Dr. Brian Louie is currently the Director of Thoracic Research and Education and Co-Director of the Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Program in the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Swedish Medical Center and Cancer Institute.  He received his MD from the University of Toronto in Canada.  He trained in general surgery at the University of Alberta in Edmonton Canada during which he also completed a Master’s in Pubich Health in health technology evaluation.  Following that, he went on to complete general thoracic surgery training at McMaster University in Hamilton Canada.  After completing a clinical fellowship in thoracic and esophageal disease under the direction of Dr. Tom DeMeester at the University of Southern California, he joined the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Swedish Cancer Institute and Medical Center.

He holds certifications from the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in general and thoracic surgery and from the American Board of Surgery in general surgery.  His main interests are in esophageal cancer, treatment and pathophysiology of GERD, minimally invasive lung and mediastinal surgery particularly using the da Vinci robot, technology and cost evaluation.  He has authored 46 published articles and 9 book chapters.