Uniportal VATS, robot assisted thoracic surgery and complex open surgery are offered from a single unit.
Thane, Maharashtra, India, 5 September 2026: Dr Bhanushali Hospital operates a dedicated Centre for Lung Surgery in Thane offering three distinct surgical routes, uniportal video assisted thoracoscopic surgery, robot assisted thoracic surgery and complex open thoracic surgery, under medical director and thoracic surgeon Dr Amol Bhanushali.
The centre takes eight condition groups: tuberculosis and its complications, lung cancer, pleural effusion, pneumothorax, thymoma and myasthenia gravis, mediastinal and chest wall tumours, diaphragm conditions, and aspergilloma, bronchiectasis and hydatid cyst. Tuberculosis and lung cancer account for the largest share of the minimally invasive work.
"Most chest patients in this city are not sent to a thoracic surgeon, they are sent to a general surgeon who does some chest work, and that decides the outcome before anyone opens anything," said Dr Amol Bhanushali, Medical Director, Dr Bhanushali Hospital. "Having all three approaches in one unit means the operation gets chosen for the patient rather than for the equipment."
Dr Bhanushali holds MS, FACS, FICS, FALS in VATS and FMAS, with a fellowship in thoracic surgery from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He trained further at Cedars Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles and Medanta the Medicity in Gurgaon, took uniportal VATS training at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital in China, and robotic surgery training at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London and Duke University in the United States.
The centre is described by the hospital as the first dedicated lung surgery unit of its kind in Thane. Referring physicians and patients seeking a chest specialist in Thane can review the uniportal VATS route, the robotic route and the open surgery route separately on the hospital's site, each with its own set of frequently asked questions, before making contact.
About Dr Bhanushali Hospital and Centre for Lung Surgery
Dr Bhanushali Hospital in Thane, near Mumbai, houses a dedicated Centre for Lung Surgery led by Dr Amol Bhanushali, a thoracic surgeon with over 15 years of experience trained at Tata Memorial Hospital, Cedars Sinai Medical Centre and Medanta. The centre performs minimally invasive and open thoracic procedures for tuberculosis, lung cancer and other chest conditions.