Dr. Vincent Lotano is a member of the Division of Thoracic Surgery. His clinical interests include all benign and malignant disease of the lungs with a special focus on lung cancer surgery. He also has an active interest in Minimally Invasive Chest surgery, Sarcoma surgery.

His research interests include Stage IIIa lung cancer trials regarding adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatments (preoperative and/or postoperative chemotherapy and radiation trials) Sarcoma research. He is also active in surgical education at the medical student and resident level clinically and involving the simulation center.

Dr. Lotano is an active member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the American College of Surgeons.

• American College of Chest Physicians (Fellow), Oct. 2004-present
• American College of Surgeons (Fellow), Oct. 2006-present
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons (Jan. 2006-present)

1. Ramsamooj R, Llull R, Tatem LD, Black KS, Lotano V, Dalsey RM, Born CT, DeLong, WG, Hewitt CW: “Graft Verses Host Disease in Extremity Transplantation: Digital Image Analysis of Bone Marrow and TGF-? Expression in Situ Using a Novel 3-D Microscope. Cybercongress Transplantation in the Next Millennium, Advances in Technology and Immunosuppression, pg. 136, 1995.
2. Charles W. Hewitt, PhD, Michael J. Englesbe, BS, Gene J. DeMorat, BS, Linda D. Tatem, BS, Steven Levin, MD, Vincent Lotano, MD, Robert M. Dalsey, MD, Christopher T. Born, MD, and William G. DeLong, MD. “In Situ IL-2 Receptor Expression in the Marrow of Composite Tissue Allograft (CTA) Chimeras Analyzed by Digital Image Processing and a Novel High Definition 3-D Microscope.”. Poster Presentation at the Inflammation and Multiple Organ Failure: Mechanisms and Therapy in Trauma and Burns in Snowbird, Utah, January 20-24, 1996.
3. Levin S, Lotano V, Hausen B, Wagner T, Zeltsman D, Santos M, Strande L, Doolin E, Hewitt CW: Digital image analysis of lung transplant rejection in the rat: Quantitative differences between ischemic reperfusion injury in syngeneic grafts vs untreated allogeneic grafts. Presented at the Experimental Biology, Washington, D.C., April, 1996.
4. D. Zeltsman, J.Quinn, S. Levin, V. Lotano, C. Mores and G. Slotman: Physiologic Plasma Levels of Leukotriene C4 Mediated Hemodynamic Dysfunction of Graded Bacteremia Without Stimulating Mediator Release. Supplement to SHOCK Vol. 5, 1996 pg 42.
5. David Zeltsman, James Quinn, Sajad Bilgrami, Vincent Lotano, Steven Levin, Christopher Mores, and Gus Slotman: Physiologic Thromboxane A2 Agonist Infusion Causes Septic Hemodynamics Without Stimulating Mediator Release. Supplement 1 SHOCK Vol. 5 pg 10.
6. Vincent Lotano, S. Levin, K. Salartash, J. Gallucci, J Quinn, E. Catalano, G. Slotman: Therapeutic Effects of Fluconazole on Pulmonary Microanatomy in Septic Shock. Society of Critical Care Medicine’s 26th Educational & Scientific Symposium February 6-10, 1997 San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California. Supplement to: Critical Care Medicine January 1997 Volume 25/Number 1, #180.
7. Charles Antinori MD; M Tarnoff MD; M Goodman MD; M Abbate BS; V Lotano MD; K Mortman MD; J Santaspirit MD; J Kuchler MD; V Manuele MD; J Heim MD; D DiPaola MD; D Villanueva MD. Department of Surgery, UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Camden, NJ. Ten-Year Experience With Mersilene Reinforced Sternal Wound Closure. American College of Chest Physicians Oct. 26-30, 1997, New Orleans, Louisiana, Chest/112/3/Sept, 1997 Suppliment pg. 149S.

1. Migration of an inferior vena cava filter to the pulmonary artery
   Wissam Abouzgheib*, Juan Carlos Zubieta, Vincent Lotano, David Gerber European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery Cooper University Hospital, Pulmonary and Critical Care Department, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, NJ, 08103, United States Received 9 August 2007; received in revised form 17 December 2007; accepted 21 December 2007.

1. Ramsamooj R, Llull R, Tatem LD, Black KS, Lotano V, Dalsey RM, Born CT, DeLong, WG, Hewitt CW: “Graft Verses Host Disease in Extremity Transplantation: Digital Image Analysis of Bone Marrow and TGF-? Expression in Situ Using a Novel 3-D Microscope. Transplant Proc In Press.
2. Jean S, Cinel I, Gratz I, Tay C, Lotano V, Deal E, Parrillo JE, Dellinger RP. Image- based monitoring of one lung ventilation with vibration response imaging. European Journal of Anesthesia 2008; (Accepted).

1. Critical Care Medicine Article Reviewer for Publications - July 2002- present. Editor Joseph Parillo, MD.

1. Textbook of Critical Care Medicine “Chest Tube Thoracostomy” Third Edition. Parrillo/Delllinger 2008