Bryan F. Meyers, M.D., MPH

Bryan F. Meyers, M.D., MPH, is a professor of surgery and chief of the General Thoracic Surgery section of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine.

Meyers earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine. Upon graduation from medical school, he completed an internship in surgery at the Naval Hospital in San Diego. He served as medical officer for the U.S.S. Juneau, an amphibious transport ship operating in the Pacific Fleet from a homeport of San Diego. When his Navy commitment was fulfilled, Meyers resumed his surgical training as a general surgery resident at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Meyers spent six years at Massachusetts General Hospital, including four years of clinical training and two years of laboratory research studying molecular biology in lung cancer and the genetic basis of chronic rejection in lung transplantation. He continued his training as a fellow in thoracic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine.

In 1998, Meyers joined the faculty of Washington University. His clinical activity includes work in thoracic oncology, lung transplantation and benign esophageal diseases including minimally invasive esophageal surgery. He is active in the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, currently serving on the Executive Committee and the Thoracic Organ Site Committee. He has a Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in biostatistics.

Meyers was listed in Best Doctors in America (Best Doctors, Inc.) in 2007.

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G. Alexander Patterson, M.D.

G. Alexander Patterson, M.D., the Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery, is chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and served a surgical residency at that institution. He then completed a residency in thoracic surgery at the University of Toronto and was a research fellow at The Johns Hopkins University. After that, he returned to Toronto to join the thoracic surgery faculty. He came to Washington University School of Medicine in 1991. Patterson is certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in general surgery, thoracic surgery and vascular surgery.

Among the many honors that Patterson has received is the prestigious Medal in Surgery from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada (1987). He chaired the Lung Transplant Study Group from 1993-1995. He is presently associate editor of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. He is past president of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, vice president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and treasurer of the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education.

Patterson was listed in Best Doctors in America (Best Doctors, Inc.) in 2007.

Since 1992, Patterson has directed the Lung Transplant Program at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, one of the most active lung transplant centers in the world. Not surprisingly, his research interests involve lung transplantation and methods of organ preservation. His research laboratory is funded by the National Institutes of Health. He has authored approximately 350 contributions to the scientific literature and has given lectures and presentations at many of the world's most prestigious institutions.

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Traves D. Crabtree, M.D.

Traves D. Crabtree, M.D., is an assistant professor of surgery in the Thoracic Surgery Section of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine.

Crabtree received his medical degree in 1995 from Southern Illinois University. He trained in general surgery at the University of Virginia, where he also completed a research fellowship in surgical infectious diseases and immunology. He then went on to complete his training with a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine.

Crabtree joined the Washington University Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery in 2004, performing cardiothoracic surgery at Christian Hospital in North St. Louis County. In 2007, he joined the Thoracic Surgery Section within the Cardiothoracic Surgery Division. He sees patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and also continues his practice at Christian Hospital and has an office at Anderson Hospital in Illinois. His clinical interests include thoracic surgery, esophageal surgery and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) major lung resections.

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Daniel Kreisel, M.D., Ph.D.

Daniel Kreisel, M.D., Ph.D., is an assistant professor of surgery in the General Thoracic Surgery section of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine.

Kreisel earned his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City in 1995 and completed a doctor of philosophy degree in immunology at the University of Pennsylvania in 2002. He served an internship and residency in general surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. He was chief resident in 2002-03.

Before joining the faculty in 2006, Kreisel was a fellow in cardiothoracic surgery at Washington University in St. Louis.

Kreisel's clinical practice focuses on general thoracic surgery with a particular emphasis on lung transplantation. He has authored or co-authored more than 40 scientific publications. He receives funding from NIH as well as a variety of non-federal sources.

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Alexander S. Krupnick, M.D.

Alexander S. Krupnick, M.D., is an assistant professor of surgery in the General Thoracic Surgery section of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine.

Krupnick earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1996. He completed his surgical residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a thoracic transplant fellowship and thoracic surgery fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine.

His areas of clinical interest include thoracic oncology, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, lung transplantation and immunotherapy.

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Varun Puri, M.D.

Varun Puri, M.D., is an assistant professor of surgery in the General Thoracic Surgery section of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine.

Puri earned his M.B.B.S. degree from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, in 1998. He performed a surgical residency at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, India, from 1998-2001. He was a senior resident in cardiothoracic surgery at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, India, in 2001 and a senior resident in surgery at Maharaja Agrasen Hospital in New Delhi, India, in 2002. He also completed a residency in general surgery (M.D.), at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., from 2002-2007. His fellowships include:

A traveling fellowship in thoracic surgery at Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jan 2009.
A fellowship in thoracic surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, Mar-Apr 2009.
A fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo, 2007–2009.

Puri's areas of clinical interest include lung cancer, esophageal cancer, gastroesophageal reflux, minimally invasive lung resection and lung transplantation.

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