Manjit S BainsManjit Singh Bains, MD, came to the United States in 1964 after obtaining his MBBS from All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. He did his residency training at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York followed by a fellowship n Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Cornell University Medical Center. He has stayed on the staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center since completing his fellowship in 1972. He is an Attending Surgeon in the Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a Professor of Surgery at Cornell University Medical College. He has developed several techniques in operative treatment of cancer involving esophagus, chest wall, mediastinal tumors and major vessels. Dr. Bains is involved in several trials using multimodality treatment of esophageal, lung and mediastinal tumors. He is considered by many to be a "doctor's doctor" and is often called to assist colleagues during difficult intraoperative situations. He is a member of almost two dozen professional societies including Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association of Thoracic Surgery, Society of Surgical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology and International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and has published extensively with over 150 publications. Read More Read Less