R. Taylor Ripley
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
Baylor College of Medicine Department of Surgery
6620 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77030, United States
Research
My clinical and research interests are in the treatment of mesothelioma and esophageal cancer through changing the cellular energetics with a technique called Dynamic BH3 Profiling.
Additional Education Information
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Thoracic Tracked Fellow (2012 - 2014)
National Cancer Institute / Surgical Oncology Fellowship (2007 - 2010)
University of Colorado Surgical Residency (2004 - 2007 / 2010 - 2012)
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2000 - 2004)
Boston College (1996 - 2000)
Practice Areas
Thoracic
Minimally Invasive
VATS
Thoracic
Chest wall
Diaphragm
Lung
Esophagus
Mediastinum
Pleura
Trachea and bronchi
Reconstruction
Benign disease
Cancer
Basic science
Organizations
Other Interests
My primary clinical focus is the on treatment of patients in the Mesothelioma Treatment Center at Baylor College of Medicine. Additionally, I treat patients with all thoracic cancers including lung cancer, esophageal cancer, thymic cancers, and metastatic disease. I utilize robotic surgery to minimize the size of surgical incisions whenever feasible. Our research laboratory studies tumor energetics to increase tumor susceptible to therapy.