Brigham and Women's Hospital, Lung Center
15 Francis Street
2nd Floor
Boston, MA  02115
About Antonio Coppolino, III, MD
Gender
Male
Leadership Title
Associate Surgical Director, Lung Transplantation Program
Director of Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Program Director, Lung Transplantation, Heart Transplantation, and Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Clinical Interests
achalasia
airway management and surgery
Barrett's esophagus
benign esophageal disease and surgery
COPD
emphysema
esophageal cancer
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
germ cell tumor
heart-lung transplantation
hernia management
lung cancer
lung cancer screening
lung infection
lung nodules
lung transplantation
lymphoma
mechanical circulatory support (VAD and ECMO)
medical education
mesothelioma
minimally invasive surgery
neurogenic tumor
pleural effusion
pneumothorax
pulmonary sarcoidosis
thymoma and thymic cancer
tracheal disorders
transplant immunology
Bio

Dr. Coppolino is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA and received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Washington, DC. He completed a residency in General Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, NY, followed by a residency in Thoracic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. Most recently Dr. Coppolino completed a fellowship in Heart and Lung Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support again at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Coppolino also holds an MSc in Clinical and Translational Science from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences in New York, NY.

He is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and in thoracic surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

His research and clinical interests include thoracic surgical oncology, end stage heart and lung disease, mechanical circulatory support, lung and heart transplantation and Ex-vivo lung perfusion.

Education

Internship
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, 2008 - 2009
Medical Schools
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2008
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2004 - 2008
Residencies
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, 2015
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2017
Board Certifications
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Surgery, 2016
Thoracic Surgery, 2018
Fellowships
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2017
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2018
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2017 - 2018
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