Raja M. Flores
拉贾·弗洛雷斯
MD
Chairman, Department of Thoracic Surgery; Professor of Surgery胸外科主任；外科学教授
👥Biography 个人简介
Raja Flores is Chairman of Thoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai, one of the world's foremost authorities on malignant pleural mesothelioma surgery. He has performed more mesothelioma resections than almost any surgeon globally and pioneered pleurectomy/decortication as an EPP alternative with improved quality of life.
🧪Research Fields 研究领域
🎓Key Contributions 主要贡献
Mesothelioma Surgical Oncology
Demonstrated that pleurectomy/decortication achieves comparable survival to extrapleural pneumonectomy in selected mesothelioma patients with substantially lower perioperative mortality, shifting the global surgical approach to this disease.
VATS for Complex Thoracic Disease
Extended VATS applications to lung volume reduction surgery and complex pleural diseases, expanding the minimally invasive surgical option for patients previously requiring open thoracotomy.
Representative Works 代表性著作
Extrapleural pneumonectomy versus pleurectomy/decortication in the surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2008)
Landmark comparative study showing P/D carries lower operative mortality than EPP with equivalent long-term survival, influencing mesothelioma surgery guidelines worldwide.
Multimodality therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma
Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2019)
Updated outcomes analysis of trimodality treatment incorporating surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation for mesothelioma, identifying prognostic factors for long-term survival.
🏆Awards & Recognition 奖项与荣誉
📄Data Sources 数据来源
Last updated: 2026-01-15 | All information from publicly available academic sources
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