Chitaru Kurihara, MD

Thoracic Surgeon @NorthwesternMed | Clinical Instructor | Researcher Canning Thoracic Institute @NM_Lung

[Chitaru Kurihara, MD @ChitaruMd]

@MichaelGIsonMD @NM_Lung Couldn’t agree more!

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Invite your patients to join Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute for #LungHealthDay on June 25. They can see innovative technology used to treat issues in #lungs, and they can sign up for #LungCancer screenings.

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Join Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute physicians on May 17 for the Second Annual Ferro Lecture on Long COVID-19 Clinical Care and Research. Join us: https://t.co/Rt7ScJvVrM

[Northwestern Medicine @NorthwesternMed]

Arthur “Art” Gillespie, a former #Chicago police captain, is the first person at Northwestern Medicine to get a #DoubleLungTransplant for both #COVID19 and #LungCancer. @NM_Lung #NationalPoliceWeek #NMBetter

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Join us on June 14 for a #CME event, "Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy Course" at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. This course, led by Momen Wahidi, MD, medical director for Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute, aims to provide the latest updates and hands-on training on advanced #bronchoscopic techniques with a focus on #LungCancer diagnosis and staging. This event costs $100 for physicians and $50 for trainees and APPs.
https://t.co/CvgbkiKkbp

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Join us on September 22 for the Second Annual Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute Respiratory and Critical Care Symposium at the Double Tree Hotel, Chicago Magnificent Mile. This event brings together experts in the fields of pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and thoracic surgery to discuss evidence-based updates on high-yield topics in the field. It is also eligible for CME credit.
Register today: https://t.co/HHXPf0nBWC

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Join us on September 16 for the American Lung Association Lung Force Walk; Northwestern is Medicine is the presenting sponsor. The event is being held at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Illinois, at 9am. We hope to see you there!
Register today: https://t.co/hbkOqBlqrR

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

In this video, Samuel Kim, MD, discusses a novel method for managing esophageal cancer that resembles open-heart surgery but tends to be more demanding. Dr. Kim characterizes a conventional esophagectomy as "one of the most extensive surgical procedures available." https://t.co/RJovCYODdY

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Join us on September 16 for the American Lung Association Lung Force Walk; Northwestern is Medicine is the presenting sponsor. The event is being held at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Illinois, at 9am. We hope to see you there!
Register today: https://t.co/hbkOqBlYhp

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Join us on September 22 for the Second Annual Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute Respiratory and Critical Care Symposium at the Double Tree Hotel,Chicago Magnificent Mile. This event brings together experts in the fields of pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and thoracic surgery to discuss evidence-based updates on high-yield topics in the field. It is also eligible for CME credit.
Register today: https://t.co/HHXPf0nBWC

[Ankit Bharat, MD FACS @AnkitBharatMD]

Canning Thoracic Institute @NM_Lung pleased to announce new state-of-the-art treatment for #esophagealcancer: Precision Robotic Esophagectomy with Minimally Invasive anastomosis and Enhanced Recovery (PREMIER). No feeding tube, eating on day 1, home in 2-3 days. @NorthwesternMed

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

"The way we’re doing the operation, we’re able to reduce that to a stay of no more than two or three days." Samuel Kim, MD (@SamKimMD), discusses the new use of a robotic arm for an esophagectomy and what this means for patient recovery. https://t.co/2b9Mp9T18z

[Chitaru Kurihara, MD @ChitaruMd]

Well deserved! Anne is always going above and beyond for our patients and the entire staff involved in each transplant. Congrats, Anne!

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Please join us in congratulating Anne O’Boye for being recognized as one of the 40 under 40 Emerging Nurse Leaders in Illinois for 2023. This award celebrates the impact she makes every day on patients. Learn more: https://t.co/m11NB3fQWl

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Join us for a Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute Seminar in Respiratory Medicine. Momen Wahidi, MD (@Int_Pulmonology), the medical director of Canning Thoracic Institute, will lead "Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction in Severe Emphysema." https://t.co/Ut5PW5jhtU

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Join us in welcoming Momen Wahidi, MD, MBA, as a professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Northwestern Medicine. Dr. Wahidi will serve as medical director of Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute and health system director of Interventional Pulmonology within Canning Thoracic Institute.
https://t.co/6JZ4s3ZYUg

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

The Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute team completed 500 Ion procedures yesterday! Just under three years ago, Northwestern Medicine was the first hospital in Illinois to use the Ion robot, paving the way for many to follow. Our physicians are making innovative impacts in the lung cancer clinical community.

[Kalvin Lung, MD @kalvinlungmd]

Our team launched the first interactive ECMO training course at our new NM Lake Forest Hospital simulation center! Whether you’re receiving care at an academic medical center or a community hospital, we want ECMO to be a universally available tool for treating severe lung failure

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Join us for Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute Seminars in Respiratory Medicine. Northwestern Medicine Physicians, @IgorKoralnik, and Marc Sala, MD, will present “First Annual Ferro Lecture on Long COVID-19 Clinical Care and Research." https://t.co/RfEE889oqy

[Samuel Kim, MD @SamKimMD]

Congratulations @DavidDOdell

[Andrew Arndt, MD @AndrewArndtMD]

Officially welcoming patients at our Palos location for Thoracic Surgery consults. First clinic day was a success!