Technological innovation and differentiation centered on patients,
for the treatment of thoracic pathologies.

Thoracic Surgery is a medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and surgical treatment of thoracic pathologies including lung cancer, mediastinum tumors, or deformities of the thoracic wall.

Lusíadas Saúde Thoracic Surgery Units are equipped with the most advanced technological means for early diagnosis and performance of minimally invasive surgical techniques, together with highly qualified teams focused on differentiation to better serve patients.

Dedicated to providing better health care services, Thoracic Surgery Units have a team of highly renowned professionals in the treatment of lung cancer, having pioneered the single-port video-assisted surgery method in Portugal and in other countries.

Consultations and Exams

  • Consultations

  • Thoracic Surgery Consultation
  • Chest Wall Deformities Consultation
  • Hyperhidrosis Consultation

Clinical staff

Dr. Gonçalo Paupério

Dr. Gonçalo Paupério

Units

Hospital Lusíadas Porto
Hospital Lusíadas Braga
Hospital Lusíadas Santa Maria da Feira
Hospital Lusíadas Paços de Ferreira

Areas of Interest

Lung cancer; Thymus tumors; Chest wall tumors; Mediastinal tumors; Hyperhidrosis; Chest wall deformities

Dr. João Santos Silva

Dr. João Santos Silva

Units

Hospital Lusíadas Lisboa

Areas of Interest

Thoracic Oncology, with a focus on lung cancer; Surgery for pneumothorax and other pleural diseases; Treatment of infectious lung and pleural diseases; Surgical treatment of excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis); Minimally invasive thoracic surgery

Dr. Ricardo Ferreira

Dr. Ricardo Ferreira

Units

Hospital Lusíadas Albufeira
Clínica Lusíadas Faro
Hospital Lusíadas Vilamoura

Areas of Interest

Cardiac and thoracic surgery: heart valves (aortic, mitral, tricuspid), coronary without ECC, diseases of the ascending aorta and aortic arch, cardiac tumors and mediastinal tumors. Lung cancer and other diseases of the lung and chest wall. Minimally invasive surgery. Video-Assisted Surgery (VATS- single port). Enhanced recovery after surgery

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