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Specialty:: Surgery, Thoracic
Department Affiliation:: Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
State License:: A119869
Phone:: 310-267-9099
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans

About Me: Link to Dr. Toste's complete CV >
Links: surgery.ucla.edu/division-thoracic-surgery
uclahealth.org/lungcancer
uclahealth.org/esophageal-center
uclahealth.org/sarcoma
surgery.ucla.edu
uclahealth.org/community-cancercare
uclahealth.org/robotic-surgery

Medical Board Certifications: Surgery, American Board of Surgery, 2018
Fellowship: Thoracic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 2017-2019
Residency: General Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 2010-2017
Degree: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, MD, 2010

Interests

Airway Stenosis
Airway Tumors
Chest Wall
Chest Wall Tumor
Diaphragm
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Diaphragmatic Hernia in Children
A diaphragmatic hernia is a birth defect. It happens in a baby during pregnancy. In this condition, there’s an opening in your baby’s diaphragm. This is the muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity.
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Esophageal
Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal Cancer: Introduction
Esophageal cancer is cancer that starts in your esophagus. This is the tube that carries food and liquid from your throat to your stomach.
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Esophagus
General Thoracic Surgery
Hyperhidrosis
Lung
Lung Cancer & Chest Malignancies
Lung Cancer: Introduction
Lung cancer is cancer that starts in the lungs. Lung cancer is divided into two main types: non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). These types grow and spread differently. They are often treated in different ways.
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Lung Metastasis
Lung Nodule
Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy
Mediastinal Tumor
Mesothelioma
Malignant Mesothelioma: Introduction
Mesothelioma is a rare kind of cancer. It starts in the mesothelium. This is a thin lining that surrounds organs in certain parts of the body.
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Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which antibodies destroy neuromuscular connections. This causes problems with communication between nerves and muscle, resulting in weakness of the skeletal muscles. Myasthenia gravis affects the voluntary muscles of the body, especially the eyes, mouth, throat, and limbs.
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Paraesophageal Hernia
Pectus Carinatum
Pectus Excavatum
Pediatric Thoracic
Pericardial Window
Pericardial Window
A pericardial window is a procedure done on the sac around the heart. Surgically removing a small part of the sac lets doctors drain excess fluid from the sac.
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Pleural Effusion
Pleural Tumor
Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax in Children
A pneumothorax is an air leak in the lungs. It’s when air from the lungs leaks into the chest area. The leak may start suddenly or may develop slowly. It often occurs in the first 24 to 36 hours after birth.
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Robotic Surgery
Sarcoma
Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Stages
Soft tissue sarcomas are usually staged with the TNM staging system from the American Joint Committee of Cancer (AJCC). Be sure to ask your healthcare provider to explain the stage of your cancer to you in a way you can understand.
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Thoracic
Thoracic Cancer
Lung Cancer: Introduction
Lung cancer is cancer that starts in the lungs. Lung cancer is divided into two main types: non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). These types grow and spread differently. They are often treated in different ways.
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Thoracic Oncology
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thoracic outlet syndrome is a variety of symptoms that happen from a narrowing of your thoracic outlet—the space between your collarbone and your first rib. It can result from injury, disease, or a problem you had from birth.
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Thoracoscopy
Pericardial Window
A pericardial window is a procedure done on the sac around the heart. Surgically removing a small part of the sac lets doctors drain excess fluid from the sac.
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Thymoma
Thymus Cancer: Introduction
Thymus cancer is cancer that starts in the thymus. This is a small organ in the front part of your chest under the breastbone. Learn more about this type of cancer.
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Thymus
Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which antibodies destroy neuromuscular connections. This causes problems with communication between nerves and muscle, resulting in weakness of the skeletal muscles. Myasthenia gravis affects the voluntary muscles of the body, especially the eyes, mouth, throat, and limbs.
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Trachea
Anatomy of the Respiratory System
A detailed look at the respiratory system and how it works.
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Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

Publications: Link to my PubMed publications >

Awards

Brigham and Women's Hospital Outstanding Thoracic Fellow Nurses Choice Award. 2019
Brigham and Women's Hospital Outstanding Thoracic Fellow PA Choice Award. 2019
Outstanding UCLA General Surgery Chief Resident. 2017
Outstanding Resident Teaching Award. 2014
Outstanding Resident Teaching Award. 2013
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society 2009
Michigan State University Board of Trustees Award. 2006
Michigan State University Alumni Distinguished Scholarship. 2002-2006

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Diaphragmatic Hernia in Children

Esophageal Cancer: Introduction

Lung Cancer: Introduction

Malignant Mesothelioma: Introduction

Myasthenia Gravis

Pericardial Window

Pneumothorax in Children

Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Stages

Lung Cancer: Introduction

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Pericardial Window

Thymus Cancer: Introduction

Myasthenia Gravis

Anatomy of the Respiratory System