Thoracic Surgery Worldwide

Posted On 2023-09-16 09:04:53

The “Thoracic Surgery Worldwide” series aims to give readers an introduction to the current status and future directions of this specialty in various regions of the world. Each article in this important series will focus on one country of region, and will be authored by a thoracic surgeon recognized as a leader in the specialty in their own country or region. Readers may learn from the best practices of international peers, benchmark their own work, gain inspiration for research, see opportunities for training abroad, and better appreciate the proud progress our specialty has made worldwide.


Editorial on Thoracic Surgery Worldwide
Thoracic surgery worldwide
Alan D. L. Sihoe

Thoracic surgery in Turkey
İsmail Sarbay, Akif Turna

Lung cancer surgery in Denmark
Joakim Grant Frederiksen, Thomas Decker Christensen, René Horsleben Petersen

Editorial Commentary on Thoracic Surgery Worldwide
Thoracic surgery in the UK
Aina Pons, Eric Lim

Thoracic surgery in Australia
Gavin Michael Wright

Review Article on Thoracic Surgery Worldwide
A brief overview of thoracic surgery in the United States
Catherine T. Byrd, Kiah M. Williams, Leah M. Backhus

Thoracic surgery in Spain
Gonzalo Varela, Florentino Hernando-Trancho, Pedro M. Rodríguez Suárez, Jose R. Jarabo Sarceda, Laureano Molins, Leire Azcárate

Thoracic surgery in United Arab Emirates
Redha Mohammed Souilamas, Mateen Haider Uzbeck, Yusuf Bayrak, Nacira Guenif, Fadi Hamed, Irfan Shafiq, Vivek Kakar, Mahmoud Elkaissi, Hicham Abada, Fadi Younes, Ashraf Alzaabi, Zaid Zoumot, Ali Wahla

Cardiothoracic surgery in South Africa: a history
Ivan Schewitz

Thoracic surgery in Egypt
Hussein Elkhayat, Hany Hasan Elsayed, Waleed Adel, Ahmed Gamal Elkhouly, Amr Abdellateef, Wagdy Abdel Moneim Amin, Alaa Ibrahim Abd El Hafiez, Hatem Beshir, Yasser Ahmed Elsayed, Moustafa Mohamed Elhamami, Ehab Abdel Moneim Wahby, Elhusseiny Elhusseiny Gamil, Ahmed Elminshawy

Thoracic surgery in Palestine
Mayar Ishaq Idkedek, Bayan Fathi Al-Qtishat, Bisanne Hamdi Shaqqura, Firas Emad Abu Akar

Thoracic surgery in Estonia
Tanel Laisaar

Thoracic surgery in Slovenia
Tomaž Štupnik

General thoracic surgery in Finland, a perspective from the Helsinki University Hospital
Tommi Järvinen, Ilkka Ilonen, Jari Räsänen

Thoracic surgery in Taiwan
Xing Gao, Yin-Kai Chao

Thoracic surgery in France
Dominique Gossot, Gabriel Saiydoun, Jean-Baptiste Leclerc, Marcel Dahan, Pascal Alexandre Thomas, Jean-Philippe Verhoye, Agathe Seguin-Givelet

Thoracic surgery in the Netherlands
Iris E. W. G. Laven, Jean H. T. Daemen, Yanina J. L. Jansen, Nicky Janssen, Aimée J. P. M. Franssen, Samuel Heuts, Jos G. Maessen, Frank J. C. van den Broek, Karel W. E. Hulsewé, Yvonne L. J. Vissers, Erik R. de Loos

Thoracic surgery in Israel
Ory Wiesel, Yael Refaely, Daniel Fink

Thoracic surgery in Hong Kong
Aliss T. C. Chang, Joyce W. Y. Chan, Rainbow W. H. Lau, Calvin S. H. Ng

Thoracic surgery in Brazil: an overview
Fernando Vannucci, Caio César Bianchi de Castro

Disclosure
The series “Thoracic Surgery Worldwide” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship. Alan Sihoe served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.