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Cancer Surgery In the Time of COVID-19

When COVID-19 arrived in Austin and our lives were shuttered in mid-March, it was not just work, school and socializing that were put on hold. Important surgeries and many medical procedures that did not meet a very specific criteria were also postponed. Imagine being a patient needing life-saving surgery for cancer and the stress and [...]

By |May 26th, 2020|News, Thoracic Surgery|
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April Aims to Educate About Esophageal Cancer

April shines a light on a lesser known cancer that is not often in the headlines, esophageal cancer.  Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons (CTVS) in Austin marks Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month as we aim to educate about this very rare but very serious condition.  In 2019, nearly 18,000 people in  the United States were diagnosed with [...]

By |April 20th, 2020|News, Thoracic Surgery|
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