Robotic Surgery and the Future of Cancer Patient Care: A Day in the Life with Brian Pettiford, MD

Brian Pettiford, MD, and his team are on the cutting edge of lung cancer patient care and surgical procedures. Follow Dr. Pettiford as he showcases the latest and greatest in robotic surgery as he and his team do what they do best: taking care of patients. To learn more about thoracic surgery at Ochsner, visit www.ochsner.or...
Learn more about Dr. Brian Pettiford:
Dr. Pettiford is a native of Tifton, Georgia. He is an honor’s graduate of Morehouse College, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in biology. He received a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, where he continued his general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery training. He was also commissioned in the U.S. Navy Reserve Medical Corps as a lieutenant. He later received an honorable discharge in 2006 at the rank of lieutenant commander.
Dr. Pettiford's specialties include the minimally invasive management of lung cancer and other benign and malignant diseases of the lung. He also has extensive experience in the treatment of esophageal cancer and benign esophageal conditions.
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