Anthony Picone, MD, PhD

Interim Medical Director
Professor of Oncology
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Profile

Areas of Expertise: 
Lung cancer
Esophageal cancer
Carcinoid Cancer
Thoracic Surgery

Research

Research Interests: 
Minimally Invasive Techniques for Pulmonary and Esophageal Surgery
Cardiac Malignancies

Background Information

Education and Training: 
July 75-June 79 University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY
July 71-June 75 Graduate student, Dept of Radiology Biology & Biophysics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY MS awarded 1973 PhD awarded 1979 MD-PhD Program
Residency: 
1987-Cardiothoracic, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
July 85-June 87 Cardiothoracic Residency Emory University, Atlanta, GA
July 83-June 84 Senior Resident, General Surgery, Department of Surgery University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
July 81-June 83 Clinical Staff Fellow, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
July 80-June 81 Resident, General Surgery, Department of Surgery University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Board Certification: 
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Fellowships: 
July 87-June 88 Fellow in Cardiothoracic Surgery Emory University, Atlanta, GA
July 81-June 83 Clinical Staff Fellow, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Publications

Publications: 
  • Demmy TL, Yendamuri S, Hennon MW, Dexter EU, Picone AL, Nwogu C. Thoracoscopic maneuvers for chest wall resection and reconstruction. Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2012; 144(3):S52-S57

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