Lana Schumacher-Beal, MD

Specialties:
Thoracic Surgery

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Lana Schumacher-Beal, MD is a thoracic surgeon at Sturdy Health General Surgery and Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, Massachusetts. She earned her Doctor of Medicine from the UCLA School of Medicine in California. Dr. Schumacher-Beal completed a general surgery residency at Stanford University Hospital, a cardiothoracic surgery residency and fellowship at the University of Pittsburg Medical and was a research fellow in surgical oncology at the UCLA Department of Surgery Center. She has held multiple faculty positions at Harvard Medical School, Tufts Medical Center, Temple University School of Medicine, and Drexel School of Medicine. 

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Gender:

Female

Languages:

English

Medical School

UCLA School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine

Fellowship

UCLA Department of Surgery, Surgical Oncology University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Surgery

Residency

Stanford University Hospital, General Surgery

Board Certified

American Board of Surgery - 2008 to present, Diplomate

American Board of Thoracic Surgery - 2011 to present, Diplomate

Teaching or Professional Positions

Temple University School of Medicine - Assistant Professor Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2012 to 2014; 

Associate Professor Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2014 to 2019

Drexel School of Medicine - Assistant Professor Cardiothoracic Surgery - 2014 to 2018; Associate Professor Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2018 to 2019

Harvard Medical School - Member of the Faculty of Surgery, 2020; Assistant Professor Surgery 2020 to 2024

Tufts Medical Center - Associate Professor of Surgery, 2026

Professional Memberships

International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery - 2024 to present, Executive Board Member, Treasurer

Society of Robotic Surgery -  2020,2022,2024 Course Director

Thoracic Surgery Director’s Association - 2018 to 2022

American Association for Thoracic Surgery - 2018 to present, Leadership Committee

Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society - 2016 to present

General Thoracic Surgical Club - 2012 to present

Women in Thoracic Surgery - 2012 to present

Honors, Awards, etc.

2018 AATS Leadership American Association for Academy Recipient Thoracic Surgery
2022 Scholarship Recipient Career Advancement and Leadership Skills for Women in Healthcare Course, Harvard School of Medicine
2022 AATS/WTS American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Mid-Career Award Women in Thoracic Surgery
2023 Associate Member Masters of Surgical Education, American College of Surgery
2025 Scholarship Recipient Harvard Leadership Course for Physician Leaders in Academic Medicine, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA

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