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UI Heart and Vascular Care

da Vinci Surgical System

Department of Surgery

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of Iowa Children's Hospital

William R. Lynch, MS, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director of the Thoracic Intensive Care Unit
Director of Adult ECMO Services
William-lynch@uiowa.edu

Undergraduate:
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
(Mechanical Engineering)

Graduate:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
(Bioengineering)

Medical School:
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI

Internship:
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Residency:
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA (General Surgery)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (Thoracic Surgery)

Fellowship:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (Surgical Critical Care)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (Extracorporeal Life Support)

Certification:
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Professional Affiliations:
Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Candidate Member
The John Alexander Society
Hershey Surgical Society
American Society for Artificial Internal Organs

Clinical Interests:
Thoracic oncology
Lung and esophgeal cancer
Benign esophageal disease
Minimally invasive surgery of the chest and esophagus
Thoracic transplantation
Chest wall reconstruction
Lung volume reduction surgery
Mesothelioma
Hyperhydrosis
Photodynamic therapy
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy.

Research Interests:
Artificial Lungs
Lung And Esophageal Cancer
Thoracic Oncology
Transplantation
Artificial Lung Development