Benjamin D. Kozower MD
Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Professor of Surgery at Washington University
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1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz# DivSaint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-362-7260
Fax+1 314-362-6288
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Clinical Expertise
- Gastroesophageal reflux, Lung transplantation, Thoracic surgical oncology, Minimally invasive thoracic surgery, Thoracic surgery, Neoplasm staging
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2004 - 2006
University of ConnecticutResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2004
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1997
University of VirginiaMPH, Public Health
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2021 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2016 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2006 - 2016
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Comparison of Different Types of Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2007 Oct 12
- Utility of Routine Cervical Mediastinoscopy in Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
- Surgery With or Without Internal Radiation Therapy Compared With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With High-Risk Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 May 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Initial patient characteristics of Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group 102: A multicenter prospective registry of active surveillance in patients with multiple ground-gla...James Huang, Kay See Tan, Nasser Altorki, Mara Antonoff, Shanda Blackmon
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-04-01 - Use of a novel donor lung scoring system as a tool for increasing lung recovery for transplantation.Yun Zhu Bai, Yan Yan, Su-Hsin Chang, Zhizhou Yang, Anjana Delhi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-04-01 - Anatomic Lung Resection is Associated with Improved Survival Compared with Wedge Resection for Stage IA (≤2 cm) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Christopher W Seder, Shu-Ching Chang, Christopher W Towe, Varun Puri, Justin D Blasberg
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2025-03-23
Journal Articles
- Bronchiolitis-Obliterans Syndrome-Free Survival Following Lung Transplantation - an International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Thoracic Transplan...Daniel E Kreisel, Varun Puri, Benjamin D Kozower, G Alec Patterson, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Authored Content
- Bronchiolitis-Obliterans Syndrome-Free Survival Following Lung Transplantation - an International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Thoracic Transplant Registry AnalysisSeptember 2018
Press Mentions
Cancer Clinical Trial Access Expands in St. Louis Area Thanks to $7.8m to Siteman Cancer CenterAugust 2nd, 2019
Siteman Cancer Center Awarded $7.8 Million to Expand Clinical Trials AccessAugust 1st, 2019
Watch What Happens: Keeping an Eye on Lung CancerApril 6th, 2019- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Comparative Effectiveness of Surgery vs Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Stage I Lung CancerWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2022–2027
- Washington University/Siteman Cancer Center Lead Academic SiteWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2019–2026
- Mortality Assessment In Lung Cancer ResectionAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2009–2011
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