TylerBrendanDraegerMD

Thoracic Surgery

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Dr. Tyler Draeger is a thoracic surgeon based in Warwick, RI, with a robust educational and professional background. He completed his medical education at the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, followed by a surgical residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and fellowships in thoracic surgery at both Brigham and Women's Hospital and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. He is currently a cardiothoracic transplant surgery fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Draeger has contributed to the field with publications on topics such as tracheal stenosis from SARS-CoV-2, minimally invasive surgery, and enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery, demonstrating a focus on both innovative surgical techniques and complication management.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cardiothoracic Transplant Surgery, 2024 - 2025
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2022 - 2024
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research InstituteAdvanced Thoracic Surgical Oncology, 2021 - 2022
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResidency, Surgery, 2016 - 2021
AUC School of MedicineM.D., Medicine, Honors, 2012 - 2016
American University of the Caribbean School of MedicineClass of 2016
University of California, BerkeleyBachelors, Physics, 2005 - 2008

PubMed

2 citations
Esophageal Pulmonary-splenopancreatic Fistula: A Serious Complication of Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Tyler B Draeger, Sarah Tedesco, Hideo Takahashi, Shahriyour K Andaz, Vanessa R Gibson
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022-12-01
5 citations
Histologic evidence of tracheal stenosis directly resulting from SARS-CoV-2 tissue infiltration, a case series.
Tyler B Draeger, Sarah Tedesco, Shahriyour K Andaz, Vanessa R Gibson
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2022-05-26
13 citations
Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery (ERATS).
Tyler B. Draeger, Vanessa R. Gibson, Gloria Fernandes, Shahriyour Andaz
Heart, Lung & Circulation. 2021-03-13

Journal Articles

Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Excision of a Large Substernal Goiter During the Sars-Cov-2 Pandemic
TB Draeger, A Tse, D Namburi, B Housman, RV Datta, SK Andaz, VR Gibson, International Journal of Clinical Studies and Medical Case Reports, 2021
“A Five Year Audit of DC Cardioversion for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in East London
Draeger, T., Wright, S., & Meenakshisundaram, R., Journal of Universal Surgery, 8/18/2016

Books/Book Chapters

Scientific American Surgery (formerly ACS Surgery)
Chapter: “Cough and Hemoptysis”
Draeger, T. B., Danovich, S., Andaz, S.Editors: Stanley W Ashley.Decker Publishing
Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine.
Chapter: Pesticide Poisoninc
Traore, D, Draeger, T. B., Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, P.Editors: S David.Springer PublishingEdition 1,2016