Henning A Gaissert, MD

Henning A Gaissert, MD

Division of Thoracic Surgery
55 Fruit Street, BLK 1570
Boston, MA 02114
phone: 617-726-5341
fax: 617-726-7667
hagaissert@partners.org

Clinical Background

Education
1977 Wilhelm Gymnasium (Abitur), Hamburg, Germany
1984 M.D.,Technical University, Munich, Germany
1990 Dr. med.,Technical University, Munich, Germany, Magna cum laude

Residencies and Fellowships
Research Fellow, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Cardiothoracic Fellow, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery

1998-2000 Attending Surgeon, Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
1996-2000 Consultant Surgeon, Veterans Administration Medical Center,Providence, RI
2001- Assistant in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA
Consultant, Thoracic Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Awards and Honors:
1995-1996 Faculty Teaching Award, Brown University Department of Surgery
1998-2000 “Top Doctors” in Rhode Island, Cardiothoracic Surgery, “Rhode Island
Monthly” Magazine

Clinical Interests

Esophageal Cancer
Laparoscopic Esophagectomy
Tracheobronchial Surgery
Lung Cancer
Thoracic database for quality improvement and outcome research
Tracheal Replacement

Selected Publications

Gaissert HA, Trulock EP, Sundaresan S, Cooper JD, Patterson GA. Comparison of early functional results after volume reduction or lung transplantation for COPD. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;111:296-307.

Gaissert HA, Grillo HC, Wright CD, Donahue DM, Wain JC, Mathisen DJ. Complication of benign tracheobronchial strictures by self-expanding metal stents. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003;126:744-7.

Gaissert HA, Roper CL, Patterson GA, Grillo HC. Infectious necrotizing esophagitis: Outcome after medical and surgical intervention. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003;75:342-7.

Gaissert HA, Grillo HC, Shadmehr MB, Wright CD, Gokhale M, Wain JC, Mathisen DJ. Long-term survival after resection of primary adenoid cystic and squamous cell carcinoma of the trachea and carina. Ann Thorac Surg, 2004;78:1889-97.

Gaissert HA, Grillo HC, Shadmehr MB, Wright CD, Gokhale M, Wain JC, Mathisen DJ. Laryngotracheoplastic Resection for Primary Tumors of the Proximal Airway. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, in press.