Stephen G. Swisher MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Head, Division of Surgery, Professor and Chair Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Charles A. LeMaistre Distinguished Chair in Thoracic Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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1515 Holcombe BlvdHouston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-792-6161
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Education & Training
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1994 - 1996
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1993
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1988 - Present
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
AZ State Medical License 2022 - 2027
LA State Medical License 2023 - 2027
TN State Medical License 2022 - 2027
WA State Medical License 2022 - 2027
GA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification ClinicStation, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013-2015
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
- Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Outcomes of Lobectomy Versus Sublobar Resection for Clinical Stage IA3 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Zamaan Hooda, Shanique Ries, Ana McCracken, Gabriele Carbone, Mara B Antonoff
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026-06-22 - Shape-Sensing Robotic Bronchoscopy with Integrated Mobile Cone-Beam CT Guidance for Intraoperative Localization of Lung Tumors Using Indocyanine Green.Abdul Rahman Halawa, Miguel Belmonte, Kyle G Mitchell, Mara B Antonoff, Ravi Rajaram
Diagnostics. 2026-06-18 - Outcomes Of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Versus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy For Esophageal Junction Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma.Zamaan Hooda, Dylan Langburt, Ana McCracken, Gabriele Carbone, Shanique Ries
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2026-06-05
Journal Articles
- Inhibition of thioredoxin/thioredoxin Reductase Induces Synthetic Lethality in Lung Cancers with Compromised Glutathione HomeostasisJohn V Heymach, Stephen G Swisher, Jack A Roth, John D Minna, Clinical Cancer Research
- Landscape of EGFR -Dependent and -Independent Resistance Mechanisms to Osimertinib and Continuation Therapy Post-Progression in EGFR-Mutant NSCLCStephen G Swisher, Vassiliki A Papadimitrakopoulou, John V Heymach, Jack A Roth, Jianjun Zhang, William N William, Bonnie S Glisson, Clinical Cancer Research
- Validation of the 12-Gene Predictive Signature for Adjuvant Chemotherapy Response in Lung CancerCesar Moran, Jack A Roth, Yang Xie, John D Minna, Vassiliki A Papadimitrakopoulou, John V Heymach, Stephen G Swisher, Clinical Cancer Research
Press Mentions
MD Anderson Breaks Ground on New Sugar Land LocationMarch 31st, 2025- MD Anderson Names Jeffrey E. Lee, M.D., Chief Medical ExecutiveMarch 26th, 2025
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