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Topic: Robotic Surgery for Malignant Esophageal Surgery
Dr. Farid Gharagozloo
University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA.
Dr. Gharagozloo is Professor of Surgery, and Surgeon-in-Chief, Center
for Advanced Thoracic Surgery, Global Robotics Institute, Advent
Health Celebration, University of Central Florida. Formerly he was Chief
of Thoracic Surgery, Chief of Robotic Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chief
of Esophageal Surgery and Chief of the Southwest Regional Thoracic
Oncology Program at the University of Arizona. He received his
Doctorate in Medicine from Johns Hopkins.
Dr. Gharagozloo trained in General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic and completed
a Fellowship at the Harvard Medical School. Prior to coming to the University of Arizona Dr. Gharagozloo
was the Professor and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the George Washington University Medical center
in Washington DC. Dr. Gharagozloo is a diplomat of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and Member
of the Board of the Society of Robotic Surgery.
Dr. Gharagozloo has published over 200 papers and is the Senior Editor of the Textbook of Robotic Surgery.
Dr. Gharagozloo’s clinical and research interests include Robotic Thoracic Surgery, Surgery for Benign and
Malignant Esophageal Disorders, and Surgery for Advanced Thoracic Malignancies.
