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Bryan Fitch Meyers, MD, MPH

Specialty Areas
Thoracic Surgery
Esophageal Cancer
Emphysema
Thoracic Oncology

Areas of Clinical Interest
General thoracic surgery, lung cancer, benign lung diseases, tracheal and bronchial disease, photodynamic therapy(PDT), emphysema surgery, mediastinal diseases, pleural diseases, esophageal cancer, Barrett's esophagus, benign esophageal tumors, gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), lung transplantation, esophageal surgery, mediastinal surgery.

Major or Recent Publications/Awards

Honors and Awards

Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2002-2008 (Best Doctors, Inc)

Listed in America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, 2002-2008

Selected Publications

Meyers BF, Haddad F, Siegel BA, Zoole JB, Battafarano RJ, Veeramachaneni N, Cooper JD, Patterson GA. Cost-effectiveness of routine mediastinoscopy in computed tomography- and positron emission tomography-screened patients with stage I lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2006;131(4):822-829; discussion 822-829. Epub 2006 Mar 2.

Lau CL, Hoganson DM, Meyers BF, Damiano RJ Jr, Patterson GA. Use of an apical heart suction device for exposure in lung transplantation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006;81(4):1524-1525.

Choong CK, Martinez C, Meyers BF. Simple and useful endoscopic technique in the re-establishment of esophageal patency for the treatment of a completely obstructed esophagus. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006;81(4):1519-1521.

Allen MS, Darling GE, Pechet TT, Mitchell JD, Herndon JE 2nd, Landreneau RJ, Inculet RI, Jones DR, Meyers BF, Harpole DH, Putnam JB Jr, Rusch VW; ACOSOG Z0030 Study Group. Morbidity and mortality of major pulmonary resections in patients with early-stage lung cancer: initial results of the randomized, prospective ACOSOG Z0030 trial. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006;81(3):1013-1019; discussion 1019-1020.

Sultan PK, Meyers BF, Patterson GA, Cooper JD. Fibrovascular polyps of the esophagus. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005;130(6):1709-1710.

Choong CK, Goodenberger DM, Picus D, Meyers BF. Surgical treatment of recurrent transient ischemic attacks and hemoptysis in a young man with multiple pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005;130(5):1456-1458.

Sultan PK, Meyers BF, Patterson GA, Cooper JD. Fibrovascular polyps of the esophagus. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005;130(6):1709-1710.

Choong CK, Haddad FJ, Martinez C, Hu DZ, Pierce JA, Meyers BF, Patterson GA, Cooper JD. A simple, reproducible, and inexpensive technique in the preparation of explanted emphysematous lungs for ex vivo studies. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005;130(3):922.e1-3.

Choong CK, Meyers BF. Lung mass after pulmonary artery catheterization: Beware of the pulmonary artery false aneurysm. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005;130(3):899-900.

Parekh K, Meyers BF, Patterson GA, Guthrie TJ, Trulock EP, Damiano RJ Jr, Moazami N. Outcome of lung transplantation for patients requiring concomitant cardiac surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005;130(3):859-63.

Battafarano RJ, Fernandez FG, Ritter J, Meyers BF, Guthrie TJ, Cooper JD, Patterson GA. Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: an aggressive form of non-small cell lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005;130(1):166-172.

Meyers BF, de la Morena M, Sweet SC, Trulock EP, Guthrie TJ, Mendeloff EN, Huddleston C, Cooper JD, Patterson GA. Primary graft dysfunction and other selected complications of lung transplantation: A single-center experience of 983 patients. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005;129(6):1421-1429.

de Perrot M, Snell GI, Babcock WD, Meyers BF, Patterson G, Hodges TN, Keshavjee S. Strategies to optimize the use of currently available lung donors. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2004;23(10):1127-1134.

Choong CK, Meyers BF. Quality of life after lung transplantation. Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 2004;14(3):385-407.

Schipper PH, Meyers BF, Battafarano RJ, Guthrie TJ, Patterson GA, Cooper JD. Outcomes after resection of giant emphysematous bullae. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2004;78(3):976-982; discussion 976

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Bryan Fitch Meyers, MD, MPH