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Meet the Team

When you visit St. Joseph's Norton Thoracic Institute, you will be treated by experienced, respected experts in lung and esophageal disease. Our dedicated patient care team includes pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, and a support staff designed to meet all of your needs.

Ross M. Bremner, MD, PhD

Executive Director, Norton Thoracic Institute
Department Chair, Thoracic Disease and Transplantation
Professor of Surgery, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
Vice Chief of Staff, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Thoracic Surgery & Lung Transplantation  

 

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Ross M. Bremner, MD, PhD

Executive Director, Norton Thoracic Institute
Department Chair, Thoracic Disease and Transplantation
Professor of Surgery, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
Vice Chief of Staff, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Thoracic Surgery & Lung Transplantation  

 

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Hesham Abdelrazek, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Pulmonology

Hesham Abdelrazek, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Pulmonology

Shair Ahmed, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Thoracic Surgery & Lung Transplantation

Also provides care at East Valley location

Shair Ahmed, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Thoracic Surgery & Lung Transplantation

Also provides care at East Valley location

Ashwini Arjuna, MD

Transplant Pulmonology

Ashwini Arjuna, MD

Transplant Pulmonology

Bhuvin Buddhdev, MD

Transplant Pulmonology

Bhuvin Buddhdev, MD

Transplant Pulmonology

Deljean Buenaventura, MSN, FNP

Practitioner: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Program
Advanced Lung Disease 

Deljean Buenaventura, MSN, FNP

Practitioner: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Program
Advanced Lung Disease 

Rebekah Edwards, NP

Program Manager: Interstitial Lung Disease, Alpha-1, Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis and Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Programs
Advanced Lung Disease

Rebekah Edwards, NP

Program Manager: Interstitial Lung Disease, Alpha-1, Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis and Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Programs
Advanced Lung Disease

Samad Hashimi, MD

Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Programs
Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) 
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus

Also provides care at the East Valley location

Samad Hashimi, MD

Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Programs
Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) 
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus

Also provides care at the East Valley location

Jasmine Huang, MD

Director, Education and Program Development
Co-Director, Lung Cancer Screening Program
Associate Professor of Surgery, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Thoracic Surgery & Lung Transplantation

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Jasmine Huang, MD

Director, Education and Program Development
Co-Director, Lung Cancer Screening Program
Associate Professor of Surgery, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Thoracic Surgery & Lung Transplantation

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Dr. Abid Khokar, MD, FCCP, DAABIP

Interventional Pulmonology

Dr. Abid Khokar, MD, FCCP, DAABIP

Interventional Pulmonology

Kendra McAnally, DO

Transplant Pulmonology

Kendra McAnally, DO

Transplant Pulmonology

Sumeet Mittal, MD

Surgical Director, Esophageal & Foregut Program
Surgical Director,  NTI Clinical Research Program
Professor of Surgery, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Esophageal Surgery

Also provides care at West Valley location

Sumeet Mittal, MD

Surgical Director, Esophageal & Foregut Program
Surgical Director,  NTI Clinical Research Program
Professor of Surgery, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Esophageal Surgery

Also provides care at West Valley location

Amy Moore, DNP, AGACNP

Amy Moore, DNP, AGACNP

Interventional Pulmonology and Advanced Diagnostics

Amy Moore, DNP, AGACNP

Amy Moore, DNP, AGACNP

Interventional Pulmonology and Advanced Diagnostics

Seema Munir, DO

Obesity Medicine 

Seema Munir, DO

Obesity Medicine 

Ashraf Omar, MD

Associate Medical Director, Lung Transplantation Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Advanced Lung Disease & Lung Transplantation Pulmonology

Ashraf Omar, MD

Associate Medical Director, Lung Transplantation Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Advanced Lung Disease & Lung Transplantation Pulmonology

Chirag Patel, MD

Director | Robotic Surgery East Valley
Assistant Professor of Surgery | Creighton Medical School - Phoenix
Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation 

Also provides care at East Valley location
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Chirag Patel, MD

Director | Robotic Surgery East Valley
Assistant Professor of Surgery | Creighton Medical School - Phoenix
Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation 

Also provides care at East Valley location
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Ali Saeed, MD

Ali Saeed, MD, is the Medical Director of Interventional Pulmonology at Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. Saeed is board certified pulmonary, critical care and interventional pulmonary physician.

Ali Saeed, MD

Ali Saeed, MD, is the Medical Director of Interventional Pulmonology at Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. Saeed is board certified pulmonary, critical care and interventional pulmonary physician.

Lara Schaheen, MD

Lara Schaheen, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Lara Schaheen, MD

Lara Schaheen, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Michael Smith, MD

Chief, General Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Lung Transplantation Program
Professor of Surgery, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Thoracic Surgery & Lung Transplantation

Also provides care at West Valley location

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Michael Smith, MD

Chief, General Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Lung Transplantation Program
Professor of Surgery, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Thoracic Surgery & Lung Transplantation

Also provides care at West Valley location

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Sofya Tokman, MD

Medical Director, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and Cystic Fibrosis Programs
Associate Professor of Medicine, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Advanced Lung Disease & Lung Transplantation Pulmonology

Sofya Tokman, MD

Medical Director, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and Cystic Fibrosis Programs
Associate Professor of Medicine, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Advanced Lung Disease & Lung Transplantation Pulmonology

Rajat Walia, MD

Section Chief, Pulmonary Medicine
Medical Director, Lung Transplantation, Lung Transplantation Fellowship, Alpha-1 and Interstitial Lung Disease Programs
Associate Medical Director, Cystic Fibrosis and Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Programs
Associate Professor of Medicine, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Advanced Lung Disease & Lung Transplantation Pulmonology

Rajat Walia, MD

Section Chief, Pulmonary Medicine
Medical Director, Lung Transplantation, Lung Transplantation Fellowship, Alpha-1 and Interstitial Lung Disease Programs
Associate Medical Director, Cystic Fibrosis and Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Programs
Associate Professor of Medicine, Creighton Medical School – Phoenix Regional Campus
Advanced Lung Disease & Lung Transplantation Pulmonology

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