Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgical Associates of St. Luke's

701 Ostrum Street
Suite  603
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-954-3990
610-868-2915 (fax)

Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:30 am to 5 pm

Some Saturdays
9 am to noon

Call for an appointment.

General Services

  • Thoracic surgery, including complex esophageal, tracheal and lung surgery (congenital, benign and malignant)
    • Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
    • Lung cancer staging including endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
    • Surgery for lung cancer including thoracoscopic lobectomy
    • Surgery for esophageal cancer
    • Endoscopic treatment of early stage esophageal cancer
    • Transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis or medistinal tumors
    • Mesothelioma
    • Hyperhydrosis
    • Airway tumor debridement
    • Tracheal resection
    • Pectus excavatum and carinatum repair
    • Surgery on the diaphragm
    • Photodynamic therapy for lung and esophageal cancers and Barrett's Syndrom (pre-cancerous changes to the lining if esophagus). See Frequently Asked Questions and choose "Photodynamic Therapy" for more information.
    • Thermal laser treatment for lung or esophagus tumors
    • Stent placement to relieve obstruction in the lung or esophagus
  • Complex cardiac procedures, including:
    • Multiple valve operations
    • Re-do operations
    • Robotic operations
    • Aortic aneurysms
    • Bypass
    • Re-do bypass
    • Ablation for atrial arrhythmias
    • Defibrillators for ventricular arrhythmia
    • Biventricular pacers 

The six major programs of the Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgical Associates of St. Luke's are non-cardiothoracic surgery, robotics, congestive heart failure and aneurysm and complex valvular disease and off-pump heart surgery.

Please visit the St. Luke's Regional Heart Center for information about the programs and services that have been nationally recognized for more than five years.

About our Doctors

Terrill E. Theman, MD

  • Undergraduate degree received at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Earned medical degree at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Completed internship at Montreal General Hospital (McGill University ) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Completed general surgery residency program at University of Toronto Hospitals (Gallie Program) in Toronto, Canada
  • Completed cardiovascular and thoracic surgery residency program at University of Toronto Hospitals in Toronto, Canada
  • Certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Canada )
  • Member of the many professional organizations, including American Heart Association, Pennsylvania Medical Society, Northampton County Medical Society, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Society of Thoracic Surgical Education and the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
  • Principal investigator, Prevent IV Study; NAPA Trial, Innocoll Trial

William R. Burfeind, Jr., MD, Thoracic Surgeon

  • Native of the Lehigh Valley and a graduate of Emmaus High School
  • Spearheads the Lung Cancer Program and Thoracic Surgery at St. Luke's Health Network since 2007
  • Received BA from Middlebury College and his MD from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Completed general surgery and thoracic surgery training at Duke University Medical Center
  • Upon completion of his training, he stayed on staff at Duke as an Assistant Professor of Surgery from 2004 through 2007
  • Board certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Chest Physicians, as well as a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgery, the Association of Academic Surgeons and the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
  • Clinical interests include the treatment of both lung and esophageal cancers and other benign and malignant chest tumors
  • Research interests surround the design and conduct of large clinical trials, minimally invasive therapies for lung cancer, lung cancer staging and Quality of Life after lung cancer treatment
  • National speaker on such topics as thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy and complex airway reconstruction

Stephen A. Olenchock, Jr., DO

  • Earned undergraduate degree in biology at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania
  • Awarded medical degree at West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, West Virginia
  • Completed internship at St. Francis Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Competed general surgery residency and served as chief general surgical resident at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  • Completed cardiothoracic surgery residency at Tufts University/New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American Association of Thoracic Surgeons

Matthew Puc, MD

  • Earned medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey
  • Completed general surgery internship at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey
  • Completed residency in General Surgery at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey
  • Completed residency in thoracic surgery at University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Completed clinical/research fellowship in thoracic surgery at University of Pennsylvania Health System

Special interests include esophageal cancer, surgical treatment of complex lung tumors, minimally invasive thoracic surgery (including transcervical thymectomy, thorascopic lobectomy, sympathectomy) and endobronchial ultrasound and stenting

Jeffrey Scott Veluz, MD

  • Undergraduate degree in biology received at University of California-Riverside
  • Awarded master of science degree in physiology at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C.
  • Earned medical degree at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C.
  • Completed the following post-doctoral training:
    • General surgery internship at Los Angeles County - University of Southern California Medical Center
    • General surgery residency at Stanford University Medical Center - School of Medicine. Also served as general surgery chief resident
    • Research fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at University of California - Los Angeles - School of Medicine
    • Cardiothoracic surgery residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Harvard University School of Medicine
  • Member of many professional organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Board of Surgery

William H. Risher, MD

Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network

  • Earned undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Received medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Completed general surgery residency program and served as chief resident at Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Completed cardiovascular surgery residency program and served as chief resident at Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Completed fellowship training in cardiovascular surgery at Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
  • Member of many professional organizations, including American Heart Association, American Medical Association, Pennsylvania Thoracic Society, American College of Cardiology, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Southern Medical Association and the Northampton Medical Society
  • Director of the Center for Aortic Disease
  • Co-director of the Arrhythmia Center

Strong interest in complex valve repairs and replacement.Thoracic aneurysm repair, including stent grafts.Minimally invasive heart surgery, including thorascopic and robotic surgery.Congestive heart failure surgery