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Email

shawn.groth@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor and Chief

David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery
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David J. Sugarbaker, MD Division of Thoracic Surgery Professor of Surgery

Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Integrated Residency and Independent Fellowship

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Director of Esophageal Surgical Services

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

Addresses

General Thoracic Surgery (Clinic)

Baylor Medicine at McNair Campus
7200 Cambridge Street
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-6376
lungsched@bcm.edu

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

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Super Doctors® Rising Stars™

Power of Professionalism Award

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That's the Way! Award

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Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching & Evaluation

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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.

Websites

Videos

Selected Publications

• Groth SS, Habermann EB, Massarweh NN "." Ann Thorac Surg. 2020; Pubmed PMID:
• Groth SS, Burt BM, Farjah F, Smaglo BG, Sada YH, Sugarbaker DJ, Massarweh NN "." J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019; Pubmed PMID:
• Jacobs RC, Groth SS, Farjah F, Wilson MA, Peterson LA, Massarweh NN "." Ann Surg. 2019; Pubmed PMID:
• Burt BM, Groth SS, Sada YH, Farjah F, Cornwell L, Sugarbaker DJ, Massarweh NN "." Ann Surg. 2017; Pubmed PMID:

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