Chest surgery services
Overview
Piedmont’s thoracic surgery team will help you understand your diagnosis and provide the highest quality treatment for heart and lung conditions that require surgical care.
Why Piedmont
High-volume robotic surgery program
Advanced technology
Lung nodule clinic
If you need surgery for a chest or lung condition, you’re in good hands at Piedmont. Our thoracic surgery program is a continual leader in minimally invasive and robotic surgery expertise.
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery is fast becoming the standard of care, and we have the expertise to treat various complex cases with minimally invasive techniques. We'll assess your unique case and recommend minimally invasive options whenever possible.
We use a multimodal approach to pain, which limits the need for narcotics and speeds recovery after surgery. We utilize long-acting nerve blocks and non-narcotic pain medications to limit the need for narcotics while still providing superior pain relief and faster recovery.
The benefits of minimally invasive surgery include:
- Faster recovery with less post-operative pain
- Less blood loss
- Less scar tissue
- Less trauma and tissue damage
- Lower risk of infection
- Shorter length of stay
- Smaller incisions
Our thoracic surgery team
Our board-certified thoracic surgeons have extensive expertise in managing the full spectrum of benign (noncancerous) and malignant (cancerous) diseases of the lung and airway, esophagus, mediastinum and chest wall. We are also nationally recognized as one of the leaders in placing diaphragm-pacing systems to aid people with quadriplegia and other patients with diaphragm dysfunction.
Our comprehensive program provides seamless coordination of care and collaboration with patients and referring physicians from a team of thoracic experts, including:
- Thoracic surgeons
- Pulmonologists
- Interventional pulmonologists
- Gastroenterologists
- Pathologists
- Medical oncologists
- Radiation oncologists
- Dedicated thoracic advanced care practitioners
- Dedicated thoracic nurses and respiratory therapists
- Lung cancer nurse navigators
Lung nodule clinic
Our lung nodule clinic team is skilled at diagnosing and treating small lung nodules of uncertain significance. Our multidisciplinary team of radiologists, pulmonologists and thoracic specialists works together to determine if you need additional diagnostic tests or a lung biopsy.
For more information on the lung nodule clinic, please call 404.605.LUNG (5864).
Conditions
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Cancer
Empyema
Hiatal hernia
Pneumothorax
Recurrent pneumonia
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