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HEALTH QUEST THORACIC ONCOLOGY: ADVANCED CANCER CARE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY Health Quest is the only healthcare provider between Albany and Westchester County to treat a wide range of thoracic oncology conditions. TYPES OF DISEASES TREATED Some of the many diseases we treat are: • Lung cancer • Interstitial lung diseases • Pulmonary fibrosis • Pleural effusions • Esophageal cancer • Mediastinal tumors and cysts • Thymomas • Myasthenia gravis • Hyperhidrosis • Paravertebral tumors • Schwannomas • Chest wall tumors and chest wall reconstruction • Secondary malignant neoplasms of the chest • Malignant pleural effusions • Thymic neoplasms • Gastroesophageal reflux disease DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES We use many advanced procedures, most of which are minimally invasive, to diagnose thoracic and lung conditions, including thorascopy, mediastinoscopy, navigational bronchoscopy and thoracotomy. SURGICAL TREATMENTS These are just a few of the many procedures used to treat lung and esophageal cancers and other thoracic diseases: • Robotic lobectomy • Pneumonectomy • da Vinci ® Robotic Surgery • Thymectomy • Diaphragm reconstruction • Chest wall resection and reconstruction • Esophagectomy and Esophagogastrectomy MEET CLIFF P. CONNERY, MD, FACS, FCCP We are proud to welcome Dr. Connery to our Cancer Care team. He is the Medical Director for the Dyson Center for Cancer Care and leads the Health Quest Medical Practice Division of Thoracic Oncology. Dr. Connery has had a distinguished academic and research career. He was Clinical Professor of Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and has contributed to dozens of published peer-reviewed articles. Dyson Center for Cancer Care • Vassar Brothers Medical Center 45 Reade Place, 3rd Fl, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 • (845) 483-6920 health-quest.org/thoracic