Program Members
Clinical Program Leader
Frank Detterbeck
Professor of Surgery (Section of Thoracic Surgery)
Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Thoracic Oncology
Clinical Program Leader, Thoracic Oncology Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Clinical Interests:Thoracic oncology including: lung cancer, lung metastases, esophageal cancer, thymoma, mediastinal tumors, chest wall tumors, Pancoast tumors, mesothelioma, sarcoma; chest surgery including benign conditions; minimally invasive surgery for thoracic procedures
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Clinical Research Program Leader
Roy Herbst
Ensign Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and Professor of Pharmacology
Chief of Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven
Associate Director for Translational Research, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Research Program Leader, Thoracic Oncology Program, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Interests:Lung cancer; Thoracic Oncology; Personalized Cancer Medicine; Clinical Trials for Lung cancer; Tumor profiling; Tumor biomakers
- Office:(203) 785-6879
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Diagnostic Radiology
Anne Curtis
Professor of Diagnostic Radiology
Co-chief, Thoracic Radiology
Clinical Interests:Imaging of the lungs and thorax; needle biopsies of the lung; benign and malignant diseases of the lung, particularly tuberculosis and HIV infection; neoplastic diseases; occupational lung disease; lung cancer; certified B reader for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Office:(203) 200-5180
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Ami Rubinowitz
Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology
Co-Chief, Thoracic Radiology
Clinical Interests:Thoracic imaging; chest radiology; Computed Tomography (CT); diseases of the aorta; pleural diseases; interstitial lung disease; lung cancer; bronchiectasis; diseases of the small and large airways; mediastinal masses
- Office:(203) 200-5180
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Digestive Diseases
Harry Aslanian
Associate Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases)
Associate Director, Endoscopy
Director, Yale Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
Director of Gastroenterology, Yale Health Plan
Clinical Interests:Pancreatic and biliary disease; Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), including fine needle aspiration (FNA); Intestinal submucosal lesions; Endoscopic diagnosis, staging and therapy of gastrointestinal malignancy including Esophageal, pancreatic and rectal cancer, EUS-guided celiac plexus block and neurolysis; Evaluation of pancreatic cysts; Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): Therapeutic and interventional endoscopy; Esophageal, duodenal and biliary stent placement; Gastrointestinal bleeding including treatment of GAVE; Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), Colonoscopy and polypectomy; Radiofrequency ablation of Barrett's esophagus with dysplasia
- Appt:(203) 200-5083
Medical Oncology
Scott Gettinger
Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Clinical Interests:Lung cancer; mesothelioma; thymoma; head and neck cancer; thyroid cancer; mediastinal and chest wall tumors
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Sarah Goldberg
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Clinical Interests:Lung Cancer; Thoracic Oncology; Personalized Medicine
- Office:(203) 785-7564
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Roy Herbst
Ensign Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and Professor of Pharmacology
Chief of Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven
Associate Director for Translational Research, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Research Program Leader, Thoracic Oncology Program, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Interests:Lung cancer; Thoracic Oncology; Personalized Cancer Medicine; Clinical Trials for Lung cancer; Tumor profiling; Tumor biomakers
- Office:(203) 785-6879
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Rogerio Lilenbaum
Chief Medical Officer of Smilow Cancer Hospital
Clinical Interests:lung cancer; lung cancer treatment in older patients
- Office:(203) 200-2094
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Thomas Lynch
Richard Sackler and Jonathan Sackler Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Director, Cancer Center
Clinical Interests:Cancer; thoracic oncology; chemotherapy
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Daniel Morgensztern
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Clinical Interests:Lung cancer, thoracic oncology, head and neck cancer.
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Nuclear Medicine
David Cheng
Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology
Chief, Nuclear Medicine
Director, Nuclear Medicine Fellowship Program
Co-Medical Director, Yale University PET Center
Clinical Interests:Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging (including oncology and benign conditions); general nuclear medicine studies, including bone, gallium, leukocyte, Meta-Iodo-Benzyl-Guanidine (MIBG), octreotide, liver-spleen, renal, brain perfusion, lung ventilation and perfusion, GI bleed, Hydroxy Iminodiacetic Acid (HIDA), thyroid disease and cancer diagnostic studies; radioisotope therapies, including radioiodine for thyroid cancer, zevalin, samarium and octreotide
- Office:(203) 200-5180
- Appt:(203) 200-5610
Indukala Doddamane
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology
Director, Nuclear Medicine Residency
Clinical Interests:Various diagnostic and therapeutic applications of single photon imaging and positron imaging including radio-targeted immunotherapy, radiotherapy for benign and malignant thyroid diseases, bone pain palliation using radiopharmaceuticals
- Office:(203) 200-5180
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Pathology
Robert Homer
Professor of Pathology and of Medicine (Pulmonary)
Director, Medical Student Course Module
Director of Medical Studies
Clinical Interests:Lung pathology; immunopathology
- Office:(203) 785-6747
- Appt:(203) 932-5711 x3319
Patient Care
Marianne Davies
Lecturer in and Clinical Instructor in Nursing
Clinical Interests:Melanoma; renal cell cancer; symptom management; survivorship; clinical research; skin SPORE
- Office:(203) 785-7236
- Appt:(203) 200-2328
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Richard Matthay
Professor Emeritus of and Senior Research Scientist in Medicine (Pulmonary)
Clinical Interests:Lung cancer; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; interstitial lung disease; sarcoidosis; connective tissue (collagen vascular) diseases involving the lungs; pulmonary vascular diseases including pulmonary hypertension
- Office:(203) 785-4196
- Appt:(203) 785-4198
Gaetane Michaud
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
Clinical Interests:lung cancer.
- Office:(203) 785-4177
- Appt:(203) 737-5699
Jonathan Puchalski
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
Director, Thoracic Interventional Program (TIP)
Clinical Interests:Interventional pulmonology; airway stents, laser therapy or airway tumor treatment; Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS); confocal microscopy for the lungs; electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy; bronchoscopy; pleural disease; Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP); pediatric bronchoscopy
- Office:(203) 737-5699
- Appt:(203) 688-5864
Lynn Tanoue
Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
Director, Winchester Chest Clinic
Medical Director, Yale Cancer Center Thoracic Oncology Program
Associate Medical Director, Respiratory Care, YNHH
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Interim Section Chief (7/1/12 - present)
Clinical Interests:Pulmonary disease; lung cancer; sarcoidosis; tuberculosis; thoracic cancer
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Radiation Oncology
Roy Decker
Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Clinical Research Program Leader, Therapeutic Radiology, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Interests:Head & Neck Cancer; Lung Cancer; Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery
- Office:(203) 737-2758
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Lynn Wilson
Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and of Dermatology
Vice Chairman, Therapeutic Radiology
Clinical Director, Therapeutic Radiology
Residency Training Program Director, Therapeutic Radiology
Clinical Program Leader, Therapeutic Radiology, Yale Cancer Center
Clinical Interests:Cutaneous lymphoma, Lung cancer, Benign and malignant tumors of the skin, Breast cancer; Thoracic cancer
- Office:(203) 785-2959
- Appt:(203) 200-2000
Thoracic Surgery
Daniel Boffa
Associate Professor of Surgery (Section of Thoracic Surgery)
Clinical Interests:Esophageal cancer; lung cancer; achalasia; gastroesophageal reflux disease; hiatal hernias; esophageal diverticulum; minimally invasive surgery; hyperhidrosis
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Frank Detterbeck
Professor of Surgery (Section of Thoracic Surgery)
Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Thoracic Oncology
Clinical Program Leader, Thoracic Oncology Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital
Clinical Interests:Thoracic oncology including: lung cancer, lung metastases, esophageal cancer, thymoma, mediastinal tumors, chest wall tumors, Pancoast tumors, mesothelioma, sarcoma; chest surgery including benign conditions; minimally invasive surgery for thoracic procedures
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
Anthony Kim
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Section of Thoracic Surgery)
Clinical Interests:Cancer of the lung and esophagus; chest wall tumors; mediastinal tumors; thymomas
- Appt:(203) 200-5864
