Shawn Groth, M.D.
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Positions
- Associate Professor and Chief
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David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
- Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Integrated Residency and Independent Fellowship
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Baylor College of Medicine
- Director of Esophageal Surgical Services
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Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Addresses
- General Thoracic Surgery (Clinic)
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Baylor Medicine at McNair Campus
7200 Cambridge Street
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-6376
lungsched@bcm.edu
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Education
- Fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Pittsburgh
- Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
- Residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Boston
- Thoracic Surgery
- Residency at University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis
- General Surgery
- MS from University of Minnesota School of Public Health
- Minneapolis
- Clinical Research
- MD from University of Minnesota School of Medicine
- Minneapolis
- BA from St. Olaf College
- Northfield
- Clinical Fellowship at University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis
- Surgical Infectious Diseases
Certifications
- American Board of Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Honors & Awards
- Geriatric Patient Care Award
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Henry Buchwald Award
- University of Minnesota
- David Gaviser Award
- University of Minnesota
- Cassius Ellis Award
- University of Minnesota
- Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Super Doctors® Rising Stars™
- Power of Professionalism Award
- Baylor College of Medicine
- That's the Way! Award
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching & Evaluation
- Baylor College of Medicine
Professional Interests
- Laparoscopic surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernias
- LINX® System for GERD
- Laparoscopic surgery & peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia
- Malignant pleural mesothelioma
- Robot-assisted thymectomy and resection of mediastinal masses
- Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
- Robot-assisted thoracic surgery
- Lung cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy
- Mediastinal malignancies
- Laparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernias
- Tracheal stenosis
- Robot-assisted lobectomy for lung cancer
Professional Statement
Shawn S. Groth, M.D. is a board-certified general thoracic surgeon in Houston who specializes in minimally invasive thoracic surgery. After finishing his cardiothoracic surgery residency under Dr. David J. Sugarbaker at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Dr. Groth pursued an advanced fellowship in minimally invasive esophageal surgery at the University of Pittsburgh under the mentorship of Dr. James D. Luketich, a pioneer in minimally invasive thoracic and esophageal surgery. Dr. Groth seeks to bring that expertise to Baylor.As part of a team effort with other health care providers, Dr. Groth’s practice includes the multi-disciplinary management of benign and malignant disorders of the esophagus/foregut, lung, pleural space, mediastinum, chest wall, trachea and diaphragm. As the Director of Esophageal Surgical Services at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Dr. Groth co-directs a center, which provides a multi-disciplinary approach to managing patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophageal motility disorders. He provides minimally invasive approaches to managing benign (e.g., gastroesophageal reflux disease, paraesophageal hernias, achalasia, benign strictures, and esophageal diverticuli) and malignant foregut disorders (e.g., malignant strictures and esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancers), as well as Barrett’s esophagus. He is an expert in advanced endoscopy, including per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia and robotic thoracic surgery, and teaches these techniques to practicing surgeons around the country. Dr. Groth’s overarching goal is to provide high quality, patient-centered care with advanced minimally invasive treatment whenever possible
A well-published investigator, Dr. Groth has presented his work at numerous national society meetings, including The American College of Surgeons, The American College of Chest Physicians, The American Society of Clinical Oncology, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. In addition, he serves on the editorial boards of multiple major medical journals. Dr. Groth’s clinical research focuses on thoracic oncology clinical trials and health services research which focuses on identifying health care disparities and improving the quality of care.
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Selected Publications
- Groth SS, Habermann EB, Massarweh NN "US Administrative Databases and Cancer Registries for Thoracic Surgery Health Services Research." Ann Thorac Surg. 2020; Pubmed PMID: 31580852
- Groth SS, Burt BM, Farjah F, Smaglo BG, Sada YH, Sugarbaker DJ, Massarweh NN "Prognostic Value of Neoadjuvant Treatment Response in Locally Advanced Esophageal Adenocarcinoma." J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 30711279
- Jacobs RC, Groth SS, Farjah F, Wilson MA, Peterson LA, Massarweh NN "Potential Impact of “Take of the Volume Pledge” on Access and Outcomes for Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery." Ann Surg. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 29697444
- Burt BM, Groth SS, Sada YH, Farjah F, Cornwell L, Sugarbaker DJ, Massarweh NN "Utility of Chemotherapy After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy and Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer." Ann Surg. 2017; Pubmed PMID: 27501170
- Wald O, Smaglo B, Mok H, Groth SS "Future Directions in Esophageal Cancer Therapy." Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2017; Pubmed PMID: 28447005
- Marin LW, D’Cunha J, Wang X, Herzan D, Gu L, Abraham N, Demmy T, Detterbeck, Groth SS, Harpole D, Krasna M, Kernstine K, Kohman L, Patterson GA, Sugarbaker DJ, Vollmer R, Maddaus MA, Kratzke RA "Detection of Occult Micrometastases in Patients with Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Prospective Analysis of Mature Results of CALGB 9761 (Alliance)." J Clin Oncol.; Pubmed PMID: 26926677
- Groth SS, Al-Refaie WB, Zhong W, Vickers SM, Maddaus MA, D’Cunha J, Habermann EB "Effect of Insurance Status on the Surgical Treatment of Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer." Ann of Thorac Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 23415239
- Groth SS, Rueth NM, Hodges JS, Habermann EB, Andrade RS, D’Cunha J, Maddaus MA "Conditional Cancer-Specific Survival vs. Cardiovascular-Specific Survival After Lobectomy for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer." Ann Thorac Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 20667314
- Groth SS, Rueth NM, Kast T, D’Cunha J, Kelly RF, Maddaus MA, Andrade RS "Laparoscopic Diaphragm Plication: An Objective Evaluation of Short-and Mid-Term Results." J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 2008026
- Groth SS, Virnig BA, Whitson BA, Li Z, DeFor TE, Tuttle TM, Maddaus MA "Determination of the Minimum Number of Lymph Nodes to Examine to Maximize Survival in Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma: Data from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Database." J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 19709685
- Whitson BA, Groth SS, Duval S, Maddaus MA "Surgery for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review of the Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery vs Thoracotomy Approaches to Lobectomy." Ann Thorac Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 19022040
- Groth SS, Whitson BA, D’Cunha J, Andrade RS, Maddaus MA "Diaphragmatic Hernias after Sequential Left Ventricular Assist Device Ex-plantation and Orthotopic Heart Transplant: Early Results of Laparoscopic Repair with Polytetrafluoroethylene." J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 18179916
- Groth SS, Whitson BA, D’Cunha J, Maddaus MA, Alsharif M, Andrade RS "Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes: A Single Institution’s Learning Curve." Ann Thorac Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 18805141
- Alsharif M, Andrade RS, Groth SS, Stelow EB, Pambuccian S "Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Fine Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA): The University of Minnesota Experience, With Emphasis on Utility, Adequacy Assessment and Diagnostic Difficulties." Am J Clin Path.; Pubmed PMID: 18701418
- Groth SS and Andrade RS "Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Mediastinal Lymph Node Staging." Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 19251164
- Whitson BA, Runge SJ, Groth SS, Maddaus MA "False-Positive Mediastinal Lymph Node Activity on Positron Emission Tomographic Scan After Adjuvant Treatment of Gynecologic Malignancies." J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 17467472
- Groth SS, Whitson BA, Holmstrom AM, Rubins JB, Kelly RF "Impact of Preoperative Smoking Cessation on Pulmonary Function Testing at One-Year Following Pulmonary Resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer." Lung Cancer.; Pubmed PMID: 19019489
- Groth SS and Maddaus MA "Open Lobectomy for Patients with Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer." Thorac Surg Clin.; Pubmed PMID: 17626398
- Whitson BA, Groth SS, Maddaus MA "Recommendations for Optimal Use of Imaging Studies in the Clinical Staging of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients." Lung Cancer.; Pubmed PMID: 18280614
- Maddaus MA, Chipman JG, Whitson BA, Groth SS, Schmitz C "Rotation as a Course: Lessons Learned from Developing a Hybrid Online/On-Ground Approach to General Surgical Resident Education." J Surg Educ.; Pubmed PMID: 18439531
- Whitson BA, Groth SS, Maddaus MA "Surgical Assessment and Intraoperative Management of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer." Ann Thorac Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 17720443
- Whiston BA, Groth SS, Andrade RS, Garrett L, Dudek AZ, Jessurun J, Maddaus, MA "Surgical Resection of Asynchronous Renal Cell Cancer Metastases to Mediastinal Lymph Nodes Extends Survival." J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 18455579
- Whitson BA, Groth SS, Li Z, Maddaus MA "Survival of Patients with Distal Esophageal and Gastric Cardia Tumors: A Population-Based Analysis of Gastroesophageal Junction Carcinomas." J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.; Pubmed PMID: 19660401
Memberships
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- American College of Surgeons
- American Foregut Society
- International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
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