Positions
- Professor and Chief
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David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
- David J. Sugarbaker Professor of Thoracic Surgery
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Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
- 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.
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
@DrShawnGroth
Follow Dr. Groth on Twitter
Videos
Robotic Thoracic Surgery - Meet Dr. Shawn Groth
Dr. Shawn Groth describes his background and specialized training to become a thoracic surgeon.
Selected Publications
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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.
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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