Professor of Surgery
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Sandra Starnes is a Professor of Surgery and the John B. Flege Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Cincinnati. She is the Director of the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center’s Comprehensive Lung Cancer Center and Medical Director of the Lung Cancer Screening Program. She previously served as the Program Director for the thoracic surgery residency program for a decade, before mentoring a new program director and transitioning the role to him.
Dr. Starnes is a dedicated general thoracic surgeon and has expertise in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of thoracic malignancy, including lung cancer, esophageal cancer and mediastinal tumors, with a focus on minimally-invasive treatments. She has been recognized by her peers as one of Cincinnati’s Top Doctors by Cincinnati Magazine for the last 17 years. Her research interests include thoracic surgical outcomes research, lung cancer screening and thoracic surgical education.
She is active in multiple organizations. She is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Chest Physicians. She has served as President of the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association from 2017-2019. She serves on the Thoracic Surgery Review Committee, currently serving as Vice-Chair. She is a Director-at-Large for the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and a Director of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
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