Seth Brandon Krantz MD (He/Him)
Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
2650 Ridge Ave.Kellogg Cancer CenterEvanston, IL 60201
Fax+1 847-733-5005
Overview of Dr. Krantz
Dr. Seth Krantz is a thoracic surgeon in Evanston, IL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Evanston Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital, NorthShore Skokie Hospital, and Highland Park Hospital. He received his medical degree and general surgical from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and did his thoracic surgical training at Washington University in St Louis. He specializes in adult general thoracic surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, and thoracic surgical oncology.
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2013 - 2015
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2013- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2009 - 2011
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2009 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2013 - 2015
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Kanavel Scholar Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2012
- Resident as Teacher Award Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2009
- Member Alpha Omega Alpha, 2006
Clinical Trials
- A Study to Optimize Care for Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
- Powered Vascular Stapler in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic (VAT) Lobectomies Start of enrollment: 2016 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Polygenic risk score to define risk of cancer-associated thrombosis among patients with lung cancer in a population-based study.Alfonso Tafur, Adeeb Sebai, Zhuqing Shi, Jun Wei, Huy Tran
Lung Cancer. 2025-09-01 - 1 citationsThoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network (ThORN) Consensus Document on Defining a High-Quality Wedge Resection for Early-Stage Lung Cancer.Seth B Krantz, Brian Mitzman, Mara B Antonoff, Leah Backhus, Stephen R Broderick
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-05-01 - "I'll Be Back": This is Just the Beginning of the AI Revolution.Seth B Krantz
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2024-11-01
Press Mentions
NSCLC Was a Key Focus of General Thoracic SessionMay 10th, 2017
Committees
- Chairman, NorthShore Cancer Committee 2023 - Present
- Member, Thoracic outcomes research network 2017 - Present
- Member, Epic optimization 2016 - Present
- Member, Digital Health committee 2016 - Present
- Member, Medical records committee 2016 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Chicago Surgical SocietyMember
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