Surgeons at Lahey Clinic 

• Perfected many techniques of pancreatic resection
• Developed techniques for ileo-anal pouch construction to maintain continence
• Pioneered the concept and treatment of segmental biliary tract obstruction
• Invented the first portable chemotherapy infusion pump for cancer patients
• Pioneered the safe use of frozen blood in surgery
• Performed the first operation to replace the netire aorta in one stage
• Developed leading expertise for rectal reconstruction for ulcerative colitis
• Performed the first successful right pneumonectomy for lung cancer
• Pioneered laser therapy to treat superficial bladder cancer
• Developed renal vascular surgery techniques to restore kidney function