Dr. McCarthy is a cardiothoracic surgeon who specializes in lung transplantation. He is involved in all areas of thoracic surgery, with emphasis on surgery in patients with advanced lung disease. His interests include lung transplant, ECMO, lung volume reduction surgery, parenchymal-sparing lung cancer resections and antireflux surgery for patients with chronic lung disease. His research is focused on efficient healthcare delivery and medical device development in academic medical centers. He is the co-founder of a medical device startup company and holds several patents.
Languages spoken
- English
University affiliation
UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center Lung Cancer Clinic
600 Highland Ave /Madison, WI 
(608) 915-0100
University Hospital Lung Transplant Clinic
- 600 Highland Ave /
Madison, WI - (608) 262-5420
University Hospital Pediatric Lung Transplant Clinic
- 600 Highland Ave /
Madison, WI - (608) 265-5658
University Hospital Esophageal Surgery Clinic
- 600 Highland Ave /
Madison, WI - (608) 263-7502
Board certifications
- Surgery
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Medical School
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Fellowships
Thoracic Surgery, University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, WA
Residencies
- McGaw Medical Center, Chicago, IL
- Convergent hybrid ablation
- ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
- Esophageal cancer
- Lung Surgery
- Lung Transplant Surgery
- Lung and chest surgery
- Lung cancer
- Lung transplant
- Lung volume reduction surgery
- Minimally invasive lung and esophageal surgery
- Robotic Thoracic Surgery
- VATS Lobectomy