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Samer Kanaan, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Mission Viejo, CA, Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo

SamerKanaanMDFACS, FCCP

Thoracic Surgery Mission Viejo, CA

Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery

Robotic Thoracic Surgeon

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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 Hospital
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2007 - 2008
  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
    University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2004 - 2007
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1997 - 2004
  • Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
    Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1997
  • Northwestern University
    Northwestern UniversityBA, Physics, Honors Program Medical Education, 1990 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2014 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2007 - 2010
  • IL State Medical License
    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

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

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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 Hospital
    Mission Hospital : Advanced Robot-Assisted Lung Surgery Performed at Mission HospitalDecember 13th, 2017

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Industry Relationships

  • Proctor, Intuitive Surgical2016 - Present