Jonathan Daniel, MD, practices thoracic surgery with the Starr-Wood Cardiothoracic Surgery Group in Portland, Oregon. Jonathan Daniel, MD, focuses on surgeries of the chest, lungs, and esophagus, and is accordingly a member of the American College of Chest Physicians. The American College of Chest Physicians began with one patient. As he recovered from tuberculosis in 1935, Murray Kornfeld dreamed of a network of thoracic medicine professionals who would learn from each other to better patient care. He went on to mobilize physicians across the United States, and their organization grew into a powerful resource for chest physicians and patients alike. The American College of Chest Physicians also operates the CHEST Foundation, a charitable fund designed to aid patients and advance research efforts. The CHEST Foundation has awarded nearly $7 million in grants to researchers who study lung cancer, thrombosis, asthma, and other conditions that impact the chest. These grants have funded projects including Mary Hart's Asthma Boot Camp, an educational camp for children who live with asthma. Participating children learn to manage their condition, paying special attention to triggers and medication use. This program puts children in charge of their asthma, helping them to thrive in school instead of being sick at home.
Based in Portland, Oregon, Jonathan Daniel, MD, specializes in minimally invasive thoracic surgery and esophageal surgery. In addition to his day-to-day responsibilities, Jonathan Daniel, MD, stays up to date with current treatment methods and is certified to practice by the American Board of Surgery.The American Board of Surgery (ABS) recently lent its endorsement to the new guidelines by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) which lift the mandatory requirement for a hard limit of 16 hours per shift for first-year surgical residents. ABS supports these changes, which could potentially mean better patient care as residents will have the option to stay with patients during vital stages of their treatment.The new requirements were posted on the ACGME website last December, and surgical professionals were given the opportunity to provide feedback and input. Should they receive final approval from the ACGME board, they will become effective on July 1, 2017.ABS supports these measures, as they are in line with the organization’s mission to provide the highest standards of development for surgeons, with patient care topping the list. ABS believes these changes to the ACGME guidelines help further that goal.
Jonathan Daniel, MD, is an experienced thoracic surgeon who has treated patients through the Starr-Wood Cardiothoracic Surgery Group in Portland, Oregon, since 2015. Jonathan Daniel, MD, also holds active membership in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). In addition to providing a range of targeted member benefits and advocating for industry concerns at the federal level, STS aids in research initiatives through its National Database. Articles based on this research have appeared in more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. Founded in 1989, the STS National Database strives to improve the quality of care and patient safety among cardiothoracic surgeons. It is divided into three essential areas of cardiothoracic surgery: adult cardiac, general thoracic, and congenital heart surgery. The adult cardiac and congenital heart surgery components of with the STS National Database also incorporate an anesthesiology dimension.The database depends on physician participation to gather information. Physicians who participate have the opportunity to have the quality of care delivered by their practices documented and receive access to data reported by other physicians. In addition to these and a number of other benefits, participation in the database satisfies American Board of Thoracic Surgery Maintenance of Certification Part IV - Evaluation of Performance in Practice requirements.
