Thoracic and Foregut Surgery

Pictured: Christian Peyre, M.D. and Cardiac Surgery fellow, Christian Probst, M.D.

Faculty Listing:

Carolyn E. Jones, M.D., F.A.C.S.,

Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery

Paul Feingold, M.D.,

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Michal J. Lada, M.D.,

Assistant Professor of Surgery

David C. Kaufman, M.D.,

Professor of Surgery; Director, Adult Critical Care Professor of Surgery, Medicine, Anesthesia, Medical Humanities and Urology

Christian G. Peyre, M.D.,

Associate Professor of Surgery

Thoracic and Foregut Surgery

As the entire world held its breath during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UR Medicine Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery forged ahead to ensure that each patient experience would be a positive one.

Our team was instrumental in deploying a Surgical Urgent Care Unit in Strong’s Ambulatory Care Facility, 2nd floor (in the Motility Lab) for established patients who would have otherwise been sent to the Emergency Department. This clinic allowed us to evaluate and admit patients with urgent issues while circumventing the ED. Patients received basic interventions such as IV hydration and medications, antibiotics, wound care, labs and imaging, as well as foley, NGT, thoracentesis, chest tube placement or paracentesis. The primary surgical service made the decision to discharge the patient home or admit him or her to the hospital. If admitted, the patient stayed on AC2 until a bed was ready. The Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery has built an urgent care process similar to this model into our daily clinics for several years. It has worked well, decreasing the number of patients we send to the overburdened ED during the day.

The Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery remains the only comprehensive lung and esophageal oncology program in our region. To provide a seamless approach to patient care, we continued to hire top-notch faculty and staff members, setting the standard for what thoracic surgery should be in our area. In August, 2022 we welcomed Dr. Paul Feingold to our division. Dr. Feingold completed his surgical residency at Yale New Haven Hospital followed by fellowship training in Thoracic Surgery at Brigham and Woman’s Hospital.

Our thoracic training and education program is unsurpassed – and we are working to establish a robust research program with a local, national and international presence. We are also pleased that Dr. Christian Peyre was named the head of the American College of Surgeon’s Commission on Cancer Committee at the Wilmot Cancer Institute.

All of us in the Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery look forward to continuing to provide our patients with the highest possible level of care in the coming year and beyond.

Carolyn E. Jones, M.D., F.A.C.S.,

Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery