Our Team
The surgeons in the Division of Thoracic & Foregut Surgery, all members of the faculty of the University of Rochester School of Medicine, are nationally and internationally renowned specialists in diseases of the esophagus, stomach, lung, and chest cavity. They are board-certified surgeons and leaders in the diagnosis and management of:
Pulmonary Disease:
- Lung and chest wall malignancies
- Benign lung diseases
- Pleural and pleural space disorders
- Thoracic trauma
- Mediastinal surgery
Foregut Disorders:
- Esophageal/Gastric cancer
- Antireflux surgery
- Motility disorders
World-Class Surgeons Pushing the Frontiers of Patient Care
Always researching new and better ways to care for patients, they have pioneered innovative procedures, including:
- Minimally invasive lung, esophageal and gastric surgery including robotic procedures for the treatment and cure of malignancies:
- Lung resections
- Thymectomy
- Tracheal surgery
- Esophageal resections (MIE)
- Management of GERD and esophageal motility disorders including:
- Endoscopic approaches
- Robotic/minimally invasive myotomies and antireflux procedures
State-of-the-art diagnostic and esophageal motility laboratories are an integral part of the practice. This division has been instrumental in the clinical development of ambulatory pH and impedance motility testing and promoting foregut diagnostics throughout the world.
Motility Lab Testing Includes:
Esophageal:
- Flexible endoscopy (including fluoroscopy)
- pH/impedance monitoring
- Manometry
- BarrX RF ablation
- Stents
- Endoscopic mucosal resection
- POEM (Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy)
Pulmonary:
- Bronchoscopy
- Laser therapy to airway
- Stents
- Brachytherapy
- EBUS
- Cryotherapy
Meet Our Surgeons
Carolyn E. Jones, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery
Ryan Campagna, M.D., M.Ed.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
David C. Kaufman, M.D.
Professor of Surgery; Director of the Surgical ICU
Michal J. Lada, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Paul Feingold, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Christian G. Peyre, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Meet Our Advanced Practice Providers
Tammy Carmel, N.P.
Alicia Frelier, N.P.
Olga Feeney, N.P.
Wendy Hurley, PA-C
Kara Mestnik, N.P.
Taylor McCabe, N.P.
Stephanie Monnat, N.P.
Megan Poirier, PA-C
Meet Our Nurse Navigator
Melissa Sayles, R.N.
Lung and Esophageal Cancer Nurse Navigator
Phone number: (585) 276-5150
Navigator for patients with lung cancer and esophageal cancer