Doraid Jarrar, MD, FACS, FCCP

Thoracic Surgery

4.9 with 194 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Doraid Jarrar, MD, FACS, FCCP

Thoracic Surgery

4.9 with 194 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Associate Clerkship Director/ Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
Dr. Jarrar is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Meet Dr. Jarrar

In addition to Penn Medicine hospital privileges, Dr. Jarrar also has privileges at St. Mary Medical Center, a member of the Penn Cancer Network.

Clinical expertise includes: Mesothelioma and Mesothelioma Surgery.

Anomalies of Diaphragm
Anterior Mediastinotomy
Asbestos Lung Disease
Biopsy Chest Wall
Biopsy Diaphragm
Bronchial Fistula Repair
Bronchogenic Cysts
Bronchoscopy
Cancer of the Mediastinum
Chest Wall Abscess
Chest Wall Disorder
Chest Wall Lump
Chest Wall Resection
Chest Wall Tumors
Closure of Diaphragmatic Fistula
Closure of External Fistula of Trachea
Collapsed Lung
Contusion of Chest Wall
Correction of Pectus Deformity
Decortication of Lung
Diaphragm Tumor
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Emphysema
Empyema
Endobronchial Stent Placement
Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal Diverticulectomy
Esophageal Motility Disorders
Esophageal Myotomy
Esophageal Perforation
Esophageal Stenosis
Esophageal Stricture
Esophageal Ulcer
Esophagectomy
Esophagus Tumors
Excision of Bronchus
Exploratory Thoracotomy
Extrapleural Pneumonectomy
Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
Flail Chest
Foreign Body in Esophagus
Fundoplication
GERD Surgery (Gastroesophageal Reflux Surgery)
Hamartoma of Lung
Hilar Adenopathy
Hyperhidrosis Surgery
Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy for Achalasia
Large Cell Cancer of the Lung
Laser Resection of Airway Tumors
Ligation of Bronchus
Lung Abscess
Lung Biopsy
Lung Cancer
Lung Carcinoid Tumor
Lung Contusion
Lung Metastasis
Lung Resection
Lung Sarcoma
Lung Tumors
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Malignant Effusion
Malignant Neoplasm of the Main Bronchus
Mallory Weiss Tear
Median Sternotomy
Mediastinal Disorders
Mediastinal Tumors
Mediastinitis
Mediastinoscopy
Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma Surgery
Metastatic Tumors to the Lungs
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery
Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Lobectomy
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Mycetoma Resection
Needle Procedure
Open Biopsy of Bronchus
Open Biopsy of Lesion of Mediastinum
Paraesophageal Hernia
Pectus Carinatum
Pectus Excavatum
Percutaneous Tracheostomy
Pleural Cancer
Pleural Diseases
Pleural Effusion (Fluid in the Lung)
Pleurectomy
Pleurodesis
Pleurx Catheter
Plication of Emphysematous Bleb
Plication of the Diaphragm
Pneumothorax (Collapsed Lung)
Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (Lung Adenocarcinoma)
Pulmonary Metastases
Pulmonary Valve Disorders
Repair of Diaphragm
Revision of Tracheostomy
Rib Fracture
Robotic Lung Surgery
Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Sequestrum of Lung
Sleeve Lobectomy
Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma
Sternal Fracture
Tension Pneumothorax
Thoracic Cancer
Thoracoplasty
Thoracoscopy
Thoracostomy
Thoracotomy
Thymectomy
Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
Thymus Cancer
Thymus Disorders
Thymus Surgery
Tracheal Resection
Tracheal Stent Placement
Tracheoesophageal Fistula
Tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair
Tracheomalacia
Tracheoplasty
Tracheostomy
Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
Zenker's Diverticulum (Esophageal Diverticulum)

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Jarrar is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Surgery, 2006
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, 2008

Education and Training

Medical School: Ludwig-Maximilians University
Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB Hospital)
Fellowship: Tufts - New England Medical Center

Primary Location

Penn Thoracic Surgery Presbyterian

Penn Medicine University City
4th Floor
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A facility of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

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Penn Thoracic Surgery Valley Forge

Penn Medicine Valley Forge
1001 Chesterbrook Boulevard
Berwyn, PA 19312

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

out of 5 ; Ratings;

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Aetna US Healthcare
Amerihealth Caritas
Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
Capital Blue Cross
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

Humana / Choicecare
Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Selected Publications

Huang J, Jones DR; Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group 102 Investigators; Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group Executive Board: Completion of accrual for Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group 102: One small step forward for thoracic clinical trials Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 167 (5): 1589-1590,2024.

Bou-Samra P, Chang A, Guo E, Azari F, Kennedy G, Santini JT Jr, Bensen ES, Jarrar D, Singhal S: Cathepsin detection to identify malignant cells during robotic pulmonary resection Translational Lung Cancer Research 12 (12): 2370-2380,2023.

Tauber K, Singhal S, Jarrar D, Bullinga JR, Deo R, Marchlinski FE, Pechet T, Acker M, Szeto W, Ibrahim ME: Optimal surgical approach to left atrioesophageal fistula after catheter radiofrequency ablation Annals of Thoracic Surgery 114 (3): e161-e163,2022.

Azari F, Kennedy GT, Zhang K, Bernstein E, Maki RG, Gaughan C, Jarrar D, Pechet T, Kucharczuk J, Singhal S: Impact of intraoperative molecular imaging after fluorescent-guided pulmonary metastasectomy for sarcoma Journal of the American College of Surgeons 234 (5): 748-758,2022.

Jarrar D, Kucharczuk JC: Transcervical thymectomy Pearson’s General Thoracic Surgery: STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book : 2021.

Kucharczuk JC, Jarrar D: Surgery for pectus deformities Pearson’s General Thoracic Surgery: STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book : 2021.

Othman S, Elfanagely O, Azoury SC, Kozak GM, Cunning J, Rios-Diaz AJ, Palvannan P, Greaney P, Jenkins MP, Jarrar D, Kovach SJ, Fischer JP: A multi-institutional analysis of sternoclavicular joint coverage following osteomyelitis Archives of Plastic Surgery 47 (5): 460-466,2020.

Predina JD, Newton AD, Corbett C, Shin M, Sulfyok LF, Okusanya OT, Delikatny EJ, Nie S, Gaughan C, Jarrar D, Pechet T, Kucharczuk JC, Singhal S: Factors associated with nodal metastasis in 2-centimeter or less non-small cell lung cancer Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 159 (3): 1088-1096,2020.

Hutchinson CT, DiBardino D, Ma K, Jarrar D, Singhal S, Haas A: Airway stenting for treatment of left lower lobe airway obstruction after left upper lobectomy Annals of the American Thoracic Society 16 (11): 1444-1446,2019.

Predina JD, Newton AD, Corbett C, Shin M, Sulfyok LF, Okusanya OT, Delikatny EJ, Nie S, Gaughan C, Jarrar D, Pechet T, Kucharczuk JC, Singhal S: Near-infrared intraoperative imaging for minimally invasive pulmonary metastasectomy for sarcomas Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 157 (5): 2061-2069,2019.

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Academic Contact Information

Division of Thoracic Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
14th Floor South Perelman Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-662-7878
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American College of Chest Physicians, National
American College of Surgeons, National
CTS-Net, Shock Society, USA, National
Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society, National
Society of Thoracic Surgeons, National
Thoracic Surgery Medical Student Association Advisory Board, National