Gustavo E. Guajardo Salinas, M.D.

Gustavo E. Guajardo Salinas, M.D., is board certified in general surgery and thoracic surgery.

Surgery Locations

• Christus Hospital New Braunfels
• Methodist Hospital
• Methodist Hospital Stone Oak
• North Central Baptist Hospital
• St Luke’s Baptist Hospital

Thoracic Surgery Services

• Mediastinum
• Minimally invasive thymectomy
• Treatment of mediastinal Tumors
• Videoassisted mediastinoscopy 
• Chest Wall
• Chest wall tumorresections and reconstruction of chest wall
• Rib platting for treatment of fractures
• Treatment of lung/intercostal hernias
• Esophagus
• Esophagectomy
• Esophageal diverticulum treatment
• Thoracoscopic truncal vagotomies
• Lungs and Pleura
• Treatment of lung cancer and lung nodules
• Uniportal thoracoscopic lobectomies and segmentectomies
• Transthoracic navigation for nodule localization
• Indwelling drainage catheters
• Bronchogenic cyst treatment
• Treatment of recurrent pleural effusions, empyema and recurrent pneumothorax
• Diaphragm
• Diaphragmatic plication and treatment of diaphragm paralysis
• Resection of diaphragmatic tumors
• Repair of diaphragmatic hernias
• Treatment of type IV paraesophageal hernias
• Heart and Pericardium
• Treatment of pericardial effusions
• Cardiac tumors (Myxomas, aortic valve tumors)
• Mediport placement
• Minimally invasive epicardial pacing lead placement