Daniel Boffa, MD
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Biography
Daniel J. Boffa, MD, is a Professor of Thoracic Surgery at Yale School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and is a Board Certified Surgeon and a Board Certified Thoracic Surgeon. His international work includes traveling to Leuven, Belgium, for a presentation for the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the ASN/ISN World Congress of Nephrology. He has written many papers and publications in his field and has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Dr. Charles H. Bryan Clinical Excellence Award, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Research Award, and the American Association of Thoracic Surgery Resident Traveling Fellowship.
Dr. Boffa specializes in esophageal and lung cancer, achalasia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, hiatal hernia, esophageal diverticulum, and hyperhidrosis. As a highly skilled surgeon, Dr. Boffa performs the majority of his surgeries with minimally invasive procedures. Committed to increasing the survival rate of cancer patients, Dr. Boffa has focused his clinical research on the prevention of tumor metastasis and the early detection of lung cancer.
Learn more about one of Yale Thoracic Surgery's surgeons.
Education & Training
- FellowCleveland Clinic (2007)
- Administrative Chief ResidentCleveland Clinic (2007)
- ResidentNew York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center (2004)
- MDUniversity of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1997)
Activities
- Presentation- Chylothorax Complicating Thoracic Surgery: A Percutaneous Diagnostic and Management Strategy, European Society of Thoracic SurgeonsLeuven, Belgium 2007Presentation- Chylothorax Complicating Thoracic Surgery: A Percutaneous Diagnostic and Management Strategy, European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Peripheral Blood Cell mRNA Profiling for the Prediction of Acute Rejection, ASN/ISN World Congress of Nephrology2002Peripheral Blood Cell mRNA Profiling for the Prediction of Acute Rejection, ASN/ISN World Congress of Nephrology
- ASN/ISN World Congress of NephrologyUnited States 2001Enforced c-Rel Deficiency Prolongs Allograft Survival
- Presentation- Separation anxietySan Francisco, United States 2001Presentation- Separation anxiety: Isolated human islets express proapoptotic bax at a higher level compared to anti-apoptotic bcl-2, ASN/ISN World Congress of Nephrology
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Connecticut Magazine Top Docs 2016 | Connecticut Magazine | 2016 |
Dr. Charles H. Bryan Clinical Excellence Award | Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH | 2007 |
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Research Award | Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH | 2007 |
American Association of Thoracic Surgery Resident Traveling Fellowship | American Association of Thoracic Surgery | 2006 |
Innovator Award | Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH | 2006 |
High score ABTS In-training examination | Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH | 2006 |
Hassan A. Naama Memorial Resident Teaching Award | New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY | 2003 |
Outstanding Graduate - Department of General Surgery | University of Chicago, Chicago, IL | 1997 |
Alpha Omega Alpha | 1996 | |
Calvin Fentress Research Fellowship Award | 1996 | |
NIH Summer Research Award | National Institutes of Health | 1993 |
Thomas Ahearn Outstanding Preprofessional Graduate | 1993 | |
Alpha Sigma Nu | National Jesuit Honor Society | 1993 |
Phi Lambda Upsilon | Honorary Chemical Society | 1993 |
Freshman Chemistry Student of the Year | 1989 |