Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 East 68th Street
M-404
New York, NY 10065
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About Jeffrey L. Port, M.D.
As an attending thoracic surgeon at Weill Cornell Medical Center, Dr Port has developed an interest in minimally invasive approaches to the diagnosis, staging and treatment of thoracic malignancies. He has have recently integrated Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) and Electromagnetic Navigational Bronchoscopy (ENB) into the thoracic surgical program. These techniques offer a minimally invasive approach to lung cancer diagnosis and staging. Dr. Port specializes in lung and esophageal cancers, mediastinal tumors and Barrett's Esophagus. He also specializes in the area of minimally invasive thoracoscopic pulmonary surgery. Dr. Port has taken a leadership role on the development of the robotic surgical program and now offers robotic surgical approaches for mediastinal, lung and esophageal disorders.
Dr. Port has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters on the treatment of lung and esophageal cancer. He has been selected as a best doctor in New York Magazine for 2012.
Dr. Port resides with his family here in Manhattan.
Board Certifications
- Surgery
- Surgery, Thoracic
Expertise
- Achalasia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Esophageal Disease
- Benign Tumor of Mediastinum
- Da Vinci Robotic Surgery
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer Surgery
- Esophageal Diverticulum
- Esophageal Surgery
- Esophagectomy
- Esophagectomy, Robot-Assisted, Laparoscopic
- Esophagomyotomy, Laparoscopic
- Excision of Chest Wall Tumor
- Excision of Mediastinal Cyst
- Excision of Mediastinal Tumor
- Excision, Esophagus, Combined Laparoscopic and VATS Approach
- Excision, Esophagus, Combined Laparoscopy and Thoracotomy
- Excision, Neoplasm, Chest Wall
- Extrapleural Pneumonectomy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- GERD Surgery
- GERD-Laparoscopic Technique
- Heartburn
- Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Hyperhidrosis
- Hyperhidrosis, Focal, Primary
- Laparoscopic Fundoplication
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Cancer-Diagnostic Testing
- Lung Nodules
- Malignant Neoplasm of Anterior Mediastinum
- Malignant Neoplasm of Trachea
- Management of Lung Nodules
- Mediastinal Mass Resection
- Mesothelioma
- Minimal Access Surgery-GERD
- Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Paraesophageal Hernia
- Pleurectomy
- Repair, Hernia, Hiatal, Laparoscopic
- Repair, Hernia, Hiatal, Paraesophageal
- Resection, Pancoast Tumor, Rib and Chest Wall
- Robot-Assisted Thymectomy
- Robotic Surgery
- Secondary Cancer of Lung
- Surgical Management of Lung Cancer
- Surgical Removal of Thymoma
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thorascopic Lung Surgery
- Thymectomy With Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
- Thymoma
Education
- Fellowship: New York University School of Medicine
- Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
- Residency: New York University School of Medicine
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
- Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- Daryl and Steven Roth Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital
Education
- Fellowship: New York University School of Medicine
- Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
- Residency: New York University School of Medicine
Titles & Positions
- Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- Daryl and Steven Roth Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
Board Certifications
- surgery
- surgery, thoracic
Languages Spoken
- english