Richard S. Chang, MD, partners with John A. Heim, MD, in surgical practice at Frankford Hospitals’ Bucks County, Torresdale, and Frankford campuses. Both Drs. Chang and Heim specialize in thoracic surgery.  

Dr. Chang’s areas of expertise include surgery to treat benign and malignant disease of the lung, mediastinum, and esophagus. He is skilled in:

• pulmonary resections;

• video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS);

• esophageal surgery;

• esophageal stenting;

• video mediastinoscopy;

• tracheal-bronchial stenting;

• tracheal resections;

• and laser bronchoscopy. 

Dr. Chang received his medical degree from MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine (now Drexel University College of Medicine).  His training includes a surgery residency at New York Medical College and a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Jefferson Medical College.