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  • Joseph Shrager

    Joseph Shrager

    Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    On Leave from 02/03/2025 To 05/30/2025

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsIn clinical research, Dr. Shrager studies outcomes in a variety of areas within Thoracic Surgery including: parenchyma-sparing operations and minimally invasive resections for lung cancer, transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, diaphragm plication, and surgical treatment of emphysema.

    Dr. Shrager's lab is focused on the impact of disease states upon the diaphragm. His group published the seminal paper (NEJM) describing diaphragm atrophy assoc'd with mechanical ventilation.

    • Contact Info
      • Cancer Center
      • 875 Blake Wilbur Drive, Clinic 'C'
      • 300 Pasteur Drive
      • Stanford, California 94305
      Mail Code: 5407
      (650) 724-6259 (fax)