The MUHC has the largest and most complete program in Canada for treating cancers of the esophagus and stomach. We are the only hospital in Québec certified as a quaternary care centre for lung cancer. We offer the highest level of treatment, along with advanced research and training, all at one site.

​At the MUHC, Thoracic and Upper GI Surgery includes:

• ​Benign Foregut Diseases Program
• Lung Cancer Program
• ​Pulmonary Metastasis Program
• ​Upper Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Program

For patients with the most complex esophagus and lung cancers, we do resections (surgical removal) and highly-specialized chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Endoscopic therapies for the esophagus also include:

• laser treatments
• stenting
• ablative therapies such as radiofrequency and cryotherapy for Barret's esophagus

Endobronchial therapies for airway disease also include:

• laser treatments
• stenting
• endoscopic resection