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COVER FEATURE Cynthia S. Chin, M.D., thoracic surgeon, Director of the Women's Cancer Program Services at White Plains Hospital; and Todd S. Weiser, M.D., thoracic surgeon, Director of Thoracic Surgery at White Plains Hospital, perform a minimally invasive lung cancer resection at White Plains Hospital. Thinking Outside the OR: Thoracic Surgery at White Plains Hospital FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS, WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL HAS PROVIDED THORACIC SURGERY SERVICES TO THE WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY. WITH THE ADDITION OF TWO DOUBLE BOARD-CERTIFIED GENERAL AND THORACIC SURGEONS, THE THORACIC SURGERY PROGRAM IS EXPANDING ITS SCOPE OF PATIENT CARE WITH BOTH ADVANCED SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS — SUCH AS MINIMALLY INVASIVE, VIDEO-ASSISTED PROCEDURES AND SURGERY FOR TRACHEAL DISEASES — AND ENHANCED DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND SCREENING SERVICES. 6 | Mid Hudson MD NEWS s MDNEWS.COM T HE THORACIC SURGERY PROGRAM at White Plains Hospital offers treatment for benign and malignant diseases in the chest from the neck down, including upper parts of the abdomen. This includes treatment for cancers of the esophagus, lungs and thymus gland, surgical therapies for infections, and treatment for benign diseases and masses such as bronchogenic cysts, esophageal achalasia, lung nodules and reflux disease. The recent arrival of Cynthia S. Chin, M.D., thoracic surgeon, Director of the Women's Cancer Program Services at White Plains Hospital, and Todd S. Weiser, M.D., thoracic surgeon, Director of Thoracic Surgery at White Plains Hospital, heralds a movement toward expanding the thoracic surgery program modeled on the practice the two specialists established in Manhattan over the past six years. PHOTOS © DON DEMPSEY, WHITE LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY

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