Department / Division:
Surgery / Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Address:
Duke Thoracic Surgery of Raleigh
3480 Wake Forest Road, Suite 512
Raleigh, NC 27609

Appointment Telephone:
919-862-5970

Office Telephone:
919-862-5970

Fax Telephone:
919-862-5975

• MD, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, 1991

• General Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, 1991-1993

• Surgical Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, 1993-1995
• Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, 1998-2000
• Thoracic Surgical Oncology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1999

Clinical Interests:
Thoracic oncology, including lung and esophageal cancer and thoracic sarcomas; general thoracic surgery; benign and malignant diseases of the lung, esophagus, mediastinum, and chest wall; laser bronchoscopy and esophageal stenting; photodynamic therapy (PDT) of the airway and esophagus; hyperhidrosis; gene therapy for thoracic cancer; vaccine therapy for thoracic cancer; emphysema and lung volume-reduction surgery

Representative Publications:
Toloza EM, Harpole L, McCrory DC. Noninvasive Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Review of the Current Evidence. Chest. 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):137S-46S. (2003) Abstract

Toloza EM, Harpole L, Detterbeck F, McCrory DC. Invasive Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Review of the Current Evidence. Chest. 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):157S-66S. (2003) Abstract

Harpole LH, Kelley MJ, Schreiber G, Toloza EM, Kolimaga J, McCrory DC. Assessment of the scope and quality of clinical practice guidelines in lung cancer. Chest. 2003 Jan;123(1 Suppl):7S-20S. (2003) Abstract

Toloza EM, Harpole DH Jr. Intraoperative techniques to prevent air leaks. Chest Surg Clin N Am. 2002 Aug;12(3):489-505. (2002) Abstract

Toloza EM, Roth JA, Swisher SG. Molecular events in bronchogenic carcinoma and their implications for therapy. Semin Surg Oncol. 2000 Mar;18(2):91-9. (2000) Abstract