David Mason, M.D.
| Appointed: |
2004 |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Languages: |
English |
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Transplantation Center
Biographical Sketch
Dr. David Mason is a staff surgeon in the Cleveland Clinic Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He holds joint appointments as a staff surgeon in the Clinic’s Transplantation Center in the Division of Surgery and in the Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center. He specializes in general thoracic surgery, minimally invasive thoracoscopic and laparoscopic surgery, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, malignant mesothelioma and lung transplantation. Dr. Mason is board certified in general and thoracic surgery.
Following an undergraduate degree from Harvard University, Dr. Mason received his medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York. He did his internship and residency in general surgery at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He continued his clinical training by accepting a position as Senior Research Fellow in Vascular Surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle, followed by a fellowship in Thoracic Surgery from Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Mason has held academic appointments at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore as Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery and at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston as a Research Assistant in Vascular Surgery.
Dr. Mason was appointed in 2004 as a staff surgeon in the Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute, Transplantation Center and Cancer Institute.
He has authored or co-authored several chapters in medical textbooks on his specialty interests including videothoracoscopic surgery, Barrett’s Esophagus, video-assisted thoracic surgery and gastroesophageal reflux. He has published articles in such leading publications as the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Circulation and Journal of Vascular Surgery.
Dr. Mason is a member of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation and the American College of Chest Physicians.
Education & Fellowships
| Medical School: | Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY |
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| Internship: | Brigham & Women's Hospital, Surgery, Boston, MA |
| Residency: | Brigham & Women's Hospital, Surgery, Boston, MA |
| Fellowship: | Brigham & Women's Hospital, Thoracic Surgery, Boston, MA |
| Other Education: | (Undergraduate) Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
Certifications
Specialty Interests
General thoracic surgery; minimally invasive thoracoscopic and laparoscopic surgery, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, malignant mesothelioma, lung transplantation, immunosuppression.
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Industry Relationships
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