University of Wisconsin–Madison
Department of Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Clinical Information

Specialties

James D Maloney, MD

Professor

  • Chief of surgical devices at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital 
  • Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery
  • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

maloney@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 263-6551

600 Highland Ave.
MC 3236
Madison, WI 53792-3284

Education

  • BA, Biology, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, 1987-1991
  • MD, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 1991-1995
  • Residency in General Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, 1995-2001
  • Residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, 2001-2003

Honors

Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery

Madison Magazine Top Docs 2016 Award Surgery, Thoracic

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Maloney is certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He specializes in general thoracic and oncologic surgery. His practice includes minimally invasive surgery, including treatment of mediastinal disease, thoracoscopic lobectomy, and endoscopic sympathectomy. Dr. Maloney also performs lung transplants.

Dr. Maloney provides a wide range of services including Advanced Lung Disease Program, Bronchoscopy, Endoscopic Photodynamic Therapy, Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy (ETS), Fluoresence Endoscopic Surveillance, Laparoscopic and Robotic Heller Myotomy, Laparoscopic and Robotic Nissen Fundoplication, Laparoscopic and Robotic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Lobectomy, Lung Transplant, Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS), Segmentectomy, Thoracentesis, Thoracoscopic Lobectomy, Thoracoscopic Talc Pleurodesis, Thoracoscopic Lymphadenectomy, Thoracoscopic Thymectomy, Thoracotomy (Vertical Muscle Sparing Incision), Wedge Resection.

Research Interests

Dr. Maloney’s research interests include restoring function following chest surgery, aging and cancer. He is also investigating novel treatments for end stage lung disease.

Recent Publications

    • Cardiac Toxicity in Operable Esophageal Cancer Patients Treated With or Without Chemoradiation.
    • Witt JS, Jagodinsky JC, Liu Y, Yadav P, Kuczmarska-Haas A, Yu M, Maloney JD, Ritter MA, Bassetti MF, Baschnagel AM
    • Am. J. Clin. Oncol. 2019 Aug; 42(8): 662-667
    • [PubMed ID: 31313677]
    • Deficiencies in postoperative surveillance for veterans with gastrointestinal cancer.
    • Taylor LJ, Xu K, Maloney JD, Voils CI, Weber SM, Funk LM, Abbott DE
    • J Surg Oncol 2019 Mar; 119(3): 273-277
    • [PubMed ID: 30554412]
    • Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (WRAP-IPF): a multicentre, randomised, controlled phase 2 trial.
    • Raghu G, Pellegrini CA, Yow E, Flaherty KR, Meyer K, Noth I, Scholand MB, Cello J, Ho LA, Pipavath S, Lee JS, Lin J, Maloney J, Martinez FJ, Morrow E, Patti MG, Rogers S, Wolters PJ, Yates R, Anstrom KJ, Collard HR
    • Lancet Respir Med 2018 09; 6(9): 707-714
    • [PubMed ID: 30100404]
    • Predictive value of pulmonary function measures for short-term outcomes following lung resection: analysis of a single high-volume institution.
    • Taylor LJ, Julliard WA, Maloney JD
    • J Thorac Dis 2018 Feb; 10(2): 1072-1076
    • [PubMed ID: 29607183]
    • Financial and Temporal Advantages of Virtual Consultation in Veterans Requiring Specialty Care.
    • Abbott DE, Macke RA, Kurtz J, Safdar N, Greenberg CC, Weber SM, Voils CI, Fisher DA, Maloney JD
    • Mil Med 2018 01 01; 183(1-2): e71-e76
    • [PubMed ID: 29401334]

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