Douglas James Mathisen MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Hermes C. Grillo Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
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55 Fruit StreetBLK 1570 Thoracic Surgery DepartmentBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-6826
Fax+1 617-726-7667
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1983- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1982 - 1982
- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1981
- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1979 - 1980
- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1975 - 1977
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1974
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1982 - Present
MA State Medical License 1984 - 2025
NH State Medical License 2011 - 2025
ME State Medical License 2017 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2019 - 2021
IL State Medical License 1983 - 1987
MD State Medical License 1977 - 1979
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2008-2013
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsLobectomy for Suspected Lung Cancer Without Prior Diagnosis.Michael T Onwugbufor, Monica L Soni, Jarrod D Predina, Sheila Knoll, Yin P Hung
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023-10-01 - 1 citationsContributing factors to lymph node recovery with esophagectomy by thoracic surgeons: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database.Uma M Sachdeva, Andrea L Axtell, Tiuri E Kroese, David C Chang, Douglas J Mathisen
Diseases of the Esophagus. 2022-09-14 - 12 citationsE-Cigarette Use, Small Airway Fibrosis, and Constrictive Bronchiolitis.Lida P Hariri, Bess M Flashner, David J Kanarek, Walter J O'Donnell, Alyssa Soskis
NEJM Evidence. 2022-06-01
Journal Articles
- Programmed Death Ligand 1 and CD8+ Immune Cell Infiltrates in Resected Primary Tracheal Malignant NeoplasmsMichael Lanuti, Harald C Ott, Douglas J Mathisen, Angela Shih, Ashok Muniappan, Henning A Gaissert, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Press Mentions
Ginsburg Misses Supreme Court Arguments for First Time After Cancer SurgeryDecember 16th, 2019
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Had Surgery for Lung Cancer & Will Be Hospitalized for A Few DaysDecember 21st, 2018
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Undergoes Surgery for Lung CancerDecember 21st, 2018- Join now to see all
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