Mr Vijay Joshi

Mr Joshi was appointed as a Consultant in Thoracic Surgery at Wythenshawe Hospital; part of the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) in 2018. He is an expert in minimally invasive surgery and applications of new technology. He has training experience in both the USA and Canada. Mr Joshi completed a two-year advanced surgical fellowship at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, USA as well as a medical observership at the University of Toronto and a robotic / minimally invasive fellowship at the James Cooke University Hospital prior to being appointed as a Consultant.

Mr Joshi’s clinical focus is in minimally invasive surgery (which include VATS lobectomy and robotics) as well as general thoracic surgical oncology. He also treats patients who require pleural surgery (including effusions, empyema and pneumothorax), thymic surgery, diaphragm palsy and hernia, chest wall tumour resection and reconstruction, lung volume reduction, airway and tracheal procedures as well as emergency thoracic surgery; including chest wall trauma. Mr Joshi has also acquired experience in upper gastrointestinal surgery, mesothelioma and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as part of his extensive training background. He leads service developments specifically in high-risk lung cancer, sarcoma and lung volume reduction at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.