JoannaSestiMD
Thoracic Surgery • West Orange, NJMinimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Section Chief of Thoracic Surgery Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
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Office
101 Old Short Hills Road Ste 302
West Orange, NJ 07052Phone+1 973-322-6757Fax+1 973-322-6752- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Joanna Sesti was born in Havana, Cuba, and immigrated to the United States in 1989. She completed her medical school training in the New Jersey Medical School. She then went on to the integrated general surgery/cardiothoracic surgery program at New York University. While she was there she completed the AATS Graham Foundation Surgical Robotics Fellowship. Finally, she completed an advanced training fellowship in minimally invasive thoracic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
She has been a member of the RWJ Barnabas Health system since 2017. Her main interests include minimally invasive and robotic thoracic surgery, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, benign esophageal diseases, and mediastinal masses. She has published a number of book chapters within the field of thoracic surgery and has several peer reviewed publications. Dr. Sesti is board certified in both general surgery and thoracic surgery. She accepts all major insurance carriers and is fluent in Spanish.
Education & Training
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2014
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2017 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2016 - 2018- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma with a lepidic-pagetoid growth pattern.Claudio Guerrieri, Mark Lindner, Joanna Sesti, Abhishek Chakraborti, Rachel Hudacko> ;Pathologica. 2022 Aug 1
- 1 citationsLong-term Outcomes After Lung Cancer Resection in Smokers: Analysis of the National Lung Screening Trial.Joanna Sesti, Jonathan Decker, Jaimie Bell, Andrew B. Nguyen, Adam Lackey, Amber L. Turner, Patrick Hilden, Subroto Paul> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2021 Sep 30
- Impact of postoperative complications on long-term survival after esophagectomy in older adults: A SEER-Medicare analysis.Joanna Sesti, Biruk Almaz, Jaimie Bell, Andrew Nguyen, Zubin M. Bamboat, Adam Lackey, Russell C. Langan, Amber L. Turner, Patrick Hilden, Subroto Paul> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2021 Jul 5
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Press Mentions
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- 5 Oncology Leaders on the Work They're Proudest OfAugust 1st, 2023
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Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, New Jersey
Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterNewark, New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital RahwayRahway, New Jersey
Jersey City Medical CenterJersey City, New Jersey
Clara Maass Medical CenterBelleville, New Jersey
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