Contacts
Tel: 020 7188 7943
Email: Secretary, Kay Chapman (kay.chapman@gstt.nhs.uk)
Area of expertise: thoracic surgery
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Biography
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Karen completed a BSc in technology and business studies at Strathclyde University, Glasgow. The main subjects were Engineering Science and Economics.
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Specialist interests
- Minimally invasive VATS
- Lung cancer
- Metastasectomy
- Mesothelioma
- Thymectomy
- Chest wall
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Research interests
- Post-operative rehabilitation
- Pulmonary metastases and metastasectomy
- Quality of life after thoracic surgery
- multi modality treatment for lung cancer
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Publications
- The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery . Solitary Fibrous Tumours of the Pleura. Volume 138, Issue 1, Pages 1-272 (July 2009)
- Mediastinal cysts chapter in Pearson Textbook of Thoracic Surgery 2006
- Pulmonary Metastasectomy. The CTS net