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Joseph Ben Shrager, MD

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeon - General, Surgeon - General

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Joseph Ben Shrager, MD is a Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeon - General, Surgeon - General practicing in Stanford, CA

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Provider Training

UniversityDegreeFocusGraduated
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MassachusettsOther Degree1988
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MassachusettsMedical Degree1988

InstitutionFocusYear
Residency - Massachusetts General Hospital Program Not Specified
Residency - Massachusetts General Hospital1997
Residency - Mass Gen Hospital, Thoracic Surgery; University Of Pa Health System, General SurgeryNot Specified

CertificationCert. BodyYear
SurgerySurgeryNot Specified
Thoracic and Cardiac SurgeryThoracic SurgeryNot Specified
Thoracic SurgeryThoracic Surgery1999

Experience & Accolades

PositionOrganizationTime
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgerythe Stanford University Medical Center
Present

Publication Publisher Title Published
Other PublicationPLOS ONEAn Observatiol Study of Circulating Tumor Cells2013
Other PublicationTHORACIC SURGERY CLINICSIndications for Surgery in Patients with Localized Pulmory Infection2012
Other PublicationAnls of thoracic surgeryInvited commentary.2012
Other PublicationTHORACIC SURGERY CLINICSProphylaxis and Magement of Atrial Fibrillation After General Thoracic Surgery2012
Other PublicationAnls of thoracic surgeryInvited commentary.2011
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYMorbidity and Mortality After Esophagectomy Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation2011
Other PublicationFASEB JOURLIntrinsic apoptosis in mechanically ventilated human diaphragm2011
Other PublicationAnls of thoracic surgeryBenign emptying of the postpneumonectomy space.2011
Other PublicationJOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYTumor Volume as a Potential Imaging-Based Risk2011
Other PublicationJOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYImproved Survival after Pulmory Metastasectomy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma2011
Other PublicationAnls of thoracic surgeryInvited commentary.2010
Other PublicationThoracic surgery clinicsEvidence-based suggestions for magement of air leaks.2010
Other PublicationThoracic surgery clinicsIntraoperative and postoperative magement of air leaks in patients with emphysema.2009
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYThymoma2009
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYThoracoscopic total parietal pleurectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax2008
Other PublicationNEW ENGLAND JOURL OF MEDICINERapid disuse atrophy of diaphragm fibers in mechanically ventilated humans2008
Other PublicationJOURL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGYEarly changes of lung function2008
Other PublicationMYASTHENIA GRAVIS AND RELATED DISORDERS: 11TH INTERTIOL CONFERENCEExtended transcervical thymectomy in the treatment of myasthenia gravis2008
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYComplications of video2007
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYCytokine response is lower after lung volume reduction through bilateral thoracoscopy versus2007
Other PublicationJOURL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGYParasterl intercostal muscle remodeling in severe chronic obstructive pulmory disease2006
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYOutcomes after 151 extended transcervical thymectomies for myasthenia gravis2006
Other PublicationJOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYAnterior surgical approaches to the thoracic outlet2006
Other PublicationAnls of thoracic surgeryInvited commentary.2006
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYComparative study of subxiphoid versus video-thoracoscopic pericardial 'window2005
Other PublicationJOURL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGYEffect of chronic obstructive pulmory disease on calcium pump ATPase expression in human diaphragm2005
Other PublicationEUROPEAN JOURL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERYCatamenial pneumothorax: optimal hormol and surgical magement2005
Other PublicationRADIOLOGIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICAHyperpolarized helium-3 MR imaging of pulmory function2005
Other PublicationTUREMyosin gene mutation correlates with atomical changes in the human lineage2004
Other PublicationJOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYTwo commonly used neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy regimens for locally advanced stage III non2004
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYComparison of stages I-II thymoma treated by complete resection with or without adjuvant radiation2003
Other PublicationAMERICAN JOURL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINEHuman diaphragm remodeling associated with chronic obstructive pulmory disease2003
Other PublicationJOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYOmentum is highly effective in the magement of complex cardiothoracic surgical problems2003
Other PublicationJOURL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGYInspiratory loading does not accelerate dystrophy in mdx mouse diaphragm2003
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYMediastil talcoma masquerading as thymoma2003
Other PublicationAMERICAN JOURL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINEEvaluating respiratory muscle adaptations - A new approach2002
Other PublicationJOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYBenign expectoration of a surgical clip through a pneumonectomy stump2002
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYTranscervical thymectomy for my2002
Other PublicationCANCER JOURLPathological response to preoperative chemoradiation worsens with anemia in non2002
Other PublicationMOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONEvolutiory implications of three novel members of the human sarcomeric myosin heavy chain gene2002
Other PublicationCHESTSuction vs water seal after pulmory resection - A randomized prospective study2002
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYCurrent presentation and optimal surgical magement of sternoclavicular joint infections2002
Other PublicationJOURL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGYRisk of death from intercurrent disease is not excessively increased by modern postoperative2001
Other PublicationJOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYSuccessful-experience with simultaneous lung volume reduction and cardiac procedures2001
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYExpanded indications for transcervical thymectomy in the magement of anterior mediastil masses2001
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYBronchial astomotic stricture caused by ossification of an intercostal muscle flap2001
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYLobectomy with tangential pulmory artery resection without regard to pulmory function2000
Other PublicationJOURL OF MUSCLE RESEARCH AND CELL MOTILITYHuman skeletal myosin heavy chain genes are tightly linked in the order embryonic-IIa-IId2000
Other PublicationJOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYLymphangioleiomyomatosis: The surgeon's role in diagnosis2000
Other PublicationJOURL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYBronchopulmory carcinoid tumors associated with Cushing's syndrome1997
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYTreatment of refractory, nonmalignt hydrothorax with a pleurovenous shunt1997
Other PublicationAMERICAN JOURL OF ROENTGENOLOGYVIDEO-ASSISTED THORACIC-SURGERY - THE CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART1995
Other PublicationSURGICAL ONCOLOGY-OXFORDVILLOUS ADENOMA OF THE MAIN PANCREATIC DUCT - A CLUE TO THE PATHOGENESIS OF PANCREATIC MALIGNCY1994
Other PublicationANLS OF THORACIC SURGERYTHE VINEBERG PROCEDURE - THE IMMEDIATE FORERUNNER OF CORORY-ARTERY BYPASS-GRAFTING1994
Other PublicationAMERICAN JOURL OF PHYSIOLOGYADAPTATIONS IN MYOSIN HEAVY-CHAIN EXPRESSION AND CONTRACTILE FUNCTION IN DYSTROPHIC MOUSE DIAPHRAGM1993
Other PublicationPROCEEDINGS OF THE TIOL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMDYSTROPHIN PROTECTS THE SARCOLEMMA FROM STRESSES DEVELOPED DURING MUSCLE-CONTRACTION1993
Other PublicationANLS OF INTERL MEDICINE3 WOMEN AT JOHNS-HOPKINS - PRIVATE PERSPECTIVES ON MEDICAL COEDUCATION IN THE 1890S1991
Other PublicationTURETHE MDX MOUSE DIAPHRAGM REPRODUCES THE DEGENERATIVE CHANGES OF DUCHENNE MUSCULAR-DYSTROPHY1991
Other PublicationMUSCLE & NERVEDiaphragm muscle atrophy in the mouse after long-term mechanical ventilation2013
Other PublicationCANCER CELLA Rare Population of CD24(+)ITGB4(+)Notch(hi) Cells Drives Tumor Propagation in NSCLC2013
Other PublicationPLOS ONEAn Observational Study of Circulating Tumor Cells2013
Other PublicationThoracic surgery clinicsApproach to the patient with multiple lung nodules.2013
Other PublicationTHORACIC SURGERY CLINICSIndications for Surgery in Patients with Localized Pulmonary Infection2012
Other PublicationCANCER RESEARCHPrognostic PET F-18-FDG Uptake Imaging Features Are Associated with Major Oncogenomic Alterations2012
Other PublicationAnnals of thoracic surgeryInvited commentary.2012
Other PublicationTHORACIC SURGERY CLINICSProphylaxis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation After General Thoracic Surgery2012
Other PublicationAnnals of thoracic surgeryInvited commentary.2011
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYMorbidity and Mortality After Esophagectomy Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation2011
Other PublicationFASEB JOURNALIntrinsic apoptosis in mechanically ventilated human diaphragm2011
Other PublicationAnnals of thoracic surgeryBenign emptying of the postpneumonectomy space.2011
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYTumor Volume as a Potential Imaging-Based Risk2011
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGYImproved Survival after Pulmonary Metastasectomy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma2011
Other PublicationAnnals of thoracic surgeryInvited commentary.2010
Other PublicationThoracic surgery clinicsEvidence-based suggestions for management of air leaks.2010
Other PublicationShrager, J. B.Extended Transcervical Thymectomy: The Ultimate Minimally Invasive Approach2010
Other PublicationShrager, J. B.Mediastinoscopy: Still the Gold Standard2010
Other PublicationInnovations (Philadelphia, Pa.)Early outcomes after bilateral thoracoscopy versus median sternotomy for lung volume reduction.2010
Other PublicationThoracic surgery clinicsIntraoperative and postoperative management of air leaks in patients with emphysema.2009
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYThymoma2009
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYThoracoscopic total parietal pleurectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax2008
Other PublicationNEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINERapid disuse atrophy of diaphragm fibers in mechanically ventilated humans2008
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGYEarly changes of lung function2008
Other PublicationMYASTHENIA GRAVIS AND RELATED DISORDERS: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEExtended transcervical thymectomy in the treatment of myasthenia gravis2008
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYComplications of video2007
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYCytokine response is lower after lung volume reduction through bilateral thoracoscopy versus2007
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGYParasternal intercostal muscle remodeling in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2006
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYOutcomes after 151 extended transcervical thymectomies for myasthenia gravis2006
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYAnterior surgical approaches to the thoracic outlet2006
Other PublicationAnnals of thoracic surgeryInvited commentary.2006
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYComparative study of subxiphoid versus video-thoracoscopic pericardial 'window2005
Other PublicationCHESTPain and physical function are similar following axillary2005
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGYEffect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on calcium pump ATPase expression2005
Other PublicationONCOLOGISTWhich patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer should undergo surgical resection?2005
Other PublicationEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERYCatamenial pneumothorax: optimal hormonal and surgical management2005
Other PublicationRADIOLOGIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICAHyperpolarized helium-3 MR imaging of pulmonary function2005
Other PublicationARCHIVES OF SURGERYLung cancer in transplant recipients - A single-institution experience2004
Other PublicationNATUREMyosin gene mutation correlates with anatomical changes in the human lineage2004
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYTwo commonly used neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy regimens for locally advanced stage III non2004
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYComparison of stages I-II thymoma treated by complete resection with or without adjuvant radiation2003
Other PublicationAMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINEHuman diaphragm remodeling associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2003
Other PublicationChest surgery clinics of North AmericaTracheal trauma.2003
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYOmentum is highly effective in the management of complex cardiothoracic surgical problems2003
Other PublicationRESPIRATORY RESEARCHMyosin heavy chain and physiological adaptation of the rat diaphragm in elastase-induced emphysema2003
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGYInspiratory loading does not accelerate dystrophy in mdx mouse diaphragm2003
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYMediastinal talcoma masquerading as thymoma2003
Other PublicationAMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINEEvaluating respiratory muscle adaptations - A new approach2002
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYBenign expectoration of a surgical clip through a pneumonectomy stump2002
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYTranscervical thymectomy for my2002
Other PublicationCANCER JOURNALPathological response to preoperative chemoradiation worsens with anemia in non2002
Other PublicationMOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONEvolutionary implications of three novel members of the human sarcomeric myosin heavy chain gene2002
Other PublicationCHESTSuction vs water seal after pulmonary resection - A randomized prospective study2002
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYCurrent presentation and optimal surgical management of sternoclavicular joint infections2002
Other PublicationCHESTSarcomeres are added in series to emphysematous rat diaphragm after lung volume reduction surgery2002
Other PublicationONCOLOGISTOsteogenic sarcoma presenting with lung metastasis2002
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGYRisk of death from intercurrent disease is not excessively increased by modern postoperative2001
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYSuccessful-experience with simultaneous lung volume reduction and cardiac procedures2001
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYExpanded indications for transcervical thymectomy in the management of anterior mediastinal masses2001
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYBronchial anastomotic stricture caused by ossification of an intercostal muscle flap2001
Other PublicationShrager, J. B., Kim, D. K., Hashmi, Y. J., Lankford, E. B., Wahl, P., Lung volume reduction surgery restores the normal diaphragmatic length2001
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYLobectomy with tangential pulmonary artery resection without regard to pulmonary function2000
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF MUSCLE RESEARCH AND CELL MOTILITYHuman skeletal myosin heavy chain genes are tightly linked in the order embryonic-IIa-IId2000
Other PublicationCurrent problems in surgeryLung volume reduction surgery.2000
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYLymphangioleiomyomatosis: The surgeon's role in diagnosis2000
Other PublicationPOSTGRADUATE MEDICINEThoracoscopic lung biopsy - Five commonly asked questions about video-assisted thoracic surgery1999
Other PublicationJOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERYBronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors associated with Cushing's syndrome1997
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYTreatment of refractory, nonmalignant hydrothorax with a pleurovenous shunt1997
Other PublicationAMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGYVIDEO-ASSISTED THORACIC-SURGERY - THE CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART1995
Other PublicationSURGICAL ONCOLOGY-OXFORDVILLOUS ADENOMA OF THE MAIN PANCREATIC DUCT - A CLUE TO THE PATHOGENESIS OF PANCREATIC MALIGNANCY1994
Other PublicationANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERYTHE VINEBERG PROCEDURE - THE IMMEDIATE FORERUNNER OF CORONARY-ARTERY BYPASS-GRAFTING1994
Other PublicationAMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGYADAPTATIONS IN MYOSIN HEAVY-CHAIN EXPRESSION AND CONTRACTILE FUNCTION IN DYSTROPHIC MOUSE DIAPHRAGM1993
Other PublicationPROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES ODYSTROPHIN PROTECTS THE SARCOLEMMA FROM STRESSES DEVELOPED DURING MUSCLE-CONTRACTION1993
Other PublicationMUSCLE & NERVEA PCR-BASED ASSAY FOR THE WILD-TYPE DYSTROPHIN GENE TRANSFERRED INTO THE MDX MOUSE1992
Other PublicationANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE3 WOMEN AT JOHNS-HOPKINS - PRIVATE PERSPECTIVES ON MEDICAL COEDUCATION IN THE 1890S1991
Other PublicationNATURETHE MDX MOUSE DIAPHRAGM REPRODUCES THE DEGENERATIVE CHANGES OF DUCHENNE MUSCULAR-DYSTROPHY1991

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  • Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeon
  • Surgeon

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