleural and Pericardial Effusions; Chest Wall Deformities; Soft Tissue and Solid Tumors including Chest Wall Primary Lesions; Thyroid Disorders and Cancers; Parathyroid Diseases; Chest Wall and Thoracic Injuries; Thymus Disorders such as Tumors or Myasthenia Gravis

X – Ray; Computed Tomography (CT) Scan; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scans; Thoracoscopy

Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery; Major Lung Resections for Tumors Including Chest Wall Resections; Lung Volume Reduction Surgery; Bullectomy and Lobectomy