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Cardiothoracic Surgeon in WA

Biography

Dr Lucas (Luc) Sanders is a Specialist CardioThoracic Surgeon with consulting rooms at Mount Medical Centre. He operates at Mount Hospital and Hollywood Private Hospital.

Dr Sanders performs most aspects of cardiac and thoracic surgery. His expertise includes:

  • Cardiac – Heart Surgery: valvular heart disease (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid valve), ascending aorta surgery, coronary artery bypass surgery, beating heart surgery fo Read More...

Procedures & Conditions

Procedures Performed
  • CARDIAC SURGERY
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (ONCAB, Beating Heart Surgery (OPCAB) for single - double vessel disease)
  • Aortic Valve Replacement, Mitral Valve Replacement, Tricuspid Valve Surgery
  • Atrial Septal Defect Closure
  • Aortic Surgery
  • Atrial Fibrillation Procedures (MAZE, Minimally Invasive: Convergent / HyCASA, Minimally Invasive: VAT Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (AtriClip™))
  • THORACIC LUNG SURGERY
  • With few exceptions all Minimally Invasive - Keyhole - VAT (Video Assisted Thoracoscopic)
  • Video-assisted thoracic (VAT) lung resections: Lobectomy, Wedge resection
  • Lung saving/sparing surgery: Segmentectomy, Sleeve resection
  • Treatment of mediastinal & pleural diseases: Thymectomy (for Thymoma, Myasthenia Gravis), Pleurodesis (for pneumothorax, pleural effusion), Mediastinal tumour resection
  • Lung Volume Reduction Surgery LVRS: Emphysema & Bullous disease
  • Mediastinoscopy
  • Chest Wall Resection
  • Rib Fracture Treatment / Rib Plating
Conditions Treated
  • Lung Cancer
  • Recurrent Pneumothorax
  • Pleural Effusions
  • Mesothelioma Tumours
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Emphysema
  • Valvular Heart Disease (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid)
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Aortic Aneurysm

Experience

  • Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
    Mount Hospital Present
  • Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
    Hollywood Private Hospital Present
  • Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
    Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Past
  • Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon Locum
    Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane Past
  • Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
    Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, Netherlands Past
  • Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
    Wentworth Hospital, Durban, South Africa Past

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Memberships

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

  • Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)

  • Fellow of the College of Surgeons of South Africa

  • Medisch Specialisten Registratie Commissie The Netherlands

Research & Publications

Publications

1. Rathore, Kaushalendra & Weightman, William & Passage, Jurgen & Joshi, Pragnesh & Sanders, Lucas & Newman, Mark. (2020). Risk stratification using serum lactate in patients undergoing surgical pulmonary embolectomy. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 35. 10.1111/jocs.14652.

2. Fong, Laura & Ko, Viktor & McLaughlin, Aden & Okiwelu, Ngozichukwuka & Newman, Mark & Passage, Jurgen & Sanders, Lucas & Joshi, Pragnesh. (2020). Outcomes of video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy in septuagenarians. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 90. 10.1111/ans.15788.

3. Okiwelu, Ngozichukwuka & Sanders, Lucas & Thomas, Tittu & Ayim, Kwabena. (2018). Trials and Tribulations of Atrial Fibrillation Surgery: A Small-centre Single-surgeon Experience. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 27. S575. 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.04.208.

4. Sanders, Lucas & Ziolkiewicz, Monika & Graziet, Julien & Cindric, Steven & Newman, Mark & Passage, Jurgen & Tran, Elizabeth. (2018). Sternotomy: Reduced Pain With ‘Self-hug’. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 27. S584-S585. 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.04.238.

5. Sanders, Lucas & Okiwelu, Louis & Thakur, Sameer. (2018). Fast-track Lung Surgery: Review of Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Results. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 27. S585. 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.04.239.

6. Wang, Edward & Sanders, Lucas & Joshi, Pragnesh & Passage, Jurgen & Newman, Mark. (2018). Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps: A Review of Institutional Usage and Complications of Use. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 27. S594. 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.04.266.

7. Thakur, Sameer & Nienaber, Andrew & Huish, Wade & Newman, Mark & Sanders, Lucas & Joshi, Pragnesh. (2018). Suction Versus Nonsuction Drainage in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Primary Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 27. S538. 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.04.102.

8. Fong, Laura & Ko, Viktor & McLaughlin, Aden & Denning, Kate & Okiwelu, Louis & Newman, Mark & Passage, Jurgen & Sanders, Lucas & Joshi, Pragnesh. (2017). Lobectomy in Septuagenarians With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Open vs VATS Approach. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 26. S395. 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.03.121.

9. Fong, Laura & McLaughlin, Aden & Ko, Viktor & Sanders, Lucas. (2017). Occult Malignancy in Internal Mammary Lymph Nodes. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 26. S366-S367. 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.03.041.

10. Pastore, Gianna & Fong, Laura & Newman, Mark & Sanders, Lucas. (2017). A ‘Patchy’ Approach to Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction for Malignancy. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 26. S380. 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.03.081.

11. Sanders, Lucas. (2015). The current status of lone left atrial appendage management: Is there hope for the cardiothoracic surgical involvement?. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 24. e64-e65. 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.12.137.

12. Sanders, Lucas & Murphy, Brooke & Okiwelu, Louis & Gooch, Mitchell. (2015). Videoscopic hilar lymph node dissection: a new application of vat surgery used in two cases of malignant melanoma metastases to pulmonary hilar lymph nodes. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 24. e11. 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.12.027.

13. Sanders, Lucas & Rajan, Ruben & McCreanor, Madeline & Joshi, Pragnesh & Guenoff, Christopher. (2015). Videoscopic lobectomy and dual antiplatelet therapy. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 24. e65. 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.12.138.

14. Jenkinson, Charles & Joshi, Pragnesh & Sanders, Lucas & Okiwelu, Louis & Shetty, Lakshmeesh & Passage, Jurgen. (2015). VAT Lobectomy in Perth – the Sir Charles Gairdner Experience. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 25. e102. 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.12.043.

15. Jenkinson, Charles & Joshi, Pragnesh & Sanders, Lucas & Okiwelu, Louis & Shetty, Lakshmeesh & Passage, Jurgen. (2015). Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery – Our Early Experience. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 25. e96. 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.12.029.

16. Okiwelu, Ngozichukwuka & Finn, Chris & Driesen, Rohan & Sanders, Lucas & Joshi, Pragnesh. (2014). Ruptured penetrating ulcer of the ascending aorta with pulmonary artery compression. Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals. 24. 10.1177/0218492314557870.

17. Tan, Jeremy & Dudi-Venkata, Nagendra & Neelankavil, Shelbin & Sanders, Lucas. (2014). A Bleeding Esophagopulmonary Fistula: Rare Complication of Stasis Ulcer in Refractory Achalasia. Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques. 24. e77-9. 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31828fa078.

18. Murphy, Brooke & Edelman, J James & Okiwelu, Louis & Rajaratnam, Shanker & Passage, Jurgen & Newman, Mark & Joshi, Pragnesh & Sanders, Lucas. (2014). Surgical Embolectomy for Pulmonary Embolism: A Series of 32 Cases. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 23. e46. 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.10.042.

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