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Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery is the surgical specialty for the treatment of diseases of the chest:
- Benign and malignant tumors of the lung, esophagus, mediastaum, lymph nodes, pleura, and chest wall
- Abnormalities of the blood vessels of the chest cavity
- Birth defects of the chest wall and internal chest structures
- Emphysema
- Benign diseases of the esophagus including swallowing disorders and reflux disease
- Acute and chronic infectious diseases of the chest: T.B., histoplasmosis
At Portsmouth Regional Hospital the entire patient experience is extremely important to us; from the patient’s initial physician visit, through preoperative testing, and plan of care, to discharge and comprehensive follow up care.
Patients referred to our service for evaluation receive multi-disciplinary care integrating the expertise of the many specialists involved in diagnosis and treatment of chest disease. These include:
- Pulmonologists
- Internists
- Surgeons and Oncologists employing the most state-of- the-art treatment protocols
- Respiratory Therapists
- Radiation Oncologists with direct access to the "gold standard" in radiation therapies and facility
- Radiologists
- Gastroenterologists
- Thoracic Anesthesiologists
- Thoracic Pathologists
All of these services are available at state-of-the-art pre and postoperative care facilities, which offer the highest level of comprehensive critical care.
At Portsmouth Regional Hospital, four members of our medical staff offer thoracic surgery. We invite you to review their credentials in the Doctors section of this Web site:
Donato A. Sisto, M.D., FACS, Certified American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Robert E. Helm, M.D., Certified American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Steven Milman, M.D., FACS, FCCP, Certified American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Victor B. Kim, M.D., Certified American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Kevin G. Looser, M.D., FACS, Certified American Board of Surgery
For information about diseases of the chest and their treatment, please visit the Links page in the Library section of this Web site.
Find a Physician
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Robert Andelman, MD
Portsmouth Anesthesia Associates
333 Borthwick Avenue
Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Portsmouth, NH 3801
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Mark J. Geppert, MD
Seacoast Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Marsh Brook Professional Center
7 Marsh Brook Drive
Somersworth, NH 3878
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Henry F. Pallatroni, III, MD
Coastal New Hampshire Neurosurgeons
330 Borthwick Avenue
Suite 300
Portsmouth, NH 3801
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Donato A. Sisto, MD, FACS
Coastal Cardiothoracic Associates
333 Borthwick Avenue
Suite 402
Portsmouth, NH 3801
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Carl Stein, MD
Portsmouth Anesthesia Associates
333 Borthwick Avenue
Portsmouth, NH 3801
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Locations
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Portsmouth Anesthesia Associates
Directions
333 Borthwick Avenue
Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Portsmouth, NH 3801 -
Seacoast Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
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Marsh Brook Professional Center
7 Marsh Brook Drive
Somersworth, NH 3878
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