Thamer R. Qaqish

Thamer Qaqish

Thamer R. Qaqish

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Surgery

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences


Specialty/Research Focus

Surgery - Thoracic

Contact Information
462 Grider St (3rd floor Synder)
Buffalo, New York 14215
Phone: 7168983381
Fax: 7169616969
thamerqa@buffalo.edu



Professional Summary:

General Thoracic Surgeon

Education and Training:

  • BS, Physiology, Zoology, English, University of Toronto
  • Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
  • Fellowship, Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, University of Toronto
  • MD, Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine
  • MS, Pulmonary Cell Biology, University of Toronto
  • Residency, General Surgery Residency, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

Awards and Honors:

  • Resident of the Year (2018)
  • Dept of Surgery, McMurrich Research Award (2017)
  • Looking to the Future Scholarship (2017)


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Books and Book Chapters:

  • Qaqish TR, Katlic MR. (2022) Achalasia of the Esophagus. In: Current Surgical Therapy 14th Edition.
  • Qaqish TR, Cox S, Carr R, Katlic M. (2020) In: Treatment of Pleural Effusions with Nonintubated Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery. , 25-32.
  • Qaqish TR, Katlic MR. (2020) Management of Disorders of Esophageal Motility. In: Current Surgical Therapy 13th Edition. , 44-52.
  • Qaqish TR, Coleman J & Katlic MR. (2018) Thoracic Trauma in the Elderly. In: Geriatric Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. Springer Nature, 491.
  • Qaqish TR, Katlic MR, Andrade-Alegre, R. & Fiorelli RA. (2017) Trauma traqueo bronquial (Tracheobronchial Trauma). In: Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Critical Care (3rd Edition), Panamerican Trauma Society/Sociedad Panamericana de Trauma.


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Contact Information

462 Grider St (3rd floor Synder)
Buffalo, New York 14215
Phone: 7168983381
Fax: 7169616969
thamerqa@buffalo.edu