Thoracic Disease & Treatments: Esophageal

White Board Sessions

These videos highlight questions and answers about esophageal disease and treatments.

Video Playlist

Featuring Siva Raja, MD, PhD

1. Q & A with Dr. Raja and Dr. Gabbard: Achalasia & Swallowing Disorders
2. What is Achalasia?
3. Treatment of Achalasia
4. Esophageal Cancer

Panel Discussions: Achalasia

Achalasia - Three Part Series

Featuring: Siva Raja MD, PhD, FACS and Scott Gabbard, MD

Part 1

• What is it?
• How is it diagnosed?
• What are the symptoms?
• What are the treatments?
• How is recovery?

Part 2

• How do people feel after surgery?
• Who should get what procedure?
• Are types of achalasia related to treatment
• Are you at risk for cancer if you have achalasia?

Part 3

• What is involved in long term treatment of achalasia?
• What happens if your symptoms occur again after you have had surgery?
• What are the outcomes of treatments?

Panel Discussions Early Esophageal Cancer

Early Esophageal Cancer – Minimally invasive and Novel Treatment Options: 4 Part Series

Featuring: Siva Raja MD, PhD, FACS, Madhu Sanaka, MD, FACG, FASGE, and Amir Bhatt, MD

Part 1

• What treatments are available?
• EMR – endoscopic mucosal resection
• ESD – Endoscopic submucosal dissection
• How do you decide who gets what treatment is best for the patient?
• What testing is required?

Part 2

• What are the benefits of ESD?
• What should a patient expect after ESD?
• When can you eat after ESD?
• How difficult is it to do an ESD procedure?
• What are the outcomes?

Part 3

• What is on the horizon for ESD?
• What are the innovations that we will see with ESD and treatment of esophageal cancer?
• What are treatments for more advanced esophageal cancer?
• Why is a team approach important?

Part 4

• What should you look for in a center when you have esophageal cancer?