Edward Chan, MD

Edward Chan, MD received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Harvard College and his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. After medical school, Dr. Chan completed his general surgery residency at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He conducted a research fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University Medical Center. He then graduated from cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle.Dr. Chan joined the faculty of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Houston Methodist in 2015 and is currently an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, and an Associate Program Director of the General Surgery residency program.Dr. Chan™s clinical interests include treatment of malignant and benign diseases of the lung, esophagus, mediastinum, and diaphragm, as well as the treatment of end-stage lung disease. He specializes in minimally invasive procedures, such as robot-assisted lobectomy and reflux surgery, and maximally invasive procedures, such as lung transplantation.