BrianWhangMDFACS

Thoracic Surgery • Bridgeport, CT

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery

Thoracic Surgeon

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Office
2660 Main Street
Suite 210
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Phone+1 475-210-5780

Fax+1 203-331-1195

Education & Training

Brigham and Womens HospitalFellowship, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, 2013 - 2014
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Advanced Cardiac Surgery, 2009 - 2010
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 2007 - 2009
Westchester Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2007
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 2022 - 2025
NH State Medical License 2024 - 2024
RI State Medical License 2015 - 2024
VT State Medical License 2022 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2013 - 2023
KY State Medical License 2010 - 2014
NY State Medical License 2009 - 2011
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Clinical Trials

Genetic Testing in Screening Patients With Stage IB-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer That Has Been or Will Be Removed by Surgery (The ALCHEMIST Screening Trial) Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 26
Recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

22 citations
Long-term outcomes after near-infrared sentinel lymph node mapping in non-small cell lung cancer.
Christopher S. Digesu, Krista J. Hachey, Denis M. Gilmore, Onkar V. Khullar, Hisashi Tsukada
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017-12-14
4 citations
Perventricular device closure of post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect on the beating heart.
Barry A. Love, Brian Whang, Farzan Filsoufi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2011-07-01
340 citations
Cardiac stem cells delivered intravascularly traverse the vessel barrier, regenerate infarcted myocardium, and improve cardiac function
Buddhadeb Dawn, Adam B. Stein, Konrad Urbanek, Marcello Rota, Brian Whang
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2005-03-08

Press Mentions

5 Common Causes of Lung Cancer Besides SmokingSeptember 23rd, 2024

Professional Memberships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - STS
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Fellow
ISMICS
Member