Division Chief
Endeavor Health
Evanston, Illinois, United States
Dr. Krantz serves as the Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery and Chair of the Cancer Committee at Endeavor Health, formerly NorthShore-Edwards Elmhurst Health, a regional health system with a flagship teaching hosptial in Evanston, IL. Dr. Krantz is also a clinical associate professor within the Department of Surgery at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Krantz completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, medical school and general surgery residency at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and completed his general thoracic training at Washington University in St. Louis. He has published on quality outcomes in lung cancer surgery including a much cited paper assessing the quality of wedge resection with in the NCDB and the impotance of lymph node assessment in wedge resection. Current areas of research focus include understanding inherited risk in lung cancer and the impact of germline mutations on cancer outcomes. Dr. Krantz serves as the NorthShore site PI for the Thoracic Surgery Oncology Group of the AATS, is a member of the STS Workfoce on Health Policy, Reform, and Advocacy, and is a membrer of the American College of Surgeons Cancer Research Program Standards Investigation and Validation Committtee. Dr. Krantz's practice includes the breadth of general thoracic surgery with a focus on advanced robotic approaches for lung cancer including complex segmentectomy and minimally invasive resection for locally advanced cancer. Dr. Krantz lives in the Chicago area with his wife, Stephanie, and their two sons. Despite being a northsider, he is an avid White Sox fan and Michigan Wolverine through and through (Go Blue!).
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Wedge Resection: Current State and Importance of Quality
Friday, January 24, 2025
1:05pm – 1:13pm PT