Dustin J Manchester, MD

My first passion, as a thoracic surgeon and associate professor of surgery at St. Luke’s University Health Network, is caring for patients and getting them through challenging medical issues. In addition to my clinical practice, I train our general surgery residents. I developed our robotic surgery resident curriculum, designed to teach future robotic surgeons.
I earned my medical degree at Thomas Jefferson Medical College and completed an internship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. I trained in general surgery at Lankenau Hospital and completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Allegheny General Hospital.
I specialize in robotic lung resections, foregut procedures and mediastinal masses, which develop in the mediastinum – the central area of the chest between the lungs. In addition to my thoracic surgical fellowship, I was fortunate to be accepted into the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Robotic Surgical Fellowship, where I …trained with national leaders in robotic thoracic surgery. Additionally, I am interested in the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), commonly referred to as heartburn. I was pleased to bring the robotic LINX procedure, a surgical technique that helps prevent heartburn, to St. Luke’s and our patients.
More recently, I began St. Luke’s Robotic Navigational Bronchoscopy practice with interventional pulmonologist Deborah Stahlnecker, DO. Through this endeavor, we utilize technology to identify, biopsy and resect lung nodules at smaller sizes with great accuracy.
I enjoy the outdoors and being active. As a Colorado native, I am an avid skier. In my younger days, I was a certified professional ski instructor at Vail. During the warmer months, I enjoy running and hiking on local trails. Most importantly, I enjoy spending my free time with my wonderful wife and our children.