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Office
26732 Crown Valley Pkwy
Suite 226
Mission Viejo, CA 92691Phone+1 949-364-6264Fax+1 949-364-7249- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a board certified specialist in Thoracic surgery. My expertise is Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Oncology. I do the vast majority of my cases with VATS or Robotically. My passion is Lung and Esophageal Cancers.
Education & Training
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2007 - 2008
- University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2004 - 2007
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2004
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1997
- Northwestern UniversityBA, Physics, Honors Program Medical Education, 1990 - 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
- WI State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- MI State Medical License 2014 - 2024
- MA State Medical License 2007 - 2010
- IL State Medical License 1997 - 2005
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Marquis Who’s Who in America Award 2010, 2012, 2013
- America’s Top Surgeons Award Consumers Research Council of America, 2010, 2011, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 9 citationsResection of Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms in a Takayasu's Arteritis PatientSamer Kanaan, Craig J. Baker, Vaughn A. Starnes> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 May 1
- 13 citationsFibrovascular polyp of the esophagus requiring esophagectomyS. Kanaan, T. R. DeMeester> ;Diseases of the Esophagus. 2007 Oct 1
- 17 citationsClinical and radiographic signs lead to early detection of lobar torsion and subsequent successful intervention.Samer Kanaan, William D. Boswell, Jeffrey A. Hagen> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2006 Sep 1
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Journal Articles
- Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Resection for Treatment of Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in a 2-year-old Child.S Kanaan, K Shamsuddin, M Silka, W Wells, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Potential for Gene Therapy in Lung Transplantation.BD Kozower, SA Kanaan, SD Cassivi, GA Patterson, Current Opinions of Organ Transplantation
- Adenovirus Encoding Soluble TNF alpha Receptor Ig Co-transfection Prolongs Gene Expression in Rat Lung.T Suda, T Tagawa, SA Kanaan, BD Kozower, N Daddi, T Mohanakumar, GA Patterson, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Gangrenous Cholecystitis: Analysis of Risk Factors and Experience with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.LT Merriam, SA Kanaan, LG Dawes, P Angelos, JB Prystowsky, RV Rege, and RJ Joehl, Central Surgical Association, Fifty-sixth Annual Meeting
- Vascular Immunotargeting to Lung Graft Endothelium.BD Kozower, TD Sweitzer, SA Kanaan, T Tagawa, SM Albeda, VR Muzykantov, GA Patterson, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Twenty-second Annual Meeting
- Catalase Immunotargeting Reduces Lung Transplant Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.BD Kozower, TD Sweitzer, SA Kanaan, T Tagawa, SM Albeda, VR Muzykantov, GA Patterson, American College of Surgeons, Eighty-eight Clinical Congress
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Lectures
- Lung Cancer and CT screening.CME Grand Rounds, Northbay Medical Center
- Thoracic Nursing Lecture.Thoracic Nursing Lecture
- Lung Cancer and CT screening.CME Grand Rounds, Petaluma Valley Hospital
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Press Mentions
- Mission Hospital : Advanced Robot-Assisted Lung Surgery Performed at Mission HospitalDecember 13th, 2017
Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- Providence Mission Hospital Mission ViejoMission Viejo, California
- Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, California
- MemorialCare, Orange Coast Memorial Medical CenterFountain Valley, California
- Hoag Hospital - IrvineIrvine, California
- Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, California
Industry Relationships
- Proctor, Intuitive Surgical2016 - Present
External Links
- My websitehttp://Michiganthoracicsurgeon.com
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