Dr. J. Timothy Sherwood

Doctor Overview

Dr. J. Timothy Sherwood is a chest surgeon at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He specializes in esophageal and lung cancers and manages the hospital’s lung cancer program. Dr. Sherwood also serves as the director of the thoracic surgery program.

Dr. Sherwood is board-certified in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). This minimally invasive procedure may be used to diagnose pleural mesothelioma. Dr. Sherwood is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, which lists his quality outcomes in the top 5% of the country.

Doctor Fast Facts

Main Specialty: Thoracic Surgery

Other Interests & Specialties: Collapsed lung, decortication and pleurectomy, empyema, lung cancer, mesothelioma, paraesophageal hernia repair, pleural effusion, pleuropulmonary blastoma, thoracentesis and VATS.

Certifications, Awards & Accolades: Certified in Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery and Thoracic Surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Education & Experience:

• Medical Degree from The State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
• Internship in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Residency in General Surgery at Case Western Reserve University
• Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Publications

Long-term survival outcomes by smoking status in surgical and nonsurgical patients with non-small cell lung cancer: comparing never smokers and current smokers. Chest. 2010 Sept;138(3):500–9.

Are surgical outcomes for lung cancer resections improved at teaching hospitals? Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Mar;85(3):1015–24; discussion 1024-1025.

Lung cancer: new surgical approaches. Respirology. 2007 May;12(3):326–32.