Dr. Richard Lazzaro, New York NY - MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Specialties:
Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery
Address:
Richard Stephen Lazzaro MD
130 E 77Th St, New York 10075
(212) 434-3000 (Phone), (212) 434-4559 (Fax)
Richard Stephen Lazzaro MD
100 E 77Th St, New York 10075
(212) 434-3000 (Phone), (212) 434-4559 (Fax)
Procedures:
Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography), Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest, Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair, Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs), da Vinci® Robotic Surgery, Decortication and Pleurectomy, Esophageal Surgery, Esophagectomy (Esophagogastrostomy, Esophagojejunostomy), Esophagomyotomy, Hyperhidrosis and Minimally Invasive Sympathectomy, Laparoscopic Antireflux Procedures, Lobectomy, Open, Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open, Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision, Mediastinoscopy, Minimally-Invasive Surgery, Nerve Block, Sympathetic, Open Thymectomy, Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic, Peripheral Artery Catheterization, Port Placements or Replacements, Robotic Heller Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia, Thoracentesis, Thoracoscopic Lobectomy, Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy, Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection, Tracheal Surgery, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy, Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS), Video-Assisted Thorascopic (VATS) Lobectomy
Conditions:
Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Disease, Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation), Cardiomyopathy, Cerebral Artery Thrombosis, Congenital Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Empyema, Esophageal Cancer, Esophageal Motility Disorders, Hiatal Hernia, Lung Cancer, Lung Neoplasms, Not Specified as Malignant, Lung Tumor, Mediastinal Tumors, Malignant, Mitral Valve Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Pericardial Disease, Pleura Cancer, Pleural Neoplasm, Malignant, Pulmonary Embolism, Septal Defect
Certifications:
General Surgery, Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, 1999, Thoracic Surgery
Awards:
Healthgrades Honor Roll, New York Magazine Best Doctors, 2012, New York Magazine Best Doctors, 2003, America's Top Surgeons Consumers' Research Council of America, 2010 - Pre, America's Top Doctors, 2012, New York Magazine Best Doctors, 2011, Castle Connolly New York Metro Area Top Doctors, 2000 - 201
Languages:
English, Spanish
Hospitals:
Richard Stephen Lazzaro MD
130 E 77Th St, New York 10075
Richard Stephen Lazzaro MD
100 E 77Th St, New York 10075
Lenox Hill Hospital
100 East 77Th St, New York 10075
North Shore University Hospital
300 Community Dr, Manhasset 11030
Philosophy:
Recognized as a national leader in robotic thoracic surgery, Dr. Lazzaro is routinely requested to train surgeons in his techniques of robotic surgery. In addition, Dr. Lazzaro's robotic thymectomy technique was recognized for its precision and outcomes; a video was produced, released globally and serves as the instructional video for robotic thymectomy. Dr. Lazzaro specializes in minimally invasive robotic surgery for the treatment of benign and malignant disorders of the lungs, esophagus, stomach and mediastinum, including lung cancer, pulmonary nodules, esophagus cancer,thymoma, myasthenia gravis, hiatal hernia and swallowing diseases. Dr. Lazzaro specializes in evaluation of robotic lobectomy for lung cancer, VATS lobectomy for lung cancer, minimally invasive esophagectomy including robotic and laparoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, robotic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, as well as robotic Heller myotomy.
Education:
Medical School
Albany Medical College
Graduated: 1988
North Shore University Hospital
Graduated: 1989
Graduated: 1994
University Hospital Of Brooklyn Downstate
Graduated: 1997
University Of Pittsburgh-Presbyterian Shadyside
Union College-Six Year Biomedical Education Program
Graduated: 1986