Dr. Sai Yendamuri is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Thoracic Surgery.  He is a member of several prestigious surgical societies.  He has published 98 peer reviewed publications – several in top tier journals, and book chapters. He is currently a Professor and Chair of Thoracic Surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Previously, he was an attending Surgeon, Department of Thoracic Surgery, and Director, Thoracic Surgery Laboratory. He is also an Associate Professor of Surgery at Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo. He specializes in minimally invasive thoracic surgery, Esophageal cancer, Complex esophageal surgery for benign esophageal pathology, Lung cancer, Complex lung surgery for benign lung pathology, Mesothelioma Mediastinal tumors, Tracheal surgery, and Photodynamic therapy.