Michael J Walker , M.D.

GENERAL

Specialties:	Thoracic Surgery (Board Certified in 1996) - Accepting New Patients Surgical Oncology - Accepting New Patients

Age: 49      Gender: M
Main Line HealthCare Physician

Medical School:
Jefferson Medical College

Residency:
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Fellowship:
University of Washington

Primary Affiliation:  Bryn Mawr Hospital

* Members of the Main Line Health medical staff are affiliated with Bryn Mawr Hospital, Lankenau Medical Center, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital.

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PRACTICE

Practice Name:
MLHC Thoracic Surgery

Locations:

Bryn Mawr Hospital, MOB North, Suite 210 830 Old Lancaster Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA  19010 TEL: 610.527.1600 FAX: 610.527.0824

Access Information:  Public Transportation,Handicap Access Hours: Weekdays

Med. Sci. Bldg., Suite 280 100 East Lancaster Avenue Wynnewood, PA  19096 TEL: 610.896.9255 FAX: 610.527.0824

Access Information:  Public Transportation,Handicap Access Hours: Weekdays

Riddle Hospital Health Center 3, Suite 3 1098 W. Baltimore Pike Media, PA  19063 TEL: 610.527.1600 FAX: 610.527.0824

Access Information:  Public Transportation,Handicap Access Hours: Weekdays

Areas of Clinical Interest
Minimally-invasive lung cancer surgery (VATS lobectomy
Robotic thoracic surgery
Minimally-invasive esophagectomy
Pleural effusions, mediastinal masses/tumors and palliation of thoracic cancers
Management of malignant airway diseases via laser or stenting
Benign and malignant diseases of the chest wall, stomach and esophagus including motility disorders like Achalasia and benign masses like Leiomyomata
Para-esophageal hernias
Intra-thoracic stomach reduction

Patient Population

• Adult
• Adolescent
• Geriatric
• Medicare
• HMO
• PPO

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PUBLICATIONS & CITATIONS

Recent Clinical Studies Published

Rashid K, Johns W, ChasseK, Walker M, Gupta S.: Esophageal Diverticulum Presenting as Metastatic Thyroid Mass on I-131 Scintigraphy, Clinical Nuclear Medicine (31): 405-408, 2006.

Walker M, Sieber S, Boorboor S.: Migrating Pleural Mesothelial Cyst, Annuals of Thoracic Surgery 77(2), 701-702, 2004.

Ioachimescu O, Sieber S, Walker M, Rella V, Kotch A.: A 35-Year Old Woman with Asthma and Polycystic Lung Disease, Chest (121): 256-260, 2002.

Walker, M.: The Value of a Well-Designed Tumor Board, Connecticut Medicine, 65(5): 2001.

Recent Honors, Awards, Citations

Community/Team Clinical Affiliations

Available as a speaker at community events.

Personal Quote

Patient Care is paramount.

Current Memberships and Activities

Fellow - American College of Surgeons>br>Society of Thoracic SurgeonsSociety of Surgical Oncology
American Society of Clinical Oncology
General Thoracic Surgical ClubResearch Investigator
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, CALGB, and the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group

Membership on the medical staff of any of our hospitals does not constitute an employment or agency relationship.