G. Alexander Patterson, MD

G. Alexander Patterson, MD

Joseph Bancroft Professor of Surgery

Expertise

Specialty Areas


  • Thoracic surgery
  • Lung cancer
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Lung transplantation

Common Procedures


  • Lung transplantation
  • General thoracic surgery
  • Lung volume reduction surgery

Common Diagnoses Treated


  • Lung cancer
  • Lung reperfusion injury
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Barrett’s esophagus
  • Tracheal tumors
  • Diseases of the airway
  • Adult lung transplantation
  • Lung volume reduction
  • Thoracic disease
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Emphysema surgery
  • Thoracic malignancies
  • Myasthenia gravis
Education

Board Certifications


Cardiothoracic Surgery

Adult Transplantation Surgery

Degrees


Medical Degree: Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1974

Residency


General Surgery Residency, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1979
General Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1982

Fellowship


Surgical Intensive Care & Pulmonology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1982

Professional Memberships


American Association for Thoracic Surgery (Editor in Chief, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, AATS)

European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery

European Society of Thoracic Surgeons

General Thoracic Surgical Club

Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Society for Thoracic Surgeons

Thoracic Surgery Foundation

Research

Areas of Research Interest


Lung Transplantation
Lung Cancer
Surgery for Emphysema
Esophageal tumors & disorders
Lung Reperfusion Injury

Publications


Locations

Hospital Affiliations


Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Christian Hospital

St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Patients Seen At


Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Place
Suite B, Floor 8
St. Louis, MO 63110
Fax: (314) 367-8459

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Contact


To request an appointment with Dr. Patterson, please call 314-362-6025.