Dr. Daniel C. Wiener [he / him / his / himself], is board certified in Thoracic Surgery and General Surgery. He is the Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at the VA Boston Healthcare System. He is a member of the National Surgery Advisory Board for Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Wiener also serves as an Associate Residency Program Director at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School.

Medical School: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2001
Residency: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, General Surgery, 2009
Fellowship:  Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2011
Board Certification: Thoracic Surgery (ABTS), General Surgery (ABS)

Dr. Wiener’s clinical interests include treating patients with mediastinal masses, pulmonary nodules, lung cancer, and esophageal cancer as well as those who suffer from GERD and/or hiatal hernias. In his spare time, Dr. Wiener enjoys spending time with his family and performing lead guitar in “Boston’s favorite doc rock” band, Off Label!

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Fatima G. Wilder, MD is a thoracic surgeon at VA Boston health care

Medical School: Ohio State University
Residency University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 2011 – 2013
                    University of California – Fresno, 2015 – 2019
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2013 – 2015
                       Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2019 – 2022
Board Certification: Surgery

Interests:

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Dr. John S. Young [he / him / his / himself], is board certified in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery, is the surgical director of the VA Boston Lung Transplant Program, and is an instructor at Harvard Medical School

Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, MD, 2010
Residency: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, General Surgery, 2017
Fellowship:  Northwell Health, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2019
Board Certification: General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery

Dr. John Young clinical interests include end stage lung disease, lung transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, esophageal and lung pathology, and the utilization of the robotic surgical platform. In his spare time, Dr. Young enjoys spending time with his family and cooking on his firepit.

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Suzanne Armstrong [she / her / hers / herself], is a board-certified nurse practitioner in thoracic surgery

Undergraduate School:   Bowdoin College, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology and Education 1999
Nursing or PA School:  MGH Institute of Health Professions 2006
Board Certification: FNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner

Suzanne’s clinical interests include health care access for vulnerable and underserved populations, especially individuals with co-occurring substance use disorder and mental illness. Suzanne enjoys skiing, running and almost any water sport.

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Sharon I. LaRose is board certified nurse practitioner in Adult and Geriatric Primary Care

Undergraduate School:   Boston University, Sargent College, BS Clinical Exercise Physiology, 1998
Nursing or PA School:  MGH Institute of Health Professions, 2012
Board Certification: AGPCNP-BC Adult and Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Ms. LaRose’s clinical interests include preoperative evaluation, cardiac and pulmonary disease management, with a special interest in exercise and lifestyle modification approaches to disease management.
 

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