Dr. Lawrence Crist, DO

Lawrence Crist, DO
Lawrence Crist, DO is a thoracic surgeon with AHN Cardiovascular Institute. He has a special interest in minimally invasive surgery with a focus on benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus. Dr. Crist has a strong interest in minimally invasive treatment of lung cancer and other tumors in the chest.
He went to medical school at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Upon completion of medical school, he did his residency at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Crist did a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at AHN Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a fellowship in minimally invasive thoracic surgery at UPMC in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Crist is certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board Thoracic Surgery, and has been for over twenty years. He engages the patient thoroughly in the treatment process and encourages patient education so they can make …the best decisions regarding treatment for themselves. His goal is to provide excellent care and treatment with minimal risk, ensuring the best overall outcome. He sees patients ages 18 and older.

• ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL
• Forbes Hospital
• Saint Vincent Hospital

McGinnis Thoracic & Cardiovascular Associates

320 E North Ave South Tower Suite 6200

Pittsburgh

PA

15212

USA

+14123596137

• Thoracic Surgeon

• Achalasia
• Barrett’s Esophagus
• Bronchoscopy / Video Assisted Thoroscopy
• Chest Surgery Lung Surgery Lung Cancer
• Dysphagia
• EGD (Esophagogastroduodenoscopy)
• EGD Laparascopic Nissen or DOR or Toupet
• EGD Laparascopic PEH Repair Nissen
• EGD with Dilation
• Endoscopy for Barrett’s Esophagus
• Endoscopy for Esophageal Cancer
• Esophageal Cancer
• Esophageal Surgery
• Giant Paraesophageal Hernia
• Hiatal Hernia Repair
• Lap Heller Myotomy with Dor Fundo
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Lung Surgery
• Mediastinoscopy
• Minimally Invasive Esophageal Cancer Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Hiatal Hernia Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Hyperhidrosis Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Thymoma Surgery
• Nissen Redo