JohnCharlesKucharczukMD
Thoracic Surgery • Philadelphia, PAAdult General Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Physician Lead, Integrated Thoracic Oncology Program, University of Pennsylvania Health System
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Office
3400 Spruce Street
4 Silverstein Bldg
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-662-4988
Summary
- Dr. Kucharczuk is a board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic surgery. He specializes in Surgical Thoracic Oncology focusing on the treatment of lung cancer and esophageal cancer.
Clinical Expertise
- Adult general thoracic surgery, Thoracic surgical oncology, Minimally invasive thoracic surgery, Esophageal surgery, Mesothelioma surgery, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, Bronchoscopy, Rigid bronchoscopy, Flexible bronchoscopy
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1999 - 2001- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1999
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1993 - 2024- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2010-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 92 citationsUse of a "replication-restricted" herpes virus to treat experimental human malignant mesothelioma.John C. Kucharczuk, Bruce Randazzo, Michael Y. Chang, Kunjlata M. Amin, A A Elshami
Cancer Research. 1997-02-01 - 33 citationsFirst Clinical Report of Proton Beam Therapy for Postoperative Radiotherapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung CancerJill Remick, Caitlin A. Schonewolf, Peter Gabriel, Abigail Doucette, William P. Levin
Clinical Lung Cancer. 2017-07-01 - 14 citationsA Cathepsin-Targeted Quenched Activity-Based Probe Facilitates Enhanced Detection of Human Tumors during Resection.Gregory T Kennedy, David E Holt, Feredun S Azari, Elizabeth Bernstein, Bilal Nadeem
Clinical Cancer Research. 2022-09-01
Journal Articles
- Implications of Hospital Volume on Costs Following Esophagectomy in the United StatesGregory T Kennedy, Sunil Singhal, John C Kucharczuk, Jarrod D Predina, Andrew D Newton, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Press Mentions
What Women Need to Know About Lung CancerNovember 1st, 2019
Improving Surgery for Mesothelioma with Glowing Tumor TechnologyAugust 9th, 2018
'Big Bang Theory' Actress Kate Micucci, 43, Developed Lung Cancer Despite Never Smoking. Here's What to KnowDecember 14th, 2023
Professional Memberships
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External Links
- Penn Medicinehttps://www.pennmedicine.org/providers/profile/john-kucharczuk?y_source=1_MTQ4NDc0NDQtNDgzLWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D
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