Hassan Khalil

Dr. Hassan A. Khalil is a thoracic surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He is a strong advocate for his patients and is dedicated to the idea that his patients are integral to their own care. He strives to provide state-of-the-art surgical care by forming a multidisciplinary care team of experts for each individual patient.

Dr. Khalil is a native of Houston. He received a Bachelor of Science in biomedical engineering from the University of Houston. He completed his medical training at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. For surgical training, he moved to Los Angeles to join the University of California, Los Angeles’s elite general surgery program. He completed both his cardiothoracic surgery and advanced thoracic and foregut training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery.

Dr. Khalil’s clinical practice is focused on the surgical and multidisciplinary care of patients with thoracic and foregut diseases. He has an interest in both benign thoracic disease and thoracic oncology. He specializes in minimally invasive and robotic surgery.

His research is centered on multifocal lung adenocarcinoma, epithelial-mesenchymal transition in lung cancer, and mesothelioma. He is utilizing his biomedical engineering background to come up with ways to decrease the incidence and duration of air leaks after lung surgery and prevent anastomotic leak after esophageal surgery. He has presented at numerous local, national, and international summits and has authored many scientific manuscripts.

As member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Khalil emphasizes education of medical students and residents.

Specialties

• Thoracic Surgery

Clinical Interests

• Achalasia
• Airway Management And Surgery
• Barrett's Esophagus
• Benign Esophageal Disease And Surgery
• COPD
• Emphysema
• Empyema
• Esophageal Cancer
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Germ Cell Tumor
• Hernia Management
• Lung Cancer
• Lung Cancer In Elderly
• Lung Cancer Screening
• Lung Infection
• Lung Nodules
• Lymphoma
• Medical Education
• Mesothelioma
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Neurogenic Tumor
• Pectus Malformation
• Pleural Effusion
• Pneumothorax
• Post-Operative Management
• Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
• Rib Fractures
• Slipped Rib Syndrome
• Swallowing Problems
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
• Thymoma And Thymic Cancer
• Tracheal Disorders

Education

Medical School

• University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Residency

• University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, 2010 - 2017

Board Certifications

• General Surgery, 2017

Fellowships

• Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2017 - 2018
• Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2018 - 2020

Awards

• Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching UCLA 2017
• Shukri F. Khuri, MD Award for Excellence in Teaching and Clinical Care VA Boston Healthcare System 2018