DouglasJamesMathisenMD

Thoracic Surgery • Boston, MA

Cardiovascular Surgery

Hermes C. Grillo Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Office
55 Fruit Street
Blk 1570 Thoracic Surgery Department
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-6826

Fax+1 617-726-7667
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1983
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1982 - 1982
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1981
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1979 - 1980
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1975 - 1977
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1974

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1982 - Present
NH State Medical License 2011 - 2025
MA State Medical License 1984 - 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
Boston Herald Castle Connolly, 2005
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lobectomy for Suspected Lung Cancer Without Prior Diagnosis.
Michael T Onwugbufor, Monica L Soni, Jarrod D Predina, Sheila Knoll, Yin P Hung, Douglas J Mathisen, Yolonda L Colson, Henning A Gaissert> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Oct 1
1 citations
Contributing 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, Christopher R Morse> ;Diseases of the Esophagus. 2022 Sep 14
Surgical intervention for late gastric conduit obstruction.
Caroline D Andrew, Maria Lucia Madariaga, Douglas J. Mathisen, Christopher R. Morse, Henning A. Gaissert> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Jul 14
16 citations
Management and outcomes of esophageal perforation.
Andrea L. Axtell, Henning A. Gaissert, Christopher R. Morse, Akash Premkumar, Lana Y Schumacher, Ashok Muniappan, Harald C. Ott, James S. Allan, Michael Lanuti, Dougla...> ;Diseases of the Esophagus. 2021 Jul 2
1 citations
Risk factors for recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax: A population level analysis.
Brooks V. Udelsman, David C. Chang, Michael Lanuti, Douglas J. Mathisen, Ashok Muniappan> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2021 Jun 10
Management of Air Leaks and Residual Spaces Following Lung Resection.
Antonia Kreso, Douglas J. Mathisen> ;Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 2021 Jun 9
3 citations
COVID-19 Related Post-Intubation Tracheal Stenosis: Early Experience with Surgical Treatment.
Luis F. Tapias, Michael Lanuti, Cameron D. Wright, Tiffiny A Hron, Amy Ly, Douglas J. Mathisen, Harald C. Ott> ;Annals of Surgery. 2021 Apr 7
1 citations
Evaluation of Release Maneuvers After Airway Reconstruction.
Maria Lucia Madariaga, Monica L. Soni, Douglas J. Mathisen, Cameron D. Wright, Shuben Li, Hang Lee, Diane L. Davies, Sheila J. Knoll, Ashok Muniappan, Michael Lanuti, ...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Mar 6
2 citations
Pregnancy-associated idiopathic laryngotracheal stenosis: presentation, management and results of surgical treatment
Luis F. Tapias, Thomas J Rogan, Cameron D. Wright, Douglas J. Mathisen> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Jan 4
Programmed Death Ligand 1 and Immune Cell Infiltrates in Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura.
Luis F. Tapias, Mari Mino-Kenudson, Edwin Choy, Marina Kem, Ashok Muniappan, Henning A. Gaissert, Cameron D. Wright, Harald C. Ott, Douglas J. Mathisen, Michael Lanuti> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Dec 1
The Times Change, But the Challenges Remain.
Douglas J. Mathisen> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Jun 1
4 citations
Impact of Radial Margin Status After Esophagectomy for Adenocarcinoma.
Leonidas Tapias, Luis F. Tapias, Philicia Moonsamy, Michael Lanuti, Henning A. Gaissert, Cameron D. Wright, Ashok Muniappan, Douglas J. Mathisen, Christopher R. Morse> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2020 May 1
5 citations
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the prevention and management of tracheal and oesophageal anastomotic complications.
Luis F. Tapias, Cameron D. Wright, Michael Lanuti, Ashok Muniappan, Daniel G. Deschler, Douglas J. Mathisen> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2020 Jun 1
3 citations
Pulmonary Artery Resection During Lung Resection for Malignancy.
Maria Lucia Madariaga, Abraham D. Geller, Michael Lanuti, Harald C. Ott, James S. Allan, Dean M. Donahue, Douglas J. Mathisen, Cameron D. Wright, Henning A. Gaissert> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Dec 1
23 citations
Multidisciplinary selection of pulmonary nodules for surgical resection: Diagnostic results and long-term outcomes.
Maria Lucia Madariaga, Inga T. Lennes, Till D. Best, Jo-Anne O. Shepard, Florian J. Fintelmann, Douglas J. Mathisen, Henning A. Gaissert, Kerry Davis, Saif Hawari, Hen...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020 Apr 1
39 citations
The Importance of a Diverse Specialty: Introducing the STS Workforce on Diversity and Inclusion.
David T. Cooke, Jacqueline K. Olive, Luis Godoy, Ourania Preventza, Douglas J. Mathisen, Richard L. Prager> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Oct 1
27 citations
Postintubation Tracheal Stenosis: Management and Results 1993 to 2017
Cameron D. Wright, Shuben Li, Abraham D. Geller, Michael Lanuti, Henning A. Gaissert, Ashok Muniappan, Harald C. Ott, Douglas J. Mathisen> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Nov 1
9 citations
Educational Challenges of the Operating Room.
Christopher R. Morse, Douglas J. Mathisen> ;Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 2019 Aug 1
Robert A. Wynbrandt—Executive Director & General Counsel of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons June 1, 2002–March 15, 2019
Mark S. Allen, William A. Baumgartner, Joseph E. Bavaria, Douglas J. Mathisen, Douglas E. Wood> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Jul 1
11 citations
Relative Incremental Cost of Postoperative Complications of Esophagectomy.
Abraham D. Geller, Hui Zheng, Henning A. Gaissert, Douglas J. Mathisen, Ashok Muniappan, Cameron D. Wright, Michael Lanuti> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019 Jun 1
23 citations
Carinal surgery: A single-institution experience spanning 2 decades
Christina L. Costantino, Abraham D. Geller, Cameron D. Wright, Harald C. Ott, Ashok Muniappan, Douglas J. Mathisen, Michael Lanuti> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019 May 1
9 citations
Programmed death ligand 1 and CD8+ immune cell infiltrates in resected primary tracheal malignant neoplasms.
Luis F. Tapias, Angela R. Shih, Mari Mino-Kenudson, Ashok Muniappan, Henning A. Gaissert, Michael Lanuti, Douglas J. Mathisen, Harald C. Ott> ;European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Apr 1
The link between minimally invasive esophagectomy and tracheobronchial fistula occurrence (Reply)
Ashok Muniappan, Douglas J. Mathisen> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Mar 18
1 citations
Intralipid improves oxygenation after orthotopic rat lung transplantation.
Taufiek Konrad Rajab, Tatsuya Okamoto, Xi Ren, Douglas J. Mathisen, Harald C. Ott> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2019 Feb 1
12 citations
Metabolic glycan labeling and chemoselective functionalization of native biomaterials.
Xi Ren, Daniele Evangelista-Leite, Tong Wu, Taufiek Konrad Rajab, Philipp T. Moser, Kentaro Kitano, Konstantinos P. Economopoulos, Daniel Gorman, Jordan P. Bloom, Jun ...> ;Biomaterials. 2018 Nov 1
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Journal Articles

Programmed Death Ligand 1 and CD8+ Immune Cell Infiltrates in Resected Primary Tracheal Malignant Neoplasms
Michael 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
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