Richard Lazzaro, MD
Matthew Inra, MD
Dr. Lazzaro graduated from the six year biomedical education program at the Union University, graduating from the Albany Medical College in 1988. Dr. Lazzaro completed his general surgical residency at the North Shore University Hospital/Cornell University in 1994, including a surgical research fellowship in heart transplantation. Dr. Lazzaro then went on to study cardiac surgery under the direction of renowned surgeon, Dr. Joseph Cunningham, at the State University of New York. Following this, Dr. Lazzaro attended the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for an advanced minimally invasive fellowship in thoracic surgery, under the direction of Dr. James Luketich. Dr. Lazzaro returned to his home, New York City, where he had been in practice from 1998 through June, 2012, performing minimally invasive robotic surgery for the benefit of his patients, his community, attaining the position of division chief, general thoracic surgery at the NYMH, a member of New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System, affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College.
For his excellence and efforts in the field of robotic thoracic surgery, Dr. Lazzaro was awarded the Northeast Epicenter for robotic thoracic surgery. Presently, Dr. Lazzaro has moved to the Lenox Hill Hospital, North Shore LIJ Health System, as Chief of the division of General Thoracic Surgery and head of the Northeast Epicenter for Robotic Thoracic Surgery.
Dr. Lazzaro is a board certified Cardiothoracic as well as General Surgeon specializing in minimally invasive surgery since 1997. He has over 23 years of experience in surgery and is now performing the majority of procedures utilizing the daVinci robotic system. Accomplishments include performing the first complete robotic pneumonectomy in the NYC area as well as pulmonary lobectomy for pulmonary sequestration, which has been rarely accomplished in adults, less than a handful of cases reported in the United States. He brings advanced robotic techniques to not only serve the residents of the tristate region, but also to train surgeons from across the country.
For his excellence and efforts in the field of robotic thoracic surgery, Dr. Lazzaro was awarded the Northeast Epicenter for robotic thoracic surgery. Presently, Dr. Lazzaro has moved to the Lenox Hill Hospital, North Shore LIJ Health System, as Chief of the division of General Thoracic Surgery and head of the Northeast Epicenter for Robotic Thoracic Surgery.
Dr. Lazzaro is a board certified Cardiothoracic as well as General Surgeon specializing in minimally invasive surgery since 1997. He has over 23 years of experience in surgery and is now performing the majority of procedures utilizing the daVinci robotic system. Accomplishments include performing the first complete robotic pneumonectomy in the NYC area as well as pulmonary lobectomy for pulmonary sequestration, which has been rarely accomplished in adults, less than a handful of cases reported in the United States. He brings advanced robotic techniques to not only serve the residents of the tristate region, but also to train surgeons from across the country.
Matthew L. Inra, M.D. is a general thoracic surgeon who joined Drs. Lazzaro and Patton in July 2020. He graduated from Colgate University in 2006 with a B.A. in Chemistry. After completing 3 years of research in a molecular biology laboratory at Weill Cornell Medical College, he went on to obtain his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College in 2013. Dr. Inra completed his General and Thoracic Surgery residencies at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota in June 2020. He obtained his General Surgery board certification from the American Board of Surgery in 2018. He is board eligible in Thoracic Surgery. While training at the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Inra treated patients with the most advanced and complex thoracic disease.
Dr. Inra’s clinical interests involve the minimally invasive surgical treatment of thoracic oncologic disease, including lung and esophageal cancer, as well as, tumors of the mediastinum and airway. He has published articles in peer reviewed surgical journals regarding the treatment of esophageal cancer and complex esophageal surgery. Dr. Inra is also interested in the surgical treatment of benign thoracic disease including achalasia and other esophageal motility disorders, hiatal hernias, pulmonary sequestration, airway stenosis, diaphragm paralysis and symptomatic benign mediastinal masses. No matter the condition, he values a multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of his patients in order to develop the most comprehensive and effective treatment plan.
Dr. Inra was born and raised in New York City and is proud to be working at Lenox Hill Hospital, a hospital he knew and respected as a native New Yorker. As the partner of Drs. Lazzaro and Patton, Dr. Inra is committed to providing the same excellent care to his patients for which his group is already well known.
Dr. Inra’s clinical interests involve the minimally invasive surgical treatment of thoracic oncologic disease, including lung and esophageal cancer, as well as, tumors of the mediastinum and airway. He has published articles in peer reviewed surgical journals regarding the treatment of esophageal cancer and complex esophageal surgery. Dr. Inra is also interested in the surgical treatment of benign thoracic disease including achalasia and other esophageal motility disorders, hiatal hernias, pulmonary sequestration, airway stenosis, diaphragm paralysis and symptomatic benign mediastinal masses. No matter the condition, he values a multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of his patients in order to develop the most comprehensive and effective treatment plan.
Dr. Inra was born and raised in New York City and is proud to be working at Lenox Hill Hospital, a hospital he knew and respected as a native New Yorker. As the partner of Drs. Lazzaro and Patton, Dr. Inra is committed to providing the same excellent care to his patients for which his group is already well known.
