Hiran Fernando, MBBS, FRCS

Hirnan-Fernando-MD
Title
Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Office
Boston Medical Center, 88 East Newton Street, Suite B-414, Boston, MA 02118
Email
Hirnan.Fernando@bmc.org
Phone
617.638.5600
Education
Medical School: The Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, England
Postgraduate Training: Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA; UC Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, CA; UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Certification

  • General Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, FRCSEd
  • Royal College of Surgeons, England, FRCS

Clinical Interests

  • Lung ; VATS and robotic lobectomy, minimally invasive therapies for high-risk patients with lung cancer
  • Esophagus; minimally invasive and endoscopic (incisionless) therapies for patients with cancer and benign diseases such as GERD, achalasia and Zenkers diverticulum
  • Mediastinum; Robotic resection of mediastinal tumors and thymectomy for myasthenia gravis
  • Interventional bronchoscopic therapies such as stents, laser, cryotherapy

Publications
See a listing of publications on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

Clinical Services
Thoracic Surgery