Newswise — September 19, 2014 – Neptune, NJ – Meridian Cancer Care welcomes Thomas Lee Bauer II, M.D., a thoracic surgeon and respected leader of programs and research for the treatment of lung and esophageal cancer. Dr. Bauer will enhance and expand the program’s minimally invasive surgical capabilities, including aerodigestive tract stenting, CyberKnife, minimally invasive trans-thoracic and trans-hiatal esophagectomy, VATS and robotics.
Dr. Bauer has been a practicing thoracic surgeon for twelve years at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center at Christiana Care in Newark, Delaware where he served as the chief of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Bauer has also been associate professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and held academic appointments for the past ten years. Dr. Bauer helped expand the Center’s thoracic oncology capabilities and developed numerous clinical research and educational programs sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Bauer is also a fellow/member of numerous professional organizations and has authored numerous peer reviewed articles in the New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of the American Medical Association, Annals of Internal Medicine, and The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He is also on the editorial board of Journal of Surgical Oncology and Annals of Surgical Oncology.
Mark J. Krasna, M.D., corporate medical director, Meridian Cancer Care, comments, “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Bauer as the medical director of the Thoracic Oncology Program at Meridian Cancer Care. As an accomplished academic thoracic surgeon, Dr. Bauer will play an important role in expanding our minimally invasive surgery capabilities and overall multi-disciplinary approach to lung and esophageal cancer. His expertise in treating lung cancer – the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women – and commitment to clinical trials and research provides the Jersey Shore community with the best health care available for patients with lung cancer.”
As a member of the Meridian Cancer Care team, Dr. Bauer will be based at Jersey Shore. He will also have privileges throughout Meridian Cancer Care, including: Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel, Ocean Medical Center in Brick and Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin.
Meridian Cancer Care, a system partner of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, is committed to providing the highest-quality cancer care, including sophisticated diagnostics, the latest techniques in surgery, the best technology in radiation therapy, genetic counseling, and clinical research for tomorrow’s most promising treatments. The multi-disciplinary team of specialists provides timely diagnoses, treatment and support in a full range of disease areas, including breast, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, neuro-oncology, melanoma, thoracic and gynecologic oncology. In 2012, the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons granted its Outstanding Achievement Award to Meridian Cancer Care at Jersey Shore for excellence in providing quality care to cancer patients.
About Jersey Shore University Medical Center:
Jersey Shore University Medical Center, a member of the Meridian Health family, is a not-for-profit teaching hospital and home to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital – the first children’s hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Jersey Shore is the regional provider of cardiac surgery, a program which has been ranked among the best in the Northeast, and is home to the only trauma center and stroke rescue center in the region. Through the hospital’s clinical research program, and its affiliation with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Jersey Shore serves as an academic center dedicated to advancing medical knowledge, training future physicians and providing the community with access to promising medical breakthroughs. For more information about Jersey Shore University Medical Center call 1-800-DOCTORS, or visit www.JerseyShoreUniversityMedicalCenter.com.
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