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Joel M Sternbach, MD

  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer Surgery
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lung Cancer Surgery
  • Lung Surgery
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Joel M Sternbach, MD

Joel Sternbach, MD, is a board-certified thoracic surgeon specializes in the minimally invasive treatment of benign and malignant conditions of the lung, esophagus, mediastinum, pleura and chest wall. He offers surgical solutions for esophageal motility disorders and reflux disease (GERD), and performs robotic and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).

Specialties

  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer Surgery
  • Lung Cancer

Credentials

  • American Board of Surgery

Education

  • Medical School: MD, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, 2011
  • Residency: General Surgery, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, 2018
  • Fellowships: Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, 2020

Medical groups

  • Virginia Mason Medical Center
  • Puget Sound High Value Network
  • Rainier Health Network

Languages

  • English

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