Julia Marjory Coughlin, MD

Julie Coughlin, MD is a minimally invasive thoracic surgeon who specializes in benign and malignant conditions of the chest. Dr. Coughlin completed her General Surgery residency at Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. She then completed her Cardiothoracic Surgery fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital, where she was a recipient of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Robotics Fellowship.

Dr. Coughlin utilizes state-of-the-art robotic technology to perform a variety of operations and procedures through small incisions with shorter recovery time. In addition, she has a particular clinical interest in structural disorders of the chest wall, such as thoracic outlet syndrome and pectus excavatum.

Dr. Coughlin’s research background includes one year as a research fellow in the Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC) at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, where she focused on surgical outcomes, health services and health policy research. Her current research focuses on the delivery of high-quality surgical care, reduction of healthcare disparities, and surgical education. She has presented her research at regional and national professional conferences, and her work has been published in several high-impact Thoracic Surgery journals.

Clinical Interests:

Airway disease
Chest wall tumors
Chest wall reconstruction
Minimally invasive surgery 
Emphysema surgery
Hyperhidrosis
Lung cancer
Esophageal cancer
Mediastinal tumors
Lung disease 
Lung nodules
Malignant pleural mesothelioma
Pectus deformities
Pleural disease
Rib plating
Robotic surgery
Video-assisted thoracic surgery
Tracheal resection
Thoracic outlet syndrome