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Joseph Shrager, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Stanford, CA, VA Palo Alto Heath Care

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Thoracic Surgery Stanford, CA

Adult General Thoracic Surgery

Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center

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Summary

  • Dr. Joseph Shrager is a thoracic surgeon in Stanford, CA and is affiliated with Stanford Healthcare and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 29 years. He specializes in adult general thoracic surgery and and has extensive experience in surgical and multimodality treatment of lung cancer, thymoma, myasthenia gravis , emphysema, sympathectomy, esophageal cancer. He has more than 200 publications.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1995 - 1997
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1995
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1988
  • Amherst College
    Amherst CollegeB.A., Summa Cum Laude, 1980 - 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2008 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1990 - 2008
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2014
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2006-2013
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Predictive Radiogenomics Modeling of EGFR Mutation Status in Lung Cancer  
    Daniel L Rubin, Gerald J Berry, Joseph B Shrager, Ann N Leung, H Henry Guo, Sandy Napel, Chuong D Hoang, Nature
  • MicroRNA-1 induces growth arrest and apoptosis in malignant mesothelioma  
    Xu Y, Zheng M, Merritt RE, Shrager JB, Wakelee H, Kratzke RA, Hoang CD, Chest, 7/14/2013
  • Diaphragm Muscle Atrophy in Mouse Following Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation  
    Tang HB , Lee M, Khuong AA, Wright E, Shrager JB, Muscle and Nerve., 1/1/2013
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Press Mentions

  • Brompton Grand Rounds: Minimally Invasive Surgery-Thymic Tumors
    Brompton Grand Rounds: Minimally Invasive Surgery-Thymic TumorsJuly 25th, 2022
  • Surgical Management of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Brain Oligometastases
    Surgical Management of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Brain OligometastasesMay 17th, 2022
  • Congress Must Lower the Medicare Age to Save the Lives of Older Americans
    Congress Must Lower the Medicare Age to Save the Lives of Older AmericansJuly 29th, 2021
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