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Stephen Swisher, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Houston, TX

Stephen G. Swisher MD

Cardiovascular Surgery


Head, Division of Surgery, Professor and Chair Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Charles A. LeMaistre Distinguished Chair in Thoracic Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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  • 1515 Holcombe BlvdHouston, TX 77030

  • Phone+1 713-792-6161

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Education & Training

  • Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
    Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1994 - 1996
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1993
  • University of California San Diego School of Medicine
    University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1988 - Present
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1994 - 2026
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
    American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
  • Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2007-2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Inhibition of thioredoxin/thioredoxin Reductase Induces Synthetic Lethality in Lung Cancers with Compromised Glutathione Homeostasis  
    John V Heymach, Stephen G Swisher, Jack A Roth, John D Minna, Clinical Cancer Research
  • Landscape of EGFR -Dependent and -Independent Resistance Mechanisms to Osimertinib and Continuation Therapy Post-Progression in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC  
    Stephen G Swisher, Vassiliki A Papadimitrakopoulou, John V Heymach, Jack A Roth, Jianjun Zhang, William N William, Bonnie S Glisson, Clinical Cancer Research
  • Validation of the 12-Gene Predictive Signature for Adjuvant Chemotherapy Response in Lung Cancer  
    Cesar Moran, Jack A Roth, Yang Xie, John D Minna, Vassiliki A Papadimitrakopoulou, John V Heymach, Stephen G Swisher, Clinical Cancer Research

Press Mentions

  • MD Anderson Breaks Ground on New Sugar Land Location
    MD Anderson Breaks Ground on New Sugar Land LocationMarch 31st, 2025
  • MD Anderson Names Jeffrey E. Lee, M.D., Chief Medical Executive
    MD Anderson Names Jeffrey E. Lee, M.D., Chief Medical ExecutiveMarch 26th, 2025

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