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American Board of Thoracic Surgery
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FACS
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
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STS
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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AATS
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
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TOP MD
Castle Connolly Top Doctor '24
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UCH
University of Colorado Hospital
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NCI
NCI-Designated Cancer Center Affiliate
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MSKCC
Memorial Sloan Kettering Fellowship
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ABTS
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
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FACS
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
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STS
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
⬟
AATS
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
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TOP MD
Castle Connolly Top Doctor '24
⊕
UCH
University of Colorado Hospital
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NCI
NCI-Designated Cancer Center Affiliate
⬠
MSKCC
Memorial Sloan Kettering Fellowship
Denver, Colorado · Accepting New Patients

Referred by
physicians.
Chosen by
patients.

Dr. Harlan Voss performs complex thoracic surgery — lung resections, esophageal reconstruction, robotic procedures — with outcomes that speak before he does.

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2,400+
Procedures Performed
17 yrs
In Practice
98.2%
30-Day Survival
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Conditions Treated

The problem, in human terms.
The solution, in clinical fact.

Each condition is presented the way patients experience it — then answered with the surgical approach and outcomes data.

Pulmonary

Lung Nodule & Early-Stage NSCLC

"The CT came back and they found something. My pulmonologist said I needed a thoracic surgeon — someone who does this every day."

1 in 4
of lung nodules over 8mm require surgical evaluation
Minimally invasive thoracic surgical instruments used in VATS lobectomy procedure
Surgical Solution

VATS Lobectomy & Segmentectomy

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery removes the affected lobe through 3 small incisions. No rib spreading. Robotic precision for tumors in complex locations.

2–3 day hospital stay · Return to activity in 3 weeks
5-year survival, Stage I (STS-verified)96%
Esophageal

Esophageal Cancer & GERD Complications

"Every meal became a negotiation. My GI doctor told me the scarring had gone too far — I needed someone who did this for a living."

60%
of esophageal cancer cases require surgical resection
Surgical team in operating room performing minimally invasive esophageal procedure
Surgical Solution

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

Ivor Lewis or McKeown technique performed thoracoscopically and laparoscopically. The stomach is reconstructed as a conduit — preserving swallowing function with measurably less morbidity than open surgery.

5–7 day hospital stay · Soft diet progressing over 6 weeks
R0 resection rate (clear surgical margins)89%
Complex Resection

Robotic Lobectomy & Sleeve Resection

"My oncologist said it was operable, but complex. She referred me specifically — said Dr. Voss had done cases like mine before."

78%
of complex resections performed robotically at this practice
Robotic surgical system in thoracic operating suite with da Vinci robotic arms positioned
Surgical Solution

da Vinci Robotic Thoracic Surgery

Robotic-assisted resection provides 10× magnification and articulated instruments for tumors abutting vessels, airways, or the chest wall. Sleeve resections preserve lung function when standard lobectomy would remove too much.

3–4 day hospital stay · Chest tube removed before discharge in 90% of cases
Conversion-free robotic completion rate94%
Verified Outcomes

Numbers don't soften the news.
They confirm it went well.

All metrics reported to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons national database. Peer-benchmarked annually.

98.2%
30-Day Survival Rate
All procedures, 2020–2024
< 2%
Major Complication Rate
VATS lobectomy (STS benchmark: 5.8%)
2,400+
Procedures Performed
Over 17-year career
94%
Minimally Invasive Rate
Robotic or VATS approach used
1.8 days
Median Hospital Stay
VATS lobectomy (national avg: 3.4 days)
89%
R0 Resection Rate
Esophagectomy, clear margins
Data reported to STS National Database · Last updated Q4 2024
Patient Stories

Credentials open the door.
Stories hold it open.

Three perspectives — a patient, a family, a referring physician — on what it meant to find the right surgeon.

Patient Account
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I drove three hours because my pulmonologist said she would send her own mother here. Six weeks after surgery, I was walking two miles a day. The incisions were smaller than I expected. I keep forgetting it happened.

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Margaret Osei-Bonsu
Retired teacher, 61 — Stage I lung adenocarcinoma
VATS Lobectomy, Right Lower Lobe
Discharged day 2 · No recurrence at 18 months
Portrait of a woman in her early sixties with a warm expression in natural light
Patient Account
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My wife found this practice at 11pm on her phone in the hospital parking lot. The next morning she showed me the credentials page. I said, fine, make the call. Best call we ever made.

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Daniel Tran
Warehouse supervisor, 58 — Esophageal adenocarcinoma
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
R0 margins achieved · 5-day stay · Eating soft foods at 3 weeks
Portrait of a middle-aged man with a steady, calm expression outdoors
Physician Perspective
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I refer my most complex cases here because I know what happens on the other side of the OR door. The STS data matches what I see in my patients. They come back to me healthier than I expected.

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Dr. Priya Nambiar, MD
Pulmonologist, referring physician — 7 years
Referring Physician
23 patients referred · 100% would refer again
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For Referring Physicians

Send your toughest case.
I've seen worse.

Pulmonologists, oncologists, and hospitalists refer here because they know the case will be evaluated honestly — and operated on only if surgery is truly the right answer.

24-hour review turnaround
Imaging and records reviewed within one business day. You'll hear directly from Dr. Voss.
HIPAA-compliant upload portal
Encrypted file transfer for CT scans, PET imaging, pathology, and clinical notes.
Direct physician line
Referring physicians reach a clinical coordinator — not a general intake queue.
Operative reports returned same day
Full operative documentation sent to your EMR within hours of procedure completion.
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Two Paths Forward

The door is open.
We're holding it.

Whether you're a patient who just got a difficult result, or a physician with a case that needs an expert — the next step is the same.

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