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Thoracic Surgery

Southlake offers leading edge care through our Regional Thoracic Surgery Program. The program also provides the lung Diagnostic Assessment Unit for Central Ontario, with nursing support and expedited tests for all patients with lung nodules or proven lung cancer.

Southlake’s esophageal cancer tri-modality treatment program is recognised as a leader in Ontario. Southlake’s surgeons also have a keen interest in benign diseases such as palmar hyperhidrosis, hiatus hernia and GERD. The program also offers a full range of minimally invasive procedures such as EBUS, EUS and VATS.

Please click here to visit York Thoracic Surgery’s website. Click here to visit Dr. Crystal Kavanagh’s website.

Frequently Asked Questions

We only accept referrals through another physician. Please have your family doctor send us a referral requisition.

Please bring a list of questions,  all your medications and your Ontario Health Card. You may need an X-ray before, if so we will organize this for you before your visit.

The results of your tests depend upon your individual care plan. Please discuss with your surgeon.

Results from surgeries are processed within a couple weeks but results are not discussed with patients until the follow-up appointment which is typically booked 2-6 weeks (depending on the surgery) to allow for proper recovery time.

All of our clinic locations including our Newmarket office are wheelchair accessible. For the chest x-ray that is required before your appointment with us, patients who are unable to stand from their wheelchair may request that we send an x-ray requisition to Southlake Hospital instead of X-Ray Associates

Once all preliminary tests are completed and cleared with Dr. Toth, Dr. Privitera, or Dr. Kavanagh. At this point we will be able to best assess you and book your surgery appropriately.