The Department of Thoracic Surgery at Rambam Health Care Campus is the largest department of its kind in the country. Some 500 operations are performed by the department every year, using video equipment and other advanced technologies. In addition, the department performs some 300 invasive diagnostic procedures including CT-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA).
The Department of Thoracic Surgery is a regional and national center in a number of areas, including: complex esophageal surgery, complex lung surgery requiring combined surgery/oncology treatment, complex mediastinal endocrine gland surgery, and video assisted surgery for trauma and diseases of the lungs and mediastinum.