Michael T. Jaklitsch, MD, FACS

Michael T. Jaklitsch, MD, FACS

Surgical Oncology

Contact Information

Office Phone Number

617-732-6824 (Boston)
781-624-4760 (South Shore)

Fax

617-730-2898

Biography

Michael T. Jaklitsch, MD, FACS

Dr. Michael T. Jaklitsch, a thoracic surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

He obtained his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1986 and pursued further training with a research fellowship in cardiology at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, followed by completion of a general surgery residency at the University of Alabama Hospital in 1993. His professional journey includes a thoracic oncology clinical research fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 1995, as well as a fellowship in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at the University of Minnesota completed in 1997. Dr. Jaklitsch holds board certifications in Surgery and Thoracic Surgery.

Dedicated to advancing medical knowledge, Dr. Jaklitsch conducted research at the National Institutes of Health, focusing on angiogenesis and gene transfer. His primary clinical focus lies in lung cancer, with particular attention to the specific requirements of elderly cancer patients and the application of minimally invasive procedures such as video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and robotic surgery. He is also interested in organ preservation while providing the best cancer care, a topic of particular importance for aging patients. He also has particular interest in diseases of the thymus, ribcage, diaphragm, and “chest wall.”

 

Researcher

Physician

Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Clinical Interests

Esophageal cancer, Lung cancer, Lung transplant, Mesothelioma, Minimally invasive treatments of chest diseases, Pleural effusion, Thymic tumors, Unique needs of elderly patients with cancer

Board Certification

  • Surgery, 1994
  • Thoracic Surgery, 1998

Fellowship

  • University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics

Residency

  • University of Alabama Hospital, General Surgery

Medical School

  • University of Maryland School of Medicine

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

75 Francis Street Boston, MA 02115
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

450 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215
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Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

75 Francis Street Boston, MA 02115
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

450 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215
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