Associate Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School

Office: 617 667-4323
Assistant: Jeannine Nadeau
Fax: 617 667-4898
email: rthurer@caregroup.harvard.edu

Dr. Thurer's clinical practice is limited to general thoracic surgery including surgery of the lung, mediastinum, pleura and esophagus. HIs primary interest is in lung cancer surgery and he is the Co-director of the BIDMC Thoracic Oncology Center. His research deals with the proper use of blood products in surgery including methods for autologous transfusion. Dr. Thurer is also involved in a number of clinical trials for patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies.

Undergraduate Education:

Dartmouth College (AB) 1967

Dartmouth Medical School (BMS) 1968

Medical School Education:

Harvard Medical School 1970

Residency Training:

Massachusetts General Hospital

General Surgery 1973 to 1977

The Chest Hospital, Southampton, England 1976

Senior Registrar

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA 1977

Cardiovascular Surgery

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1978

Staff Associate, Cardiovascular Surgery

Massachusetts General Hospital 1979

Chief Resident, Thoracic Surgery

Hospital Appointments:

Beth Israel Hospital

Cardiothoracic Surgeon 1980 to 1996

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Associate Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery 1996 to present