Robert A. Meguid, MD FACS

Clinical Interest: My clinical interests are in general thoracic surgery including benign and malignant diseases of the lung (eg: lung cancer managed with surgery - segmentectomy, lobectomy, pneumonectomy, mediastinoscopy and bronchoscopy, pulmonary fibrosis diagnosed with VATS lung biopsy), esophagus (eg: reflux managed with laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, stricture or achalasia managed with laparoscopic Heller myotomy, esophageal cancer managed with esophagectomy or minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE)) and mediastinum (eg: thymoma, thymic cancer, thymic cysts, myasthenia gravis, pericardial cysts managed with VATS thymectomy), chest wall tumors (eg: chondrosarcoma, chondroma, metastasis to the rib cage or sternum), deformities (eg: pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum, Poland syndrome, rib fractures) and chest wall reconstruction, surgery for end-stage lung disease (COPD) and lung transplantation, benign and malignant airway and tracheal disease (eg: tracheal tumors, tracheal strictures, tracheomalacia), surgery for hyperhydrosis and minimally invasive thoracic procedures (VATS), such as VATS lobectomy, VATS lung biopsy, VATS segmentectomy, VATS thymectomy, VATS splanchnicectomy for chronic pancreatitis, VATS sympathectomy for hyperhydrosis (uncontrolled sweating) and minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE). My research interests include surgical clinical outcomes in thoracic oncology and lung transplantation, and nutrition and metabolism, and identifying processes of care which lead to improved outcomes for surgical patients, in order to improve patient care and shape health care policy.

Mediastinum Disorders/Procedures

• mediastinal tumors
• mediastinoscopy
• Mysashtenia Gravis
• Thymoma

Chest Wall Disorders/Procedures

• Congenital chest wall defects
• Nuss procedure
• Ravitch procedure

Esophagus Disorders/Procedures

• achalasia
• Barretts Esophagus
• Esophageal discontinuity
• esophageal endoscopy
• esophageal surgery
• esophagectomy
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Surgery
• myotomy
• Nissen Fundoplication
• Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
• Surgery for Esophageal Dysmotility

Thoracic

Airway Disorders/Procedures

• Bronchoscopic Stents
• Bronchoscopy
• Endobronchial ultrasound
• Endobronchial valve placement
• Navigational Bronchoscopy
• Tracheal malacia surgery
• Tracheal resection and reconstruction

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• endoscopic surgery
• Hyperhidrosis
• laparoscopic surgery
• Minimally invasive esophagectomy
• Minimally Invasive Procedures
• minimally invasive surgery
• robotic lobectomy
• Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (RATS)
• sympathectomy
• 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 chemoperfusion
• pleural tumors
• thoracic oncology

Thoracic, Other

Lung Pleura Disorders/Procedures

• Empyema
• extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) for mesothelioma
• hemothorax
• lobectomy
• mesothelioma
• pleural effusion
• pulmonary disorders

Transplant - Heart & Lung

• lung transplant

University of Colorado Hospital

Aurora, CO

Attending

07/2012—Present

Eastern Colorado Veterans Health Administration Hospital

Denver, CO

Attending

07/2012—Present

National Jewish/ Saint Joseph Hospital

Denver, CO

Attending

07/2015—Present

University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine

Aurora, CO

Associate Professor

07/2012—Present