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ACS Fellow Since 2006

Matthew Facktor, MD FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Society Memberships

  • Soc of Thor Surg
  • Southern Thor Surg Assn

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Academic medical center

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Department of Thoracic Surgery

Geisinger Heart Institute

100 N Academy Ave

Danville, PA 17822

United States

Contact Information

Phone:570-214-4745
Website
Administrative Assistant
Name:Michelle Quinn
Email assistant

Biography

General Thoracic Surgery

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Mediastinum Disorders/Procedures

  • mediastinal tumors
  • mediastinoscopy
  • Mysashtenia Gravis
  • Thymoma

Chest Wall Disorders/Procedures

Esophagus Disorders/Procedures

  • esophageal surgery
  • esophagectomy

Airway Disorders/Procedures

  • Bronchoscopy
  • Tracheal resection and reconstruction

Minimally Invasive Procedures

  • Minimally invasive esophagectomy
  • minimally invasive surgery
  • robotic lobectomy
  • Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (RATS)
  • thymectomy
  • VATS Lobectomy
  • VATS Thymectomy
  • 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
  • pleural tumors
  • thoracic oncology

Lung Pleura Disorders/Procedures

  • Empyema
  • hemothorax
  • lobectomy
  • mesothelioma
  • pleural effusion

Hospital Appointments

Geisinger Medical Center

Danville, PA,

Director

08/2006—Present

Geisinger Wyoming Valley

Wilkes-Barre, PA,

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

08/2006—Present

Geisinger Community Medical Center

Scranton, PA

Courtesy

07/2014—Present

Academic Appointments

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Washington, DC

Instructor

07/2003—06/2004

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Washington, DC

Clinical Assistant Professor

07/2004—06/2007

Temple University School of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor

03/2009—03/2011

Temple University School of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Clinical Associate Professor

04/2011—Present