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In general, TOS specialist surgeons are in short supply and hard to come by no matter where you are located. The United States seems to have the most available options in this regard particularly with respect to surgeons running high volume centers dedicated solely to TOS. There is no getting around the fact that surgery for any type of TOS is extremely complicated and takes place in a very complex area of the body where several vital structures are all packed tightly together in a very small space. With a surgeon who is not experienced in TOS surgery, damage to vital vessels and to nerves that serve the arm and hand can occur and can be devastating. Therefore, of the surgeons available to any patient, it is recommended to choose the surgeon who has the highest level of TOS experience possible. There are very few dedicated TOS centers in the United States and even fewer throughout the rest of the world. Because of this, many patients must travel to other states or other countries for experienced care. However, choosing a highly experienced TOS surgeon gives the patient the highest chance for a successful outcome and the lowest chance for serious complications. Under these circumstances, TOS surgery can be very safe and successful.
The tabs below will lead to surgeon lists for the described geographic location. These lists are not intended to be certified endorsements of the surgeons listed but rather are intended to assist patients in finding providers potentially knowledgeable in TOS. Knowledge and experience vary widely depending on the surgeon. The names on the list were gathered from a combination of patient experiences, identifiable TOS-specific training a particular surgeon may have received, and public endorsements by the surgeons themselves of specializing in or having an interest in TOS. It is highly recommended that, when making a choice of surgeon, each patient does his or her own due diligence research which can include, but is not limited to, internet research, searching and posting in the various social media support groups to obtain other patients’ experiences with any particular surgeon, and of course, interviewing the surgeons themselves.
High Volume TOS Centers
Dean Donahue, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Division of Thoracic Surgery
55 Fruit Street, Founders 7
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: (617) 724-0969
Robert W. Thompson, M.D.
Center for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Old Maternity Building, 5th Floor
St Louis, MO 63110
Phone: (314) 362-7410
Gregory J. Pearl, M.D.
Texas Vascular Associates
621 North Hall St., Ste. 100
Dallas, TX, 75226
Phone: (214) 821-9600
Ying Wei Lum, M.D.
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Clinic
Johns Hopkins
600 N. Wolfe Street, Halsted
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: (410) 955-5165
Hugh Gelabert, M.D.
UCLA Gonda Vascular Center
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Ste. 526
Los Angeles, California 90095
Phone: (310) 206-6294
Surgeons by State
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Pierre E. De Delva, M.D.*
University of MS Medical Center
Jackson, MS
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Dr. Thompson
see High Volume TOS Centers section above
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J. Westley Ohman, M.D.*
(works with Thompson)
Washington University School of Medicine
Center for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
St. Louis, MO
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Jason R. Cook, M.D.*
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Medicine Heart & Vascular Center
Omaha, NE
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Myron J. Gomez, M.D.
Western Surgical Group
Reno, NV
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Michael Wilderman, M.D.*
Bergen Surgical Specialists
Hackensack University Medical Center
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Joanelle Lugo, M.D.*
NYU Langone Health
NYU Vascular Surgery Associates
New York, NY
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Vicken Pamoukian, M.D.
Northwell Health
Tri-State Vascular Care
New York, NY
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Adam Doyle, M.D.
University of Rochester Medicine
Rochester, NY
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Julie Freischlag, M.D.
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Winston-Salem, NC
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Luigi Pascarella, M.D.
Ehsan Benrashid, M.D.*
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Francis Caputo, M.D.*
Gayan De Silva, M.D.*
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
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Rhusheet Patel, M.D.*
OHSU Knight Cardiovascular Institute
Portland, OR
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Darren Schneider, M.D.
Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
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Matthew Wooster, M.D.*
MUSC Health
Charleston, SC
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Patrick Kelly, M.D./Gregory Nissen, M.D.
Dakota Vascular
Sioux Falls, SD
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Thomas C. Naslund, M.D.
Vanderbilt University Health
Nashville, TN
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Dr. Pearl
see High Volume TOS Centers section above
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Kristofer Charlton-Ouw, M.D.
UT Health
HCA Houston Healthcare – Gulf Coast Vascular
Houston, TX
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Evan Brownie, M.D.*
Intermountain Health
Murray Vascular & Vein Clinic
Murray, UT
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John A. Kern, M.D.
UVA Health
Charlottesville, VA
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Mark Levy, M.D.
VCU Health
Richmond, VA
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Matthew Smith, M.D.
University of WA
Seattle, WA
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Virtaj Singh, M.D.
(diagnosis only – not a surgeon)
Puget Sound Spine & Sports
Seattle, WA
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Amgad S. Hanna, M.D.
University of WI Health
Madison, WI
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Momodou L. Jammeh, M.D.*
Medical College of WI
Milwaukee, WI
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Mohamed Morsy, M.D.
Erin Ransom, M.D. (pediatric only)
University of Alabama Birmingham
Orthopaedic Clinic at UAB Hospital-Highlands
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Joshua Balderman, M.D.*
PIMA Heart & Vascular
Tucson, AZ
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Brett Broussard, M.D.*
Banner Del Webb Medical Center
Sun City West, AZ
Samine Ravanbakhsh, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, AZ
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Dr. Gelabert
see High Volume TOS Centers section above
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Misty Humphries, M.D.*
UC Davis Health
Vascular Surgery Clinic
Sacramento, CA
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Johnathon C. Rollo, M.D.*
(works with Gelabert)
UCLA Gonda Vascular Center
Los Angeles, CA
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Ali Azizzadeh, M.D.*
Cedars Sinai Smidt Heart Institute
Los Angeles, CA
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Bryan Burt, M.D.
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
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Barbara Melendez, M.D.
Vascular Institute of the Rockies
Denver, CO
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Parth S. Shah, M.D.
Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute
Plainville, CT
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Sean Ryan, M.D.
Beebe Healthcare
Cardiovascular Consultants of Southern Delaware
Lewes, DE
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Murray Shames, M.D.*
USF Health
Tampa, FL
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Benjamin Szpila, M.D.*
Bay Surgical Specialists
St. Petersburg, FL
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Keith E. Sommers, M.D.
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL
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Lawrence D. Kaelin, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Associates
Tallahassee, FL
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Houssam (Sam) Farres, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL
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Yazan Duwayri, M.D.*
Emory Healthcare – Emory Clinic
Atlanta, GA
Abdulhameed Aziz, M.D.*
Piedmont Heart Vascular
Atlanta, GA
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C.J. Lee, M.D.
NorthShore Medical Group
Skokie, IL
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John Maijub, M.D.*
Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, IN
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George Sheng, M.D.*
Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent
Indianapolis, IN
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Maen Aboul Hosn, M.D./Kalpaj Parekh, M.D.
University of Iowa Healthcare
Iowa City, IA
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Jason D. Woolard, M.D.*
Wichita Surgical Specialists
Wichita, KS
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G. Ross Parkerson, II, M.D.
Oschner Medical Center
New Orleans, LA
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Brian W. Nolan, M.D.
Maine Medical Partners -- Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME
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Dr. Lum
see High Volume TOS Centers section above
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Joseph Michael White, M.D.
Johns Hopkins
Bethesda, MD
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Margaret Arnold, M.D.
(previously worked w/Lum)
MedStar Health
Baltimore, MD
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Dr. Donahue
see High Volume TOS Centers section above
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Hugh Auchincloss, M.D.*
(works with Donahue)
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
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Jessica Simons, M.D.
UMass Memorial Health
Worcester, MA
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Robert Beaulieu, M.D.
University of MI Health
Ann Arbor, MI
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Joseph Karam, M.D.*
Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute
Minneapolis, MN
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Senthil Jayarajan, M.D.*
Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute
Minneapolis, MN
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​*received surgical training at high volume center