Exec. Med Director/Chair, Swedish Digestive Health Institute
Swedish Health Services/Swedish Cancer and Digestive Health Institutes
Seattle, Washington, United States
Dr. Brian Louie (MD, MHA, MPH, FRCSC, FACS) is currently the Director of Thoracic Research and Education in the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Swedish Medical Center and Cancer Institute. He is also Executive Medical Director and Chair, Digestive Health Institute, Providence-Swedish Health System.
He completed a Bachelor of Science in biology at University of Western Ontario and a Master of Health Administration at the University of Ottawa. He went on to receive his MD from the University of Toronto in Canada. He trained in general surgery at the University of Alberta in Edmonton Canada during which he also completed a Master’s in Public Health in health technology evaluation. Following that, he went on to complete general thoracic surgery training at McMaster University in Hamilton Canada. After completing a clinical fellowship in thoracic and esophageal disease under the direction of Dr. Tom DeMeester at the University of Southern California, he joined the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Swedish Cancer Institute and Medical Center.
He holds certifications from the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in general and thoracic surgery and from the American Board of Surgery in general surgery. His main interests are in esophageal cancer, treatment and pathophysiology of GERD, minimally invasive lung and mediastinal surgery particularly using the da Vinci robot, technology and cost evaluation. He has authored 143 published articles and 16 book chapters.
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Endoscopic Stent and Vac for Esophageal Perforation: When and Why?
Saturday, January 25, 2025
7:37am – 7:47am PT