Colleen Bernadette Gaughan MD
Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Clinical Informatics
Thoracic Surgeon, Penn Medicine
400 Celebration PlaceSuite A290Celebration, FL 34747
Overview of Dr. Gaughan
Dr. Colleen Gaughan is a thoracic surgeon based in Celebration, FL with expertise in adult general thoracic surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, thoracic oncology, and clinical informatics. She completed her medical education at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, followed by a residency at Temple University Hospital and a fellowship at University of Southern California in Thoracic and Foregut surgery and a second fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Miami/Jackson Health System. She serves as the Medical Director for Thoracic Oncology at AdventHealth Celebration and holds academic positions as an Clinical Instruction at Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine and previously at the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University Hospital. She is the Surgery Section Chief at AdventHealth Celebration. Her clinical experience spans treating esophageal cancer, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, mediastinal tumors, and performing video-assisted thoracoscopic and robotic thoracic surgery. Dr. Gaughan's research includes published works on pulmonary metastasectomy and nodal metastasisin lung cancer and intraoperative molecular imaging, and she has received recognition as a Fellow of the Year from Jackson Memorial Hospital and a Patient Experience Award from AdventHealt.
Education & Training
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2007 - 2009
Temple University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2005
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2022 - 2027
CA State Medical License 2006 - 2022
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2022
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Master Surgeon, thoracic surgery Surgical Review Corporation, 2026
- Thoracic Surgery Center of Excellence SRC, 2026
- Fellow of the Year Jackson Memorial Hospital
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsImpact of Intraoperative Molecular Imaging after Fluorescent-Guided Pulmonary Metastasectomy for Sarcoma.Feredun Azari, Gregory T Kennedy, Kevin Zhang, Elizabeth Bernstein, Robert G Maki
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2022-05-01 - 19 citationsFactors associated with nodal metastasis in 2-centimeter or less non-small cell lung cancer.Ethan Pani, Gregory T. Kennedy, Xin Zheng, Benjamin Ukert, Doraid Jarrar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020-03-01 - 55 citationsNear-infrared intraoperative imaging for minimally invasive pulmonary metastasectomy for sarcomas.Jarrod D. Predina, Andrew D. Newton, Christopher Corbett, Michael Shin, Lydia Frenzel Sulfyok
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019-05-01
Press Mentions
Illuminating Cancer: AdventHealth Uses New Tools During Lung Cancer Surgery to Save Time, LivesDecember 16th, 2024
Professional Memberships
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