Ara Asadur Vaporciyan, MD FACS

Dr Vaporciayn is a general thoracic surgeon with expertise in all thoracic malignancies and some benign conditions as well. He has been at MD Anderson Cancer Center since 1998. He performs both open conventional surgery as well as minimally invasive operations as indicated. The web address for the Department of Thoracic and CArdiovascular Surgery at MD Anderson is provided (http://www.mdanderson.org/education-and-research/departments-programs-and-labs/departments-and-divisions/thoracic-cardiovascular-surgery/index.html)

Chest Wall Disorders/Procedures

Esophagus Disorders/Procedures

• Barretts Esophagus
• esophageal surgery
• esophagectomy

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• endoscopic surgery
• laparoscopic surgery
• minimally invasive surgery
• Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

Lung Pleura Esophagus & Chest Wall Cancer/Tumor

• chest tumors
• chest wall tumors
• chest/mediastinal cysts
• esophageal cancer
• lung cancer
• mediastinal tumors
• mediastinal tumors
• thoracic oncology

Lung Pleura Disorders/Procedures

• lobectomy

Univ Tex M D Anderson Cancer Ctr.

Attending

Tex(Houston)

Assistant Professor