Thoracic Surgery

The Department of Thoracic Surgery at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) is one of the most unique facilities of its kind in the UAE, offering a full range of thoracic surgical services – from trauma, infections, and pleural diseases – while providing patients with a distinctive care experience and measurable outcomes in line with international standards.

This is achieved through a patient-centred model of care that integrates multiple medical specialties, including pulmonology, gastroenterology, radiology, and pathology, in close collaboration with anaesthesiologists, intensive care physicians, nurses, therapists, and allied health staff to ensure an optimal surgical journey for patients and their families.

The Department of Thoracic Surgery at SSMC is distinguished by advanced surgical techniques that have placed it at the forefront of medical innovation, particularly in robotic thoracic surgery, minimally invasive procedures, and video-assisted single-port thoracic surgery for the treatment of lung, airway, oesophageal, mediastinal, and chest wall disorders.

Why Choose SSMC?

Our medical team includes a distinguished surgeon with international expertise, along with two pioneering specialists holding leading national roles, and more than 100 medical publications, in addition to more than 10 years of experience in thoracic surgery. We provide unparalleled clinical and surgical expertise.

SSMC is a specialised referral centre for hospitals and other specialties for all complex cases and post-thoracic surgery complications.

Areas of Expertise

• Lung cancer
• Myasthenia gravis and thymoma
• Mediastinal masses
• Chest trauma
• Pleural diseases, including mesothelioma
• Chest wall tumours
• Chest wall deformities (such as pectus excavatum)
• Tracheal tumours
• Tracheal stenosis
• Oesophageal cancer
• Oesophageal diverticula
• Achalasia
• Paraesophageal and hiatal hernia
• Diaphragmatic paralysis
• Diaphragmatic defects
• Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)

Surgical Techniques

• Robotic lung and oesophageal surgery, and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)
• Minimally invasive lobectomy, including segmentectomy
• Chest wall tumour resection and reconstruction
• Minimally invasive decortication for pleural infections
• Correction of chest wall deformities
• Minimally invasive thymectomy for myasthenia gravis and mediastinal tumours
• Stenting and surgery for airway and oesophageal diseases
• Robotic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis
• Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy for malignant pleural disease