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Larry Kaiser
Larry R. Kaiser, M.D.
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Background
Tulane University (B.S. 1973)
Tulane University School of Medicine (M.D. 1977)
UCLA General Surgery Residency (1977-1983)
Fellow in Surgical Oncology, UCLA (1979-1981)
U of Toronto Cardiovascular Surgery (1983-1984)
U of Toronto Thoracic Surgery Sr. Res (1984-1985)
Surgeon, Memorial Sloan-Kettering (1985-1988)
Faculty, Washington U Sch of Medicine (1988-1991)
Faculty, U of Pennsylvania (1991- 2008)
Chairman, Dept of Surgery, U of Penn (2001-2008)
President, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2008-2011)
Alkek-Williams Distinguished Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston (2008-2011)
Dean, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (2011-present)
Senior Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Temple University (2011-present)
President and CEO, Temple University Health System (2011-present)
Other Interests
Surgical History
Esophageal cancer
Myasthenia gravis
Mediastinal Tumors
Complex Resections for Lung Cancer
Practice Areas
- Thoracic
- Mediastinum
- Congenital thoracic
- Benign disease
- Pleura
- Cancer
- Infection
- VATS
- Robotic
- Lung Transplant
- Trachea and bronchi
- Lung
- Chest wall
- Reconstruction
- Ethics
- Diaphragm
- Esophagus