Timothy Dennis Kane, MD

Emeritus Chief, General and Thoracic Surgery

Director, Thoracic and Foregut Program

Timothy Kane, MD, serves as emeritus chief of General and Thoracic Surgery and program director of the Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program in the Joseph E. Robert, Jr., Center for Surgical Care. He is a principal investigator in the Minimally Invasive Therapy Program in the Bioengineering Initiative of the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation. Dr. Kane works to develop the Center’s minimally invasive surgery program through clinical practice, instruction and research, while improving minimally invasive surgical techniques and speed into standard clinical care for pediatrics. Dr. Kane also is a professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences.

Dr. Kane is a general and thoracic pediatric surgeon specializing in minimally invasive surgery in infants, children and adolescents for many pediatric surgical conditions. He has specific interest and expertise in minimally invasive thoracic, gastrointestinal and neonatal surgery. His other interests include surgery for gastroesophageal reflux; chest wall deformities; palmar hyperhidrosis; and complex esophageal, intestinal, pancreatic and hepatobiliary problems in children.

• General and Thoracic Surgery
• Weight-Loss Surgery (Bariatric Surgery) Program
• Chest Wall Defects Program
• Esophageal and Thoracic Surgery Program
• Trauma Care