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 Lourens
J. Willekes II, M.D.
Thoracic Surgeon Medical Director, Lung Cancer Program,
Leon Hess Cancer Center
Thoracic surgeon Lourens J. Willekes
II, M.D., earned his medical degree from the University
of Iowa Medical School in Iowa City. He completed his
general surgery residency at Morristown Memorial Hospital
and then trained in cardiothoracic surgery at Albany Medical
Center in New York. Prior to joining Monmouth Medical
Center, he was an associate with West Houston Cardiovascular
Associates in Houston. He holds board certification from
the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of
Thoracic Surgery.
At Monmouth, he serves as Director
of the Lung Cancer Program of the Leon Hess Cancer Center
at Monmouth. The Lung Cancer Program offers an advanced
array of state-of-the-art diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative
services, provided in one convenient location. Through
the program, a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals
evaluates patients who have been diagnosed with lung cancer
and those who have symptoms, providing patients and families
with the care they need in a comfortable and supportive
setting. Dr. Willekes performs a host of complex thoracic
surgical procedures such as esophageal surgery including
surgical resection of esophageal malignancy, treatment
for achalasia and other motor disorders of the esophagus,
complex lung cancer resections, interventional bronchoscopic
techniques for tracheal and bronchial pathology and minimally
invasive thoracic procedures (VATS). Dr. Willekes is also
one of a select group of thoracic surgeons in New Jersey
to use the da Vinci Surgical System — an advanced
robotic platform that allows surgeons to perform technically
demanding surgeries using a minimally invasive approach.
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