{"id":3737,"date":"2018-07-12T14:03:48","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T18:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=3737"},"modified":"2025-01-17T10:06:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:06:31","slug":"thomas-m-egan-md-msc","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/directory\/thomas-m-egan-md-msc\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas M. Egan, MD, MSc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professor of Surgery<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch an Associated Press\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=syPLkXkLfsc\">video<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>and read an Associated Press\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/lungs-dont-die-when-you-do-new-transplant-program-could-2D11603373\">story<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>about Dr. Egan\u2019s research.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Clinical Interests<\/h3>\n<p>Lung transplantation, lung cancer, Cyberknife (stereotactic radiosurgery) for lung cancer, esophageal cancer, airway diseases and problems. Because of a disability that limits prolonged standing, I no longer perform surgery, but am available for second opinions and advice. I perform bronchoscopy, interventional bronchoscopy, and participate in treatment planning for stereotactic radiosurgery (Cyberknife) with colleagues in Radiation Oncology.<\/p>\n<h3>Research Interests<\/h3>\n<p>Ischemia-reperfusion injury, lung transplantation, lung transplantation from non-heart-beating donors, ex-vivo lung perfusion\/ventilation, cell culture models of ischemia-reperfusion injury. Principal investigator on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/egannihgrant\/\">large NIH clinical trial grant<\/a>, \u201cMore and Better Lungs: Ex-Vivo Perfusion of Lungs from Non-Heart-Beating Donors\u201d (NHLBI grant 1 UM1 HL113115-01A1, 9\/1\/13 \u2013 9\/30\/2016).<\/p>\n<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Thoracic Transplant Fellow, Washington University, St. Louis, MO<\/li>\n<li>Resident, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/li>\n<li>MSc, Pulmonary Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/li>\n<li>Resident, General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/li>\n<li>York Finch Hospital Rotating Internship, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/li>\n<li>MD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Board Certification<\/h3>\n<p>American Board of Thoracic Surgery<\/p>\n<h3>Recent Publications<\/h3>\n<p class=\"internal-link\">View Dr. Egan\u2019s recent research publications on\u00a0<a class=\"external-link\" title=\"egan-articles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Egan+Thomas+AND+University+of+North+Carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Patient Stories<\/h3>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" style=\"width: 88.9502%;border-collapse: collapse;height: 11px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 243px\" valign=\"top\">\n<td style=\"width: 80.8029%;height: 11px\"><strong>Grateful for every breath | <\/strong>February 26, 2017<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2625 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2018\/05\/lungtransplant-NPR-image2.jpeg\" alt=\"Howell Graham\" width=\"130\" height=\"148\" \/>Howell Graham, who received a lung transplant at UNC Hospitals, is now the longest-surviving lung transplant patient in the United States. He talks about his transplant, the first for a cystic fibrosis patient at UNC, and his appreciation for the better life he received with his new lungs. <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/story\/ct-grateful\/\">Read Graham&#8217;s story.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor of Surgery Watch an Associated Press\u00a0video and read an Associated Press\u00a0story about Dr. Egan\u2019s research. Clinical Interests Lung transplantation, lung cancer, Cyberknife (stereotactic radiosurgery) for lung cancer, esophageal cancer, airway diseases and problems. Because of a disability that limits prolonged standing, I no longer perform surgery, but am available for second opinions and advice. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/directory\/thomas-m-egan-md-msc\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Thomas M. 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