The Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery is composed of surgeons whose expertise covers all aspects of chest wall, mediastinal, pulmonary, tracheal, esophageal, and upper abdominal surgery. They are committed to the approach of careful diagnosis proceeding treatment, utilizing state of the art esophageal and pulmonary function laboratories along with radiographic imaging. Operative approaches are individualized for each patient and condition, but often are performed using minimally invasive techniques.